Gross Human Rights Violations in Balochistan & Sindh
Gross Human Rights Abuses in Balochistan & Sindh
In a breaking development; the founder and headmaster of Oasis Private School in Gwadar Sir Zahid Askani was gunned down on December 4th while driving to the school. According to eyewitness reports, several armed men on motorcycles intercepted Zahid’s vehicle and opened fire. Police officials stated that Zahid was shot 7 times in the head and upper torso. Zahid Askani was a resident of Gwadar and had returned to his community to establish a school after studying in the US. Zahid was admired and respected by all who met him, those fortunate enough to know him describe a man who dedicated his life to helping his community and providing meaningful education to the youth of the Baloch nation. His sincere devotion to humanity is truly inspiring.
The day following Zahid’s death, his students rallied in Gwadar to protest the violent murder of their beloved teacher. The Oasis school is one of the few remaining institutions in Balochistan where boys and girls can obtain a modern and significant education.
BSO-Azad also recently released a statement condemning the assassination of Zahid Askani. In their statement BSO-Azad the central spokespersons said “yesterday State secret services agents target killed principle of Gwadar private school Martyr Zahid Askani.” The additionally stated that “the occupiers state continues policies of killing the educators of Baloch.”
The occupational state has been actively engaged in a sinister campaign to systematically deprive the Baloch youth of meaningful education. In recent years, countless schools throughout Balochistan have been attacked, burned or occupied by State soldiers & converted into military compounds. The teachers and educators are routinely threatened, attacked, assassinated, abducted and tortured. Often times their bullet riddled remains are found dumped in the Baloch countryside. State endorsed terrorist gangs are frequently employed to threaten and attack schools and teachers who teach English or educate girls. Female students in Balochistan are frequently victimized in deadly bombings, shootings and acid attacks.
In Occupied Balochistan, the frequency of abductions and military operations continues to surge drastically. Over the course of the first few days of November Occupational State Forces abducted 3 Brothers in Khuzdar Balochistan. On November 1st Noor Shah Sasoli was abducted in Khuzdar city. 3 Days later on November 4th Saeed Ahmed Sasoli and Bashir Ahmed Sasoli were abducted in Zeedi Khuzdar.
Two days later in Quetta, Baloch Journalist Manzoor Bugti was abducted on November 7th alongside Aslam Bugti. Manzoor had returned to Quetta from Dera Bugti a day prior to his abduction. Imam Bukhsh a colleague of Manzoor, stated that “Manzoor went somewhere in the car of a friend whom he had told that he would return in two hours. But he did not come back and since then his whereabouts are not known.”
The Occupational State’s relentless campaign of mass abductions continued on November 13th when 3 Bugti women along with their four teenage daughters and a son were abducted by State Agents near Asreli in the Thondo Pusht area of Dera Bugti. The abductees were identified as Mrs Rakhia Bugti, Mrs Sawali Bugti with two of her daughters, and Mrs Jalamb Bugti with her two daughters.
Since their abduction, Baloch activists have been holding protests, demonstrations and social media campaigns demanding the safe release of the abducted women. On November 23rd BSO-Azad Held demonstrations from the Karachi Arts Council to the Press club to call upon the United Nations and international Human Rights Organizations to take notice of the abduction of Baloch women. Hundreds of activists including Voice for Baloch Missing Persons Vice-Chairman Mama Qadeer joined the protest in Karachi.
On November 20th BRP Media Cell activists held demonstrations at the Karachi Press Club to protest the recent abduction of Baloch women. BHRO also held a protest at the Karachi Press Club on November 18th for the safe recovery of the abducted Baloch women. On November 16th in Dera Bugti, BRP activists held demonstrations to protest the abduction of Bugti Women.
Baloch Republican Party spokesmen Mr Sher Mohammad Bugti issued the following statement in regards to the rising humanitarian crisis in Balochistan.
In his statement Sher Mohammad Bugti wrote...
“The silence of Human rights organization including the united nation on gross human rights abuses in Balochistan is beyond comprehension because Baloch are facing a great human tragedy and Pakistan’s armed forces and intelligence agencies are given full immunity in committing war crimes against the Baloch people.”
Sher Mohammad Bugti futher stated
“Pakistani forces abducted three Bugti women along with their four teenage daughters and a son from Asreli area of Dera Bugti on 13 November but their fate remained unknown as yet. We urge the Amnesty International to raise voice against the gross human rights violations in Balochistan including the abduction of Baloch women and children by state armed forces and pressurize Pakistan to release all the Baloch missing persons including women and children.”
