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Panjgur Military operation: Two killed several arrested and disappeared, kill and dump continues

Panjgur Military operation: Two killed several arrested and disappeared, kill and dump continues | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it

Occupied Balochistan: Bullet-ridden body of previously abducted member of Baloch National Movement found in Panjgur

Pakistani armed forces killed one Baloch and abducted five others during a military offensive in Tasp area of Panjgur, Balochistan on Wednesday (27 February 2013).

Sources said the Pakistani forces surrounded Tasp in early hours of Tuesday and attacked a village from all sides. The indiscriminate firing by forces killed Saeed Baloch while Zahid Baloch, Anwar Baloch, Saifullah, Niamat ullah and Mohammad Jan were abducted and taken to unknown location....

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Pakistan's Balochistan: Minerals, militants, and meddling

Pakistan's Balochistan: Minerals, militants, and meddling | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it

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Who are Balochistan's separatists?

A section of the province's ethnic Baloch are calling for the outright independence of Balochistan, after the 2007 assassination of Akbar Bugti, the head of the Bugti tribe and a former Interior Minister in the provincial government. The demands of the separatist Baloch have prompted the deployment of thousands of Pakistani troops across the province, who have been accused of extra-judicial kidnappings, torture, and killings of Baloch activists. ....

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Balochistan And Missing Persons

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Brahamdagh Bugti, Harbyar Marri and Suleiman Daood in exile in Geneva and London respectively along with other hard-line Baloch nationalist leaders are quite vexed and view it as a sellout to the government, and a blow to their separatist agenda. Even the Baloch Sardars in the government are feeling edgy that the nationalists allegedly backed by the establishment may snatch power from them. Talal Bugti led JWP and Mir Hasil Bizenjo led NP too are having reservations. Given the conflicting perceptions, Akhtar Mengal will not have a smooth sailing. Once Akhtar decides to take part in the forthcoming elections, his opponents will dub him as a collaborator. However, the Baloch nationalists are a house-divided and stand on a weak wicket.
In response to Akhtar’s demands, the Chief Justice demanded that all missing persons should be produced before the court and all proxy death squads created by the ISI and MI should be disbanded. His directive implied that he had accepted Akhtar’s contention without being furnished proof. Chief Justice’s stance together with the visit of UN team has encouraged vested groups and external power centres harboring ill-motives against Pakistan in general and Balochistan in particular to go-ahead with their agenda. Doom-Sayers say that the final act will be played before the departure of US-NATO troops from Afghanistan, and that the UN and the US will start making overt moves in 2013 leading to declaring Balochistan an "occupied area". ....

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Please support a Free and Independent Balochistan!

Please support a Free and Independent Balochistan! | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it

Please do anything and everything in you power to help spread awareness of Pakistani crimes against the Baloch nation.  Please advocate for a free and Independent Baloch nation to help bring economic prosperity to the region, enhance global security, and to give all the neighboring States a quality trading partner.  Pakistan is a failed terror state, Balochistan is a better option for the future of the region!

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14 August to be observed as a Black Day in Balochistan

14 August to be observed as a Black Day in Balochistan | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it

The Baloch National Front (BNF) has announced to observe 14 August, Pakistan’s Independence Day, as a Black Day in Balochistan and appealed the Baloch nation for a shutter down protest tomorrow.

According to details the BNF has said that 14 August is a Black Day in the region because the British in collaboration with other international powers had established an unnatural state on this day, which has been engaged in terrorising Baloch people, other oppressed nations and peace loving countries of world since its existence. The BNF said, “All its departments including the army, security agencies, Parliament and judiciary are corrupt and they only serve the interest of Punjab.”

The BNF further said that Pakistan is engaged in Baloch genocide from past six decades whereas the international powers’ own creation ‘Pakistan’ of has become a great danger for Britain, America and rest of the world. Whether it is the genocide of Baloch Nation, massacre of Bengalis and destruction of Afghanistan’s peace or promoting religious extremism Pakistan has always tended to harm world peace.

