Posted 2009/03/28
An Unknown Nation and an Unknown Country
We are writing this letter with a motive of having your voice
for a suppressed Nation who has very few people to speak for, a
Nation which is not very well known in this world, a Nation
which is facing a systematic genocide and is certain to loose
not only its identity but also has an extinction threat from
Pakistan and Iran, two countries which have no rules for
humanity, no freedom of expression and no regard for innocent
death tolls. Both the countries are never questioned about the
atrocities they do against this weak Nation. This weak Nation is
known as Baluch Nation, living a miserable life with a
population of above 20 million around the world. The colonial
policy of drawing up the state boundaries in 19th century
disregarded Baluch claims and divided an otherwise contiguous
geographical terrain—spanning from Bandar Abbas in the west to
Jacobabad to the east and from the Makuran coast to the south
and from the Toba Kakar range in the north --- Among three
states, i.e. Iran, British India and Afghanistan. The colonial
cartographic adventure succeeded basically because the Baloch
state had existed all through the history as a weak confederacy
which could not unite into a power to challenge the Colonial
Might and thus the Baloch rights were ignored without much
concern-The Baloch land was divided into three parts by the
British Colonial rulers by their forward policy, one part was
given under Iran’s control in 1871, the part which was divided
by a line which is known as the Gold Smid line to make Iran ally
against Russia, the other part to Afghanistan in 1893, known as
Durand Line, Balochistan was divided without any sort of consent
by the Baloch population – After the Partition of British India
into India and Pakistan, the Baloch sought complete
Independence, but they were soon overtaken by history and the
Pakistani Leadership, which was caused by direct pressure of
Colonial rulers, so that this new weak State may not get
influenced by the Communist Russia, which at that time was
forwarding towards the Arabian Sea, Pakistan like the colonial
predecessors, forced the annexation of Baloch State, known as
Balochistan- Ever Since the Balochs have not accepted the
forcible annexation of Balochistan The popular disaffection has
simmered from years and Balochs have fought until yet four wars
of Independence against Pakistan since March 1948, the month
when Balochistan was occupied by Pakistan. The Pakistani state
in view of its critical dependency on the natural resources of
Baluchistan has used every possible way to suppress the voice of
Baluch People, However the co-ercive state apparatus, on the
other hand, has increase the wish among the Baloch people to
regain their Independence and they have surfaced like the
phoenix from the ashes again and again, moving into higher
levels of resistance in each successive appearance. The ways
used to suppress this highly moralized struggle Pakistani state
has been breaking Humanitarian norms and has shown no concern
for the Human Rights in Balochistan, so far thousands of
innocent children have lost their lives, thousands been
displaced and living without shelter, thousands of mothers
waiting for their sons to be shown up, thousands of elderly
people becoming victims of aerial bombing and chemical weapons,
thousands of sisters seeing the dead bodies of their brothers,
hundreds of brothers helpless in releasing their sisters from
the captivity of Pakistan army and Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
Whoever raises voice against the atrocities and illegal
occupation of Balochistan has to face all kinds of torture that
may not be called as humanistic and the stories are quite
painful to be heard by every human being around the world. As
Pakistan, Iranian state forces never change their policies
towards Baloch, whether it be Shah’s Regime or Khomeini’s, which
continues till very day, as recent murderous acts of arbitrary
killings, summary executions and hanging of innocent Baloch
youths in Iran. Baloch people overwhelming majority of whom live
in Balochistan have not only been deprived of their basic
rights, but also have been subject to blatant repression,
systematic discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity and
religion. The Baloch genocide in year 1973 – 1977 after
dismissal of elected Baloch Nationalist government, Pakistan and
Iran combinedly imposed war against Baloch nation and started
aerial Bombardments on Baloch civilians, during war Iranian
Gunship Helicopters joined Pakistan to attack Baloch civilians,
and even in the current on going war of independence, the
Iranian and Pakistani official meet time to time to assure
collaboration in suppressing Baloch Nation to the extent that
Baloch Nation may not be capable to claim their basic rights,
land and resources. Baloch issue is not a problem of Pakistan,
Iran or Balochs only, it has become a humanitarian issue, and we
would be pleased if you serve humanity by highlighting the
Baloch Cause and helping us to make a better and peaceful world.
BSO AZAT
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