UNPO Balochistan Conference 2013- Congressman Dana Rohrabacher VIDEO

The Conference "Global and Regional Security Challenges in South Asia: What Future for Balochistan" took place at the Royal Society, London, on 24 February 2013. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) made this speech to the conference.

The conference was organised by the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO). The opinions expressed in these videos are not necessarily those of the UNPO.    watch the Video  http://vimeo.com/60675171

 Peter Tatchell, the renowned human rights activist, provided the closing remarks, suggesting ways forwards for Balochistan.The conference was organised by the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO).

http://vimeo.com/60679199

Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur’s speech

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American Congressman called for “war crimes” charges against Pakistan by the international community for the alleged human rights violations in Balochistan.

Republican Dana Rohrabacher, chairman of the subcommittee for Europe and Eurasia of the House of Representatives, said this at a conference entitled “Global and Regional Security Challenges in South Asia: What Future for Balochistan?” organized by the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) at the Royal Society here.

Democrat Congressman Brian Higgins didn’t speak but he supported his fellow Congressman’s views and objectives of the conference.The senators were returning after leading a delegation to Uzbekistan and stopped in London especially for this conference which is likely to irritate Pakistan, as Dana Rohrabacher has repeatedly issued controversial statements about Pakistan. 

He used the conference, chaired by young Baloch leader Noordin Mengal, to state that Pakistan is not an ally of the US and of those who believe in peace and alleged that the country has worked against the interests of the US. He demanded that Pakistan should be “tried for war crimes” against Baloch people and that a referendum should be held on the question of Balochistan. Dana Rohrabacher called for Pakistani officials to be “tried for war crimes”. 

The speakers included the Khan of Kalat Mir Suleman Dawood, Marino Busdachin, UNPO General Secretary, Prof. Athar Hussain, London School of Economics, commentator Tarek Fatah, Burzine Waghmar, University of London, Anna Reitman, journalist, Nasser Boladai, Balochistan People’s Party, Iran, Abubakar Siddique, journalist, Prof. Joshua Castellino, Middlesex University, and Peter Tatchell, Spokesperson on human rights, Green Party, UK), Hammal Haider Baloch, and Qambar Baloch. 

Marino Busdachin, General Secretary of UNPO, and Paulo Casaca, former MEP and Director of the South Asia Democratic Forum, denounced the alleged “kill and dump” policy in Balochistan. 

http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-21225-US-Congressman-wants-Pakistan-tried-for-war-crimes

Pakistani state barbarism continues in Balochistan

Shaheed Yaara Bugti and Shaheed Ashraf Bugti, both brothers were abducted by occupying forces of Pakistan during a military offensive in RD 238 area of Sui, Dera Bugti on February 18, 2013. After few hours, they were extra-judicially killed in custody and their bullet-riddled dead bodies were dumped in a desolated place.

VICTIM OF PAKISTANI STATE BARBARISM IN BALOCHISTAN: Saeed Baloch is killed by the Pakistani forces today during deadly operation in Panjgur. Forces have also abducted  five other civilians

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U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher Demands Referendum in Balochistan on the Question of Independence

 PRESS RELEASE

Global and Regional Security Challenges
in South Asia: 
What Future for Balochistan?

U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher Demands Referendum 
in Balochistan on the Question of Independence

Brussels, 25 February 2013 – In an effort to shed light on the key role Balochistan plays in South Asia, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO)convened a conference entitled “Global and Regional Security Challenges in South Asia: What Future for Balochistan”, which took place at The Royal Society, London on 24 February 2013. Key speaker at this conference, U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, gave a poignant speech urging for the freedom of the Baloch people. The Congressman requested a referendum to be held in Balochistan on the question of independence, which would challenge the claims by Islamabad that the Baloch want to be part of Pakistan. Dana Rohrabacher called for  Pakistani officials to be tried for war crimes. Congressman Brian Higgins (D-NY) was also present.