The BNF spokesperson said in fact today Pakistan has become a factory of religious fundamentalism from where it brainwashes thousands of innocent people and send to Afghanistan to serve her expansionist interests. Whereas it also uses these elements to black mail her neighbouring countries, America and the world community.

The existence of Pakistan and hence 14 August is a black day of the oppressed people of the region. This state to continue its colonial and exploitative policy has killed hundreds of thousands of Bengalis suppressed the Sindhis and occupied the Baloch sovereign state. Thousands of Baloch have been abducted and it continues to indiscriminately bomb civilians’ populations in Balochistan. ...

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REFERENDUM OF BALOCH NATION...... #Baloch want freedom from #Pakistan.

REFERENDUM OF BALOCH NATION...... #Baloch want freedom from #Pakistan. | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it

The wholw World needs to be free of the pariah-state of Pakistan!  It must be broken into its separate ethnic constituencies...multiple states.

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Balochistan: middle-class rebellion - NEWS - News - Sagaar

Balochistan: middle-class rebellion - NEWS - News - Sagaar | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it
Balochistan: middle-class rebellion...

 

“We are united in our call for an independent Balochistan. And we have sacrificed our lives for our cause. Ninety-five members of BSO-Azad have been picked up, tortured and brutally murdered by the establishment. Many of them were students at educational institutions like Balochistan University,” says Khalid, an office-holder in BSO-Azad.

Malik Siraj Akbar, the editor of the online newspaper, Baloch Hal, which has been banned in Pakistan, agrees. “Today’s Baloch movement is headed not solely by [...] tribal chiefs, but [by] educated middle class youth,” says Malik in the introduction to his book, “The Redefined Dimensions of the Baloch Nationalist Movement”.

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Pakistan’s existence is dangerous for the peace and stability in the whole region -BRP

Pakistan’s existence is dangerous for  the peace and stability in the whole region -BRP | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it

 Occupied Balochistan: Pakistan’s existence is not only dangerous for Balochistan but also for the peace and stability in the whole region Baloch Republican Party says in press release on Saturday.....

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Pakistani Gov't IS terroristic! ....Support a free, Independent Balochistan!

Pakistani Gov't IS terroristic! ....Support a free, Independent Balochistan! | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it

Pakistan’s military has started a brutal operation in Pirkoh areas of Dera Bugti in Balochistan shelling and bombing on civilian villagers destroyed houses of Gul bhar Bugti and shakeel Bugti and a women Khatoon Bibi along with her infant killed while another woman Aziza Bibi was serious injured in the bombing.

 

TAKE A STANCE AGAINST TERRORISM, TAKE A STANCE AGAINST PAKISTAN!

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Tarek Fatah speaks about the Balochistan Freedom Movement on SUN Television.

This is the first time the subject of Balochistan has been discussed on a Canadian TV channel. SUN News Network is a Canada-wide Current Affairs TV Network reaching millions of Canadians every day. The show where this was discussed is called "The Arena" and is hosted by Michael Coren.

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‘Human Rights Hell’ in Balochistan Inflames Separatist Sentiments - IPS ipsnews.net

‘Human Rights Hell’ in Balochistan Inflames Separatist Sentiments - IPS ipsnews.net | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it

KARACHI , Mar. 7, 2012 (IPS) - "We want our homeland; we want freedom from Pakistan and will fight till our last breath," said Zarmine Baloch (23), veiled from head to toe with just her eyes showing.

She said the recent killing of her brother would not force her to surrender her struggle. Sitting beside her Maheen Baloch, sister of the late Qambar Chakar, a student activist who met a similar fate in May 2011, nods in agreement.

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Waking up to the war in Balochistan | Today is the right time for Baloch independence!

Waking up to the war in Balochistan |  Today is the right time for Baloch independence! | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it
After a long conflict in Pakistan's Balochistan region that has left thousands dead or missing, the government is reaching out to the rebels, writes Ahmed Rashid.
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Ashamed of the shameless enemy: Baloch pro-independence leader Nawab Brahumdagh Bugti's family TARGETED!