In addition to the protests and demonstrations, Baloch social media activists have been conducting social media campaigns to create awareness of the enforced abduction of 3 Bugti women, their 4 daughters and a son. Activists have been spreading the news across all social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Google+ using the hashtags #SaveAbductedBalochWomen and #SaveAbductedBugtiWomen. Baloch Republican Party sp
In his statement Mr. Sher Mohammad Bugti urges activists and human rights defenders to join the #WriteForRights social media campaign to urge Amnesty International to raise their voice against the ongoing gross human rights violations in Balochistan.
While the United Nations and the international community refuse to acknowledge the severity of the human rights abuses in occupied Balochistan; Pakistan’s Armed Forces’ continue to carry out savage military operations, enforced abductions and a barbaric kill and dump policy.
On November 14th the Pakistan Army conducted loot & burn operations in Pura and Nagahi areas of the Bolan district. State forces bombarded civilian homes in the area destroying property and killing livestock. According to reports at least 4 people were abducted during the attack. Numerous village residents including women & children were detained harassed and subjected to acts of torture.
Additionally the Spin Boldek refugee camp in Afghanistan was attacked again on November 14th. A car bomb blast killed 2 pedestrians and wounded 6 Bugti refugees. The Spin Boldek refugee camp has been attacked numerous times in recent years. Most recently 3 children and 4 women were wounded when a car bomb was detonated at the refugee camp.
In the Killi Gharibabad area of Noshki, Pakistan FC abducted a dozen Baloch residents on November 17th. Among those abducted were Kaleem Baloch, Jan Dost Baloch, Changiz Baloch, and Mohammad Younas Baloch.
Occupational State Forces conducted a violent loot & burn operation on November 18th in Shapuk Turbat. State Forces indiscriminately invaded numerous rural homes in the village looting valuables and setting the houses on fire. A day after the Occupational State’s attack on the villagers of Shapuk; 2 unidentified dead bodies were allegedly found riddled with bullets in the Turbat region.
On November 19th Pakistan Security Forces abducted a Dr. Baaqir Baloch and his son Nothak Baloch near Turbat. Dr. Baaqir Baloch, a dental surgeon at the Turbat District Hospital and his son Nothak Baloch, a renowned BRP activist were intercepted by security forces On November 19th while travelling from Turbat to Koshkalat and abducted at gunpoint. Earlier this year on February 23rd another son of Dr Baaqir and political activist Norouz Baloch was martyred alongside four of his comrades by the Pakistan Army in the Chahsar area of Turbat.
A resident of Turbat, Sister of Naveed son of Mohammad Meyaar Baloch said in a recent press conference that her brother was abducted four days ago from his fields in Shapuk area of Balochistan.
She said “on the day of Naveed’s abduction security forces arrested another 20 people but the rest of them were released later.”
She went on to state “He has no affiliation with any political parties or organisations”
“we are poor people and he is the only bread earner of our family. If he was involved in any illegal activities then he should be presented to a court.”
She also added that “We have met with the commissioner of Makuran to appeal to him for my brother’s release. He assured us of his help”
Meanwhile In the Khuzdar region 3 severely decomposed bodies were recovered on November 19th. Two of the bodies were found in the Killi Shoka area of Muslim Baagh & the other at Zero Point Khuzdar. The identities of the victims have yet to be determined.
In Mastung the severely decomposed and bullet riddled remains of Salah Mohammad Bugti were discovered on November 24th. Salah Mohammad Bugti had been reportedly abducted by State Agents.
On November 27th Occupational State Forces carried out a violent military offensive in the New Kahan region. At least one person was killed and 3 others were injured when the Pakistan army bombarded several rural villages in the region with mortar shells and gunship helicopters. After the initial bombardment, Pakistan soldiers stormed the village; looting and burning the local houses. During the attack, Gaja Khan Marri was killed; and Basham Marri, Musa Khan Marri & his son were injured. Occupational State Forces abducted several people including the wounded Basham Marri, Musa Khan Marri and his son; According to reports, State Forces abducted an additional 8 men from the surrounding areas.
Pakistan has been slowly expanding their kill and dump policies into the Sindh regions. The steady rise in enforced abductions and extrajudicial executions of Sindh pro-freedom activists is a clear indication of the Occupational State’s intentions.
On November 10th the tortured remains of JSMM activist Syed Paryal Shah was discovered in Rahim Yar Khan, Sindh. On November 26th the tortured remains of JSMM activist and Sindh university student Asif Panhwar was found in Larkana, SIndh. Two days later the remains of JSQM activist Waheed Lashari were found on November 28th in the Malir area of Karachi. Waheed Lashari was abducted by State Intelligence Agents a month earlier in the Warah town area of Qambar Shahdadkot.