The conference was opened by Marino Busdachin, General Secretary of UNPO, and Paulo Casaca, former MEP and Director of the South Asia Democratic Forum, who denounced above all the Pakistani government’s use of a ferocious ‘kill and dump’ policy in Balochistan. The first panel, chaired by Noordin Mengal, discussed Balochistan’s role in the world power game. Athar Hussain, Director of the Asia Research Centre at LSE,Dr. Naseer Dashti, Baloch writer, and Mohammad Ali Talpur, columnist at the Daily Times, addressed issues such as Pakistan’s inability as a state to protect its citizen and the brutality with which it has addressed tensions with Balochistan. The second panel brought togetherBurzine Waghmar from the Centre for the Study of Pakistan at SOAS, journalist Anna Reitman, Nasser Boladai, President of the Baluchistan People’s Party, and Hammal Haider Baloch, spokesperson of the Baloch National Movement. This panel addressed thetalibanization of Balochistan, the rise of islamic radicalism in South Asia, security in Iranian Balochistan, the key role energy and mining resources play in Balochistan, and the influence of Iran, Pakistan, India and China in the region.

The third panel concentrated on Balochistan’s future and the different ways forward, a subject strongly backed by U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher. The Congressman stated that Pakistan is not a friend of the United States and of those who believe in peace, prosperity and freedom for the people of the world. His Royal Highness, the Khan of Kalat, Mir Suleman Daudcalled for a united Baloch front in the struggle against the horrors imposed on the Baloch people by Islamabad.Tarek Fatah gave a vigorous speech, pointing at the curse of colonialism and the lack of international support to Balochistan, while Pakistan keeps on betraying its international allies. Prof Joshua Castellino of Middlesex University, spoke about the right to self determination of peoples, and Abubakar Siddique of RFE/RL, addressed issues of enforced disappearances and human rights in Balochistan.

The conference was concluded by Peter Tatchell, political activist and spokesperson for human rights of the Green Party (U.K.), who outlined his proposals for a way forward for Balochistan, stressing on the importance of forming a united Baloch front capable of convincing the international community. Noordin Mengalconcluded the conference by stating that a sovereign state of Balochistan would not only benefit the Baloch people, but the entire region. This day-long conference produced the “Conference Declaration on the Restoration of the Rights of the Baloch People in light of Regional and Global Security”

View more pictures of the event:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.505821869479864.119441.153593348036053&type=3
Read The declaration of the conference:       http://www.unpo.org/downloads/605.pdf

Editorial: Gwadar Port: China’s Midday Robbery.

The Pakistani government has finally decided to take away the control of the Gwadar Port from the Port of Singapore Authority (P.S.A.) and hand it over to China. On Monday, President Asif Ali Zardari formally presided over a signing ceremony of handing over the Gwadar port to China Overseas Ports Holding Company Limited. He said he hoped that this step would open new economic opportunities for ‘our people’. The Chinese government had assisted the government of former military dictator General Pervez Musharraf to construct the controversial port in Gwadar. Despite its inauguration some years ago, the port has not been fully functional because of the inadequacy of road infrastructure required to truly connect the port with the Central Asia.   http://thebalochhal.com/?p=20149

The Baloch who is not missing & others who are

HRCP Missing Baloch Booklet

The stories published in this collection are mostly based on the interviews Hanif conducted with families of the missing during the fact-finding mission. He has narrated their tragedy with empathy and understanding. It is hoped that this publication will evoke similar feelings in those in a position to meaningfully address the sufferings of the safe families

. http://www.scribd.com/doc/126409656/HRCP-Missing-Baloch-Booklet

Iran facists regime executes 4 more Baloch civilians

The Iranian fascist  regime  has executed four more Baloch in Zahedan the capital city of Balochistan.  It is worth noting that Baloch and other smaller nationalities like kurds ,Azaries and Arabs are not allowed to defend themselves in the court.  Baloch prisoners are denied any legal  representation by Iranian brutal authorities .
According to the Human Rights Activist (HARANA) on 16,02,2013 four Baloch prisoners named, Gulam Righi, Parviz Mirbalochzahi, Abdulah Barahoui and Mohammad shah Norzai were executed.
Unfortunately as elections  are approaching, the Barbaric regime of Iran has started its satanic attempt by harassing and killing  of Baloch civilians.
Just two weeks ago on Wednesday the 30th January 2013, another five Baloch prisoners named, Nezar Shahbakhsh son of Allahdad, Abdullah Shahbakhsh son of Asad. Nematullah Shahbakhsh son of Walimohamad, Abdul Rahman Shahbakhsh son of Yousef and Saleh Nutizahi were executed in the city of Kerman.   