Ashamed of the shameless enemy:   Baloch pro-independence leader Nawab Brahumdagh Bugti's family TARGETED! | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it

By: Abdul Bugti
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And today the most cowardly and shameful act of the occupying forces was witnessed when Sister of a Baloch pro-independence leader Nawab Brahumdagh Bugti and granddaughter of Shaheed-e-Azam Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti was killed along with her teenage daughter and their driver in Gizri Bridge, Karachi when the armed-men of secret agencies of Pakistan opened indiscriminate firing on their car when they were on their way back to home after attending a wedding of a close relative.

She was wife of Mir Bakhtiyar Domki, a tribal head of Domki tribe. Apparent reason of her killing is to hurt the Baloch leader Nawab Brahumdagh Bugti and his family emotionally as they are far away to be hurt physically.

We the Baloch are believed to be born fighters and our mother sing us stories of warriors in their berceuse. Baloch have fought against every invader from Alexander the great to the British imperialist forces but had never faced such shameless and coward enemy who can step this low to fulfill his dirty goals. The only word I can say is we the Baloch are really ashamed of the shameless enemy, The Pakistani state and its forces.

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Those who advice surrender must quit Balochistan – Banuk Karima Baloch

Those who advice surrender must quit Balochistan – Banuk Karima Baloch | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it
Banuk Karima Baloch, Chairperson of BSO (Azad)
The central chairperson of Baloch Students Organization (Azad) and Baloch pro-independence women leader Banuk Karima Baloch said those who advice Balo...
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End colonial rule in Balochistan: Khan of Kalat

Balochistan, July 30: Khanate of Kalat was a princely state located in the territory known as Balochistan today. It was illegally occupied by Pakistan in 1948. Mir Suleman Daud, the 35th leader of the defunct Kalat Royal Family, lives in exile in London following threats by Pakistani forces. He is now fighting for the sovereignty of the Baloch nation. Though Balochistan has been facing problems for decades, the situation took a turn for the worse in 2005.Pakistan forces are brutally suppressing the people of Balochistan, targeting the educated youth, political leaders and activists.
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Become aware of the history of the Baloch nation......become aware of the present atrocities being committed against the Baloch people!

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The need to institutionalise the Baloch Liberation Struggle - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O R G A N I Z A T I O N !

The  need  to  institutionalise  the  Baloch  Liberation  Struggle   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  O R G A N I Z A T I O N  ! | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it

The Baloch liberation movement is continuing since 1948 after Pakistani forces occupied Balochistan forcefully. This essay will highlight the importance of the institutionalisation of movement for sustainable resistance. The first part of essay will highlight the concentration of Irish leadership on institutionalisation and refusal of British state as whole. In the second part the essay will look into the concept of institutionalisation according to social scientists and the third part concludes how institutions can began in the Baloch national struggle. ...

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Baloch freedom fighter.....Soon Balochistan will be liberated!

Baloch freedom fighter.....Soon Balochistan will be liberated! | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it

As the Pakistani state writhes in its final days....the Baloch nation is born!   Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, Balochistan will once again shine brightly amidst the constellation of the World's nations!   Long live the free, independent Balochistan!

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"Death to Pakistan" .... #14AugustBlackDay

"Death to Pakistan"  ....   #14AugustBlackDay | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it

Long live the Baloch Nation!

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Long live the Baloch nation.....

Long live the Baloch nation..... | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it

When it is darkest....

   When the times seem most difficult....

 

That is when you are about to WIN!

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The quantum entanglement of Balochistan and Islamabad

The quantum entanglement of Balochistan and Islamabad | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it

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Balochistan has been in turmoil since the partition that led to an independent Pakistan with a forcibly annexed Balochistan. Since then, relations between Islamabad and Balochistan have not been cordial. The Baloch have fought against the Government of Pakistan many times since then to secure the rights that have been promised to them. The first insurgency in 1950 was followed by revolts in 1958, 1973 and finally the ongoing revolt which started in 2005. These strained conditions have been exacerbated by a lack in efforts by the federal government to bring development and literacy to the region, which are necessary for Balochistan to become part of the economic and political mainstream. ...