On November 30th two more bodies of Sindh nationalist activists were recovered from Noori Abad Sindh. One of the bodies has been identified as JSMM actvist Sarwich Pirzado. On December 1st the bullet riddled remains of Faheem Bhutto and Kareem Memon were found dumped in Hub. Additionally the dead bodies of Sindh pro freedom activists Allah Wadhayo Maher and 16 year old Wajid Langah were also recently recovered in Sindh.
To Protest the extrajudicial killing of Sindh pro-freedom activists, JSMM held protest rallies throughout Sindh on November 30th. In numerous cities across Sindh JSMM supporters showed solidarity and demanded the occupational state forces stop killing their members. Meanwhile at the United Nations headquarters in New York, USA, JSQM activists held demonstrations to create international awareness of the human rights abuses being committed against Sindh activists. JSQM has also announced protests across Sindh and social media campaigns on International Human Rights Day, December 10th, to create awareness of the abduction and extra judicial killing of Sindh pro-freedom activists.
The near complete lack of sincere concern from the United Nations and the International Community has emboldened Pakistan’s army, intelligence agencies and their proxy terrorist gangs. Pakistan continues the acceleration of their violent crusade to wipe out any nationalist movement; punishing peaceful activists and indigenous civilians for doing nothing more than speaking out against the perpetual human rights abuses and 3rd world conditions of their homelands. In Pakistan voicing ones personal objection to being denied the basic necessities of life has become an unofficial crime punishable by death without trial. For indigenous inhabitants of occupied Balochistan, any expectation of entitlement to clean water, electricity, health care, education or personal safety is perceived as treason against Pakistan.
In July of 2011 the bullet riddled remains of human rights activist and Baloch patriot Martyr Mir Abdul Ghaffar Baloch was found dumped near Gaddani, Balochistan. Ghaffar Baloch was abducted in Karachi by State Intelligence Agents a year prior to the discovery of his remains. He had been abducted, detained, and subjected to acts of torture by Pakistan State Agents on several previous occasions. Two years after Ghaffar Langov embraced martyrdom, his sister’s home in Mongchar, Balochistan, was raided. During the raid his nephew and 5 other relatives were abducted. Prior to his death, Ghaffar Baloch’s daughter Mahrang Baloch released the following interview while her father was in the custody of state forces
Reporter - Shawn Forbes
Producer - Aziz Baloch
Balochi TV Online
In a breaking development; the founder and headmaster of Oasis Private School in Gwadar Sir Zahid Askani was gunned down on December 4th while driving to the school. According to eyewitness reports, several armed men on motorcycles intercepted Zahid’s vehicle and opened fire. Police officials stated that Zahid was shot 7 times in the head and upper torso. Zahid Askani was a resident of Gwadar and had returned to his community to establish a school after studying in the US. Zahid was admired and respected by all who met him, those fortunate enough to know him describe a man who dedicated his life to helping his community and providing meaningful education to the youth of the Baloch nation. His sincere devotion to humanity is truly inspiring.
The day following Zahid’s death, his students rallied in Gwadar to protest the violent murder of their beloved teacher. The Oasis school is one of the few remaining institutions in Balochistan where boys and girls can obtain a modern and significant education.
BSO-Azad also recently released a statement condemning the assassination of Zahid Askani. In their statement BSO-Azad the central spokespersons said “yesterday State secret services agents target killed principle of Gwadar private school Martyr Zahid Askani.” The additionally stated that “the occupiers state continues policies of killing the educators of Baloch.”
The occupational state has been actively engaged in a sinister campaign to systematically deprive the Baloch youth of meaningful education. In recent years, countless schools throughout Balochistan have been attacked, burned or occupied by State soldiers & converted into military compounds. The teachers and educators are routinely threatened, attacked, assassinated, abducted and tortured. Often times their bullet riddled remains are found dumped in the Baloch countryside. State endorsed terrorist gangs are frequently employed to threaten and attack schools and teachers who teach English or educate girls. Female students in Balochistan are frequently victimized in deadly bombings, shootings and acid attacks.
In Occupied Balochistan, the frequency of abductions and military operations continues to surge drastically. Over the course of the first few days of November Occupational State Forces abducted 3 Brothers in Khuzdar Balochistan. On November 1st Noor Shah Sasoli was abducted in Khuzdar city. 3 Days later on November 4th Saeed Ahmed Sasoli and Bashir Ahmed Sasoli were abducted in Zeedi Khuzdar.