Four bullet-riddled bodies found in Balochistan

QUETTA - Four bullet-riddled bodies were recovered from Khuzdar and Dera Bugti districts of Balochistan on Tuesday. 
Levies Force personnel recovered two bodies from the Ferozabad area of Khuzdar and shifted them to a hospital for autopsy. The bodies were identified as that of Abdul Haq and Naimatullah. Haq belonged to the Wadh area of Khuzdar and Naimatullah from District Washuk. Both were shot in head. The bodies were later handed over to their families.
Separately, two bullet-riddled bodies were found in the Janobery area of Dera Bugti. Local administration shifted the bodies to a hospital by for autopsy. The deceased were identified as Ashraf and Yaru, residents of Dera Bugti. Local administration has started investigation into the incident.  http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/02/19/news/national/four-bullet-riddled-bodies-found-in-balochistan/

’گوادر پورٹ کا فیصلہ بلوچ قوم کے تابوت میں آخری کیل‘

پاکستان کے بلوچ قو م پرست رہنما سردار عطااللہ مینگل نے گوادر پورٹ کو چلانے کے لیے چینی کمپنی کے حوالہ کرنے کے فیصلے کو بلوچ قوم کے تابوت میں آخری کیل ٹھونکنے کے مترادف قرار دیا ہے۔

بزرگ بلوچ قوم پرست رہنما سردار عطاءاللہ مینگل نے گوادر بندر گاہ کو چین کے حوالے کرنے کے سلسلے میں جاری کیے جانے والے اپنے مختصر بیان میں کہا ہے کہ ’گوادر کی بندرگاہ چین کے حوالے کرنا بلوچوں کے تابوت میں آخری کیل ٹھونکنے کے مترادف ہے اور یہ آخری کیل ٹھونکنا انہیں مبارک ہو۔‘

http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/world/2013/02/130219_reaction_on_gwader_rk.shtml

’آدمی کئی طریقوں سے مر سکتا ہے‘

’آدمی کئی طریقوں سے مر سکتا ہے‘ یہ کوئٹہ ڈگری کالج کے سابق طالبِ علم انتیس سالہ نصراللہ بنگلزئی نے ملٹری انٹیلیجینس کے ایک کرنل کو بتایا۔ نصراللہ بنگلزئی اپنے گم شدہ چچا علی اصغر بنگلزئی کی رہائی کے لیے کافی عرصے تک مہم چلاتا رہا تھا۔ پانچ برسوں تک عدالتوں میں اپیلوں، احتجاجوں اور کاوشوں کے بعد اسے کوئٹہ کنٹونمنٹ میں ملٹری انٹیلیجینس کے افسران سے ملاقات کے لیے مدعو کیا گیا۔ ملاقات میں سات یا آٹھ اور افسران بھی موجود تھے، جو تمام میجر یا کیپٹن تھے۔ ’اگر میرے چچا زندہ ہیں تو میں ہمت نہیں ہاروں گا۔ کوئی شخص بھی اپنے لوگوں کو ایسے نہیں چھوڑ سکتا۔ ہو سکتا ہے میرے چچا طبعی وجوہات کی بنا پر فوت ہو گئے ہوں۔ ہو سکتا ہے آپ لوگوں نے ان پر تشدد کرکے انھیں مار ڈالا ہو۔ میں آپ سے صرف یہ چاہتا ہوں کہ آپ مجھے ان کی قبر تک لے جائیں۔ میں قبر کھودوں گا، ان کی شناخت کروں گا، فاتحہ پڑھوں گا اور پھر کبھی آپ کو تنگ نہیں کروں گا۔‘