The situation becomes even more tragic when we take into account the fact that even though Balochistan is the most resource-rich area of Pakistan, the people are uneducated, impoverished and oppressed. Their dissatisfaction with the government has taken the form of a dangerous separatist mentality which is spreading like fire.

The Baloch make a strong case, citing years of trying to assimilate into Pakistan but consistently being plundered and laid by the wayside. They feel that their rights have been trampled upon by every government that has trudged by since 1947. Recently, their peaceful protests gave way to violence and sabotage. Instead of trying to control the situation through dialogue, the government responded with brute force. The army was deployed to crush the insurgency and responded to concerned citizens, who reacted to a military operation inside Pakistan, by arguing semantics. According to them, a military operation was in effect when tanks, helicopters and weapons were deployed to achieve a goal. When the Baloch presented the cases of forced abductions and body dumps, the government blamed it on activists.

 

 

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Pakistan must be broken-up into separate individual States!

Pakistan must be broken-up into separate individual States! | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it

Security in the region, stability of the economic/political/military strucures, and Human Rights/dignity all demand this outcome.....The Pakistani Government's own actions have forced this endgame....

 

[Even children can see this imperative....how long until World powers can follow THEIR lead?! ]

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Jumma Khan Marri: If Yes To Kosovo Why Not Balochistan?

Jumma Khan Marri: If Yes To Kosovo Why Not Balochistan? | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it
It is up to Baloch national leaders and the intellectual to find an uncle who could lobby for them at International Court of Justice, the United Nations and other world forums to press their interests.
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First Baloch women’s conference calls for Balochistan sovereignty

First Baloch women’s conference calls for Balochistan sovereignty | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it
Mazar-e-Sharif (Afghanistan), Mar.21:  Baloch women representatives from Central and Eastern Balochistan, Western Balochistan, Northern Balochistan, Arab, Europe andAmericagathered for the fi...
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Baloch struggle is not a proxy war, it is National freedom struggle: Dr Allah Nazar Baloch

Baloch struggle is not a proxy war, it is National freedom struggle: Dr Allah Nazar Baloch | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it

... Baloch leader Dr Allah Nazar Baloch has asked UN that it must raise its voice against Baloch genocide, answering to a question Dr Baloch said that they would welcome any support from any country provided it was based on principle of Baloch national liberty. Answering to a Question about Sardar and their role in Baloch liberation movement Dr Allah Nazar Baloch said; “Hyrbyair Marri and Brahumdagh Bugti are our brothers and comrades of Baloch freedom movement.” When asked what was his opinion about Charter of Liberation Dr Baloch said that it was also a part of liberation movement and a positive step. Much of its points have been agree upon. However, it might require minor modifications and improvement.

“We are fighting to liberate a country. If the we (Baloch) have the ability to get our freedom then we also have the capability to sustain our liberation,” said Dr Allah Nazar Baloch.

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Sri Lanka Guardian: Islamabad seeks Colombo help to crush the Baloch national movement

Sri Lanka Guardian: Islamabad seeks Colombo help to crush the Baloch national movement | Human Rights and the Will to be free | Scoop.it

....It should be noted Sri Lanka had brutally crushed the Tamil movement, killing thousands of innocent people. President of the Pakistan christen congress urged the Lankan and Baloch people to immediately report to International court of justice in order to hinder Pak Sri Lanka combined notorious plan of massacre the way they did with the Tamil tigers.....

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Pakistan, Baloch intellectuals for separation

در ایالت بلوچستان پاکستان وقتی از خانه بیرون بروید، خطر این که سالم بر نگردید زیاد است. ایالتی که با ایران و افغانستان مرز مشترک دارد. دولت پاکستان برای سرکو...
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