Two days later in Quetta, Baloch Journalist Manzoor Bugti was abducted on November 7th alongside Aslam Bugti. Manzoor had returned to Quetta from Dera Bugti a day prior to his abduction. Imam Bukhsh a colleague of Manzoor, stated that “Manzoor went somewhere in the car of a friend whom he had told that he would return in two hours. But he did not come back and since then his whereabouts are not known.”
The Occupational State’s relentless campaign of mass abductions continued on November 13th when 3 Bugti women along with their four teenage daughters and a son were abducted by State Agents near Asreli in the Thondo Pusht area of Dera Bugti. The abductees were identified as Mrs Rakhia Bugti, Mrs Sawali Bugti with two of her daughters, and Mrs Jalamb Bugti with her two daughters.
Since their abduction, Baloch activists have been holding protests, demonstrations and social media campaigns demanding the safe release of the abducted women. On November 23rd BSO-Azad Held demonstrations from the Karachi Arts Council to the Press club to call upon the United Nations and international Human Rights Organizations to take notice of the abduction of Baloch women. Hundreds of activists including Voice for Baloch Missing Persons Vice-Chairman Mama Qadeer joined the protest in Karachi.
On November 20th BRP Media Cell activists held demonstrations at the Karachi Press Club to protest the recent abduction of Baloch women. BHRO also held a protest at the Karachi Press Club on November 18th for the safe recovery of the abducted Baloch women. On November 16th in Dera Bugti, BRP activists held demonstrations to protest the abduction of Bugti Women.
Baloch Republican Party spokesmen Mr Sher Mohammad Bugti issued the following statement in regards to the rising humanitarian crisis in Balochistan.
In his statement Sher Mohammad Bugti wrote...
“The silence of Human rights organization including the united nation on gross human rights abuses in Balochistan is beyond comprehension because Baloch are facing a great human tragedy and Pakistan’s armed forces and intelligence agencies are given full immunity in committing war crimes against the Baloch people.”
Sher Mohammad Bugti futher stated
“Pakistani forces abducted three Bugti women along with their four teenage daughters and a son from Asreli area of Dera Bugti on 13 November but their fate remained unknown as yet. We urge the Amnesty International to raise voice against the gross human rights violations in Balochistan including the abduction of Baloch women and children by state armed forces and pressurize Pakistan to release all the Baloch missing persons including women and children.”
In addition to the protests and demonstrations, Baloch social media activists have been conducting social media campaigns to create awareness of the enforced abduction of 3 Bugti women, their 4 daughters and a son. Activists have been spreading the news across all social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Google+ using the hashtags #SaveAbductedBalochWomen and #SaveAbductedBugtiWomen. Baloch Republican Party sp
In his statement Mr. Sher Mohammad Bugti urges activists and human rights defenders to join the #WriteForRights social media campaign to urge Amnesty International to raise their voice against the ongoing gross human rights violations in Balochistan.
While the United Nations and the international community refuse to acknowledge the severity of the human rights abuses in occupied Balochistan; Pakistan’s Armed Forces’ continue to carry out savage military operations, enforced abductions and a barbaric kill and dump policy.
On November 14th the Pakistan Army conducted loot & burn operations in Pura and Nagahi areas of the Bolan district. State forces bombarded civilian homes in the area destroying property and killing livestock. According to reports at least 4 people were abducted during the attack. Numerous village residents including women & children were detained harassed and subjected to acts of torture.
Additionally the Spin Boldek refugee camp in Afghanistan was attacked again on November 14th. A car bomb blast killed 2 pedestrians and wounded 6 Bugti refugees. The Spin Boldek refugee camp has been attacked numerous times in recent years. Most recently 3 children and 4 women were wounded when a car bomb was detonated at the refugee camp.
In the Killi Gharibabad area of Noshki, Pakistan FC abducted a dozen Baloch residents on November 17th. Among those abducted were Kaleem Baloch, Jan Dost Baloch, Changiz Baloch, and Mohammad Younas Baloch.
Occupational State Forces conducted a violent loot & burn operation on November 18th in Shapuk Turbat. State Forces indiscriminately invaded numerous rural homes in the village looting valuables and setting the houses on fire. A day after the Occupational State’s attack on the villagers of Shapuk; 2 unidentified dead bodies were allegedly found riddled with bullets in the Turbat region.
On November 19th Pakistan Security Forces abducted a Dr. Baaqir Baloch and his son Nothak Baloch near Turbat. Dr. Baaqir Baloch, a dental surgeon at the Turbat District Hospital and his son Nothak Baloch, a renowned BRP activist were intercepted by security forces On November 19th while travelling from Turbat to Koshkalat and abducted at gunpoint. Earlier this year on February 23rd another son of Dr Baaqir and political activist Norouz Baloch was martyred alongside four of his comrades by the Pakistan Army in the Chahsar area of Turbat.