بلوچ نوجوانوں کی لاشیں کراچی سے برآمد

پاکستان کے سب سے بڑے شہر کراچی سے گذشتہ ڈیڑھ ماہ کے دوران پانچ بلوچ نوجوانوں کی لاشیں ملی ہیں جو بلوچستان کے مختلف علاقوں سے لاپتہ قرار دیے گئے تھے۔  اس سے پہلے کراچی سے بلوچ نوجوانوں کی گمشدگی کے کئی واقعات نظر آتے ہیں مگر لاشیں ملنے کا نیا رجحان سامنے آیا ہے۔  سرجانی کے علاقے سے پیر کو دو نوجوانوں کی لاشیں ملی ہیں۔ پولیس کے مطابق یہ لاشیں نادرن بائی پاس کے سامنے پڑی ہوئی تھیں۔ ایس ایچ او سرجانی اعجاز راجپر نے بی بی سی کو بتایا کہ مقتولین کی جیب میں پرچی موجود تھی جن پر ان کے نام نعمت اللہ اور اختر رند تحریر تھے۔ پولیس کا کہنا ہے کہ دونوں نوجوانوں کو گھلا گھونٹ کر ہلاک کیا گیا ہے۔ 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/sport/2013/02/130219_baloch_dead_bodies_rwa.shtml

Military operations, enforced disappearances and kill & dump continue in Balochistan

Pakistani genocidal policies in Balochistan continue unabated. Two more Baloch have been killed during a military offensive in Balochistan while the recovery of mutilated dead bodies and enforced disappearances also continue side by side. Pakistani forces collaborated by their local proxy lashkar aka Aman Force attacked the Baloch populace in RD 238 area of Sui, Dera Bugti today and raided the houses of Baloch civilians in the area. 
In a joint operation, Pakistani forces and their local death squad violated the sanctity of the households and harassed women, children and elderly during the house to house search operation. Forces abducted two Baloch men in the raid who are brothers identified as Chakkad Bugti (چکّڑ بگٹی) s/o Mahmood Bugti and Yaara Bugti s/o Mahmood Bugti. They were shifted toward an undisclosed location and later their riddled with bullets mutilated dead bodies were found in the area.
 Separately, two mutilate Bullet-ridden bodies of two previously abducted Baloch activists have been discovered in Karachi on Monday (18-02-2013). 
The Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) confirmed that the bodies were found dumped in Sarjani town Cantonment area in Karachi. The VBMP further said: “Both dead bodies were identified through pieces of papers found in their pocket as that of Maqbool Baloch (left) And Akhter Baloch (right). Victim Maqbool s/o Naimat Ullah, a resident of Gomazi, was abducted on 22 October 2012, by the Pakistani secret agencies when he was on his way to Gomazi from Turbat. He was offloaded from a passenger vehicle; witnesses and family members said the abductors were Pakistani security forces.
Balochistan wide state atrocities continue full-fledged and gross human rights violations by the state forces have become a daily routine in Balochistan. Pakistani forces ceaselessly continue military offensives in every corner of Balochistan including Dera Bugti, Kohistan Marri, Mand, Turbat, Mashkay and others. We appeal to the champions of human rights and international advocators of justice to take immediate note of ongoing injustices with the Baloch people and support their struggle for rights and freedom of their people and homeland.

KLF: The missing Baloch are among us

“The issue of missing people has been completely ignored by the press in general and society at large,” said Talpur. As he related chilling accounts of numerous young men who have been snapped and ingested by the flytrap of the security agencies, he paused and said, “The pain of the relatives of missing people is unimaginable.”  
In brazen words, Hanif said Pakistan’s media, courts and society are willfully numb when it comes to the reality of missing people in Balochistan. “Why is it that in the bustling city of Karachi, relatives of missing persons who have been camping outside the press club for months go unnoticed – we act like they are missing,” he joked wryly.  http://tribune.com.pk/story/508459/klf-the-missing-baloch-are-among-us/

COMMENT : Baloch missing persons: a soul rending saga — I — Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur

People view these atrocities disinterestedly because the Baloch missing and dead have been relegated to merely statistical status   The silent anguished cry of the Baloch missing persons and their devastated relatives is loud enough to rend the very soul of humanity, but seemingly, it has no effect on the mainstream society and media here, both deaf to this anguished cry. Society at large and the media either refuse to see what is happening in Balochistan or try to justify the atrocities. All state institutions aid and abet in this crime, forcing the affected people to risk life and limb to express their pain. Little wonder then that in Karachi on February 10, a large Baloch rally carried banners and placards demanding freedom. They carried a large independent Balochistan flag, knowing well that the unforgiving Pakistani state even punishes people who go to receive the dead bodies of abducted people. Gullay, son of Bahar Khan Pirdadani, had received the bodies of relatives — two forcibly disappeared brothers, my former students Mohammad Khan and Mohammad Nabi — and is missing since August 15, 2012. The state does not even want a decent burial for those it kills.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013\02\17\story_17-2-2013_pg3_2

The Pakistani state is unforgiving and brutal in its treatment of the Baloch and it continues to deny responsibility by presenting flimsy excuses   READ PART 2   http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013\02\18\story_18-2-2013_pg3_2

ڈاکٹر کی بیٹی ڈاکٹر دین محمد کی بیٹی کہتی ہیں ’ہمیں مردہ بدستِ زندہ بنا دیا‘

بلوچستان یونیورسٹی کی ایم ایس سی کیمسٹری کی بیس سالہ طالبہ سمن بلوچ کو ہر مرتبہ کلاس سے غیر حاضر ہونے کے لیے کوئی نہ کوئی بہانہ تراشنا پڑتا ہے۔ کیونکہ سمن نہیں چاہتی کہ اس کے اساتذہ کو پتہ چلے کہ وہ کلاس چھوڑ کر کہاں جاتی ہے  کسی احتجاجی کیمپ میں یا کسی عدالتی سماعت میں یا اس امید پر کوئی پریس کانفرنس کرنے کہ کوئی نہ کوئی صحافی تو اس کے والد کے بارے میں کچھ نہ کچھ ضرور لکھے گا۔  بقول سمن ’مجھے جھوٹ بولنا اچھا نہیں لگتا لیکن ٹیچرز سے اگر یہ کہوں کہ میں اس لیے یونیورسٹی نہیں آ سکتی کہ پریس کلب کے باہر احتجاجی کیمپ میں بیٹھنا ہے یا سپریم کورٹ جانا ہے کیونکہ میرے والد لاپتہ ہیں تو معلوم نہیں ٹیچرز میرے بارے میں کیا سوچیں۔ 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/interactivity/2013/02/130217_baloch_special_hanif_4_rh.shtml

Global and Regional Security Challenges in South Asia What Future for Balochistan?

10am-1pm

Sunday 24 February 2013

The Royal Society

6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London

This conference comes as Hamid Karzai, Asif Ali Zardari and David Cameron urge the Taliban to join the reconciliation process in Afghanistan, Malala Yousafzai vows to continue her campaign and mass funerals are held on a daily basis in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In light of the increasingly alarming situation in the region, the conference aims to provide a better understanding of the geopolitical complexities that shape the lives of the people of South Asia

The region of Balochistan, which is Pakistan’s largest province, but also covers parts of Afghanistan and Iran, will be given special attention at the conference. The recent bombings in Quetta only highlighted some of the complex aspects the region is characterized by. The secular Baloch people are suffering from severe pressure, as well as neglect, from Islamabad, with enforced disappearances, summary executions, economic exploitation, militarization, political disempowerment, talibanization and nuclear testing disrupting society and suppressing any Baloch claims for self-determination.

To address these important global and regional security challenges, international experts, community representatives, academics and high-ranking politicians will come together to share their insights and expertise concerning the future of Balochistan and South Asia.      Courtesy: UNPO

The state of education in Balochistan(1)

بلوچستان:’34 فیصد بچے سکول نہیں جاتے 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/2013/02/130207_balochistan_education_report_rwa.shtml 

Please read the analysis of Baloch Human Rights councils admins on this report:

The state of education in Balochistan(1)

 " 34.1 % of pupils in Balochistan do not attend  School"

(Analysis by the BHRC admin)

The above figure was revealed in a seminar held in Quetta on February 7th. This and many other figures were obtained as a result of a survey conducted jointly by an NGO called "Education and Consciousness in Balochistan" and The Department of Education. The survey reportedly gathered data from 56,375 pupils aged between 3 and 16 years.

The highlights of the survey are as follows:

• "34.1% of pupils in Balochistan do not attend school. Of these 21% are reported to be girls and 13% of them are boys." The survey does not give any reasons for their non-attendance. It fails to highlight the fact that conditions for children are not normal in Balochistan. Pakistani military is conducting a genocidal war in all the districts of Balochistan. Even the schools have not been spared. The authorities close the schools without any prior warning. There have been many cases of army and intelligence agencies raiding schools and rounding up pupils. In these extraordinary circumstances it is small wonder that the numbers are not higher than actually reported.
• In this advanced age of computer technology "only 6.9 % of all state high schools have the facility of a computer lab." However, the report fails to say how many of these labs are actually functional. The fact is most of these labs endemically lack either specialized staff or equipment or both.
• "Only 3 out of 8 pupils, who start primary education, make it to grade 10." The rest drop out. Again the report fails to give any reasons. The reasons are, without a shadow of a doubt, socio-economic as well as political and geographic. In most townlets and bigger villages there is usually only one primary and if they are lucky only one middle school. Once the children finish from these schools, that becomes the end of the line for them because the next higher school could be located in a town between 30 to 100 miles away. Those parents who have the means as well as relatives in the nearest town send their children to stay with them and attend a middle or high school, whichever happens to be available in the town. The rest of them unfortunately have no option but to drop out. Another reason for drop outs is the poor quality of the teaching staff and their attitude. Pupils are quite often bullied by them and suffer from chronic stress, as a consequence of which many of them leave school early. There are no mechanisms in place to investigate the causes and correct the situation.
• The survey shows that "84.5% of the children of preschool age do not get any nursery education." Reason? There are no state-run nursery schools in Balochistan. Those who do attend, go to private nurseries which are beyond the means of the ordinary people. 
• "84.5% of the grade 3 pupils are not able to write a single sentence in either Urdu or their own mother tongue." This is rich coming from a government which refuses to recognize Balochi as a medium of instruction. If you do not teach a child in his/her mother tongue how can you expect them to write anything at all in their own language? As far as  Urdu is concerned it is totally a foreign language to Baloch children which they do not understand at all. They feel coerced to learn Urdu. As a result they suffer from permanent stress. Besides, most Urdu teachers are either not qualified enough or lack specialized training to deal with pupils who do not understand a word of Urdu or English. Mother tongue education is recognized the world over and strongly recommended by the United Nations but the Pakistan ruling elite takes exceptional pride in its colonial attitudes and refuse to listen to commonsense. As a consequence the Baloch children are the ones who pay the price and suffer.
• "64 % of the grade 5 pupils were found to be unable to read the text books designed for grade 2." Again the report fails to find out the causes behind it. Because these books are in Urdu most pupils don't understand them. Those who do they only understand bits of them. Besides, the teaching methods applied by teachers are so primitive that instead of motivating the pupils they actually discourage them to the point of total frustration. As a result they learn lessons by rote. Obviously anything learnt by rote is soon forgotten.
• "68.1 % of the pupils in grade 5, 49.5 %  in grade 6 and 40.9 %  in grade 7 cannot read English sentences from the grade 2 text books!" As was mentioned in the case of Urdu, the caliber of the English teachers is not any better than that of Urdu teachers. In most cases, however, the same teachers, with questionable levels of competence, are responsible for teaching in both the languages. 
• "41.6 % of the high schools in Balochistan have libraries." What a strange way of putting forward a fact! They should instead have said that 58.4 % of the high schools do not have any libraries. The report does not throw light whether these libraries have sufficient stock of books on various subjects and whether they are properly maintained and truly functional.
• The dearth of science labs in colleges and high schools is one of the most serious problems facing the education system in Balochistan. But the report is mysteriously silent about it. Apart from one or two colleges, none of the high schools have any science labs. The one or two colleges that boast to have science labs are in fact an oddity. However, these are so utterly ill-equipped and neglected that they can hardly be called proper labs. The dearth of science labs reflects a deliberate policy by the Pakistan government to deny the Baloch students to have access to a descent science education. 