A resident of Turbat, Sister of Naveed son of Mohammad Meyaar Baloch said in a recent press conference that her brother was abducted four days ago from his fields in Shapuk area of Balochistan.
She said “on the day of Naveed’s abduction security forces arrested another 20 people but the rest of them were released later.”
She went on to state “He has no affiliation with any political parties or organisations”
“we are poor people and he is the only bread earner of our family. If he was involved in any illegal activities then he should be presented to a court.”
She also added that “We have met with the commissioner of Makuran to appeal to him for my brother’s release. He assured us of his help”
Meanwhile In the Khuzdar region 3 severely decomposed bodies were recovered on November 19th. Two of the bodies were found in the Killi Shoka area of Muslim Baagh & the other at Zero Point Khuzdar. The identities of the victims have yet to be determined.
In Mastung the severely decomposed and bullet riddled remains of Salah Mohammad Bugti were discovered on November 24th. Salah Mohammad Bugti had been reportedly abducted by State Agents.
On November 27th Occupational State Forces carried out a violent military offensive in the New Kahan region. At least one person was killed and 3 others were injured when the Pakistan army bombarded several rural villages in the region with mortar shells and gunship helicopters. After the initial bombardment, Pakistan soldiers stormed the village; looting and burning the local houses. During the attack, Gaja Khan Marri was killed; and Basham Marri, Musa Khan Marri & his son were injured. Occupational State Forces abducted several people including the wounded Basham Marri, Musa Khan Marri and his son; According to reports, State Forces abducted an additional 8 men from the surrounding areas.
Pakistan has been slowly expanding their kill and dump policies into the Sindh regions. The steady rise in enforced abductions and extrajudicial executions of Sindh pro-freedom activists is a clear indication of the Occupational State’s intentions.
On November 10th the tortured remains of JSMM activist Syed Paryal Shah was discovered in Rahim Yar Khan, Sindh. On November 26th the tortured remains of JSMM activist and Sindh university student Asif Panhwar was found in Larkana, SIndh. Two days later the remains of JSQM activist Waheed Lashari were found on November 28th in the Malir area of Karachi. Waheed Lashari was abducted by State Intelligence Agents a month earlier in the Warah town area of Qambar Shahdadkot.
On November 30th two more bodies of Sindh nationalist activists were recovered from Noori Abad Sindh. One of the bodies has been identified as JSMM actvist Sarwich Pirzado. On December 1st the bullet riddled remains of Faheem Bhutto and Kareem Memon were found dumped in Hub. Additionally the dead bodies of Sindh pro freedom activists Allah Wadhayo Maher and 16 year old Wajid Langah were also recently recovered in Sindh.
To Protest the extrajudicial killing of Sindh pro-freedom activists, JSMM held protest rallies throughout Sindh on November 30th. In numerous cities across Sindh JSMM supporters showed solidarity and demanded the occupational state forces stop killing their members. Meanwhile at the United Nations headquarters in New York, USA, JSQM activists held demonstrations to create international awareness of the human rights abuses being committed against Sindh activists. JSQM has also announced protests across Sindh and social media campaigns on International Human Rights Day, December 10th, to create awareness of the abduction and extra judicial killing of Sindh pro-freedom activists.
The near complete lack of sincere concern from the United Nations and the International Community has emboldened Pakistan’s army, intelligence agencies and their proxy terrorist gangs. Pakistan continues the acceleration of their violent crusade to wipe out any nationalist movement; punishing peaceful activists and indigenous civilians for doing nothing more than speaking out against the perpetual human rights abuses and 3rd world conditions of their homelands. In Pakistan voicing ones personal objection to being denied the basic necessities of life has become an unofficial crime punishable by death without trial. For indigenous inhabitants of occupied Balochistan, any expectation of entitlement to clean water, electricity, health care, education or personal safety is perceived as treason against Pakistan.
In July of 2011 the bullet riddled remains of human rights activist and Baloch patriot Martyr Mir Abdul Ghaffar Baloch was found dumped near Gaddani, Balochistan. Ghaffar Baloch was abducted in Karachi by State Intelligence Agents a year prior to the discovery of his remains. He had been abducted, detained, and subjected to acts of torture by Pakistan State Agents on several previous occasions. Two years after Ghaffar Langov embraced martyrdom, his sister’s home in Mongchar, Balochistan, was raided. During the raid his nephew and 5 other relatives were abducted. Prior to his death, Ghaffar Baloch’s daughter Mahrang Baloch released the following interview while her father was in the custody of state forces
Reporter - Shawn Forbes
Producer - Aziz Baloch
Balochi TV Online