BSYA (UK) presents An Interactive Session With The Baloch Leadership in London

Baloch Students and Youth Association (UK) is committed to contribute to a culture-among the Baloch socio-political activists-of increased respect to each other, listening, analyzing diverse views and opinions regarding the national issues facing the Baloch and Balochistan and to disseminate a vision of greater unity among the various sections of Baloch national struggle for the cherished cause of Baloch national Liberation. In this respect BSYA (UK) is arranging an event in which the prominent Baloch Nationalist Leaders Brahamdagh Bugti, Javed Mengal, Mehran Marri and Noordin Mengal will discuss the burning issues facing the Baloch National Resistance. This event will constitute of two parts. In the first part of the session, the speakers in their opening remarks will share their valuable views on different aspects of the Baloch national struggle and in the second part; the question and answer session will undertake. 

All the Baloch brothers and sisters are invited to join us in this event. Your arrival on time will be much appreciated. Please click on the Map to locate the venue of the event.

China is the new partner in crime in Balochistan,COMMENT : Lame pretexts — Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur

Saindak and Gwadar are the microcosm of all that is wrong in Balochistan; the locals are left out of the benefits  During the 1973-77 Baloch struggle for rights, Pakistan used Iranian expertise, weapons and finances for counter-insurgency and deployed 30 Iranian AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters with Iranian pilots to pursue the Baloch guerrillas who had effectively put the army on the back foot with lethal hit-and-run guerrilla tactics. Historically, the Baloch and Iranians have been at odds and Pakistan exploited the Iranian fear of a Baloch nationalist struggle within its territory. The Iranian state systematically curbs Baloch political, economic and social rights, repressing them and even actively discouraging the Balochi language and attire.  Then the ascendant Iran helped Pakistan fight the Baloch, but today, plagued by problems and under a different regime, cannot afford this luxury. However, they still actively cooperate against the Baloch nationalists who they see as a threat to their interests in Balochistan. Pakistan, practically applying Friedrich Nietzsche’s advice: “The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy”, is now skilfully using China’s rivalry with the United States to counter the Baloch struggle. This tactic, however, is a double edged sword. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013%5C02%5C03%5Cstory_3-2-2013_pg3_2

Balochistan: Seven more abducted by Pakistani forces, while two more bullet riddled bodies found

Occupied Balochistan: Pakistani forces are continuing the series of abductions and custodial killings of Baloch in Balochistan. Seven more Baloch abducted from Turbat and Pirkoh, while two bullet riddled bodies found from Mastung and Panjgur areas of Balochistan.  According to reports from local media, a man namely Master Sher Mohammad resident of Buleda is abducted by the Pakistani secret agencies from Turbat city of Balochistan on 31st January. Since then the whereabouts of Sher Mohammad are not known. Separately on 2nd February, a Baloch youth namely Asim Baloch s/o Faqir Mohammad is abducted by the Pakistani secret agencies while he was on his way back after attending the BNF rally in Turbat. He was abducted by forces in front of his wife and Children. Asim Baloch is resident of Nizarabad area of Tump in Balochistan. 
http://baluchsarmachar.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/balochistan-seven-more-abducted-by-pakistani-forces-while-two-more-bullet-riddled-bodies-found/#more-12880

Pakistan perpetrate abuses with impunity in Balochistan and beyond

“Pakistan’s human rights crisis worsened markedly in 2012 with religious minorities bearing the brunt of killings and repression,” said Ali Dayan Hasan, Pakistan director at Human Rights Watch. “While the military continued to perpetrate abuses with impunity in Balochistan and beyond, Sunni extremists killed hundreds of Shia Muslims and the Taliban attacked schools, students, and teachers.”   Pakistan’s government has failed to act against abuses by the security and intelligence agencies, which continued to allow extremist groups to attack religious minorities, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2013. The authorities did little to address attacks against journalists and human rights defenders, and committed serious abuses in counter-terrorism operations.
http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/01/pakistan-abuses-impunity-erode-rights