Balochistan Issue and The Baloch People:

Balochistan a piece of land distributed in Three pieces among Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran, having an Area approximately equally to France in Land size. On the western side the Baloch land is divided by Gold Smith Line and a piece of land of Balochistan was then in 1817 was gifted by the then British rulers to Iran, and on  the Northern Side the Baloch land was divide by Durand Line in 1870 by the Britishers and similarly a piece was given to the then Afghan Rulers. The rest of the Balochistan was ruled by the Khan of Kalat as a state and the Baloch people were enjoying their sovereignty till 1948.

Baloch people who are religiously secular and Balochistan have been hosting and accommodating people irrespective of their religion. In 1948, the Baloch people and the Baloch representative bodies, Upper House Parliament and the Lower House parliament all rejected the Islamic state Pakistan request for annexation to make a larger Islamic state.

The Baloch people stance to oppose annexation with Pakistan was:

” Only by the virtue of being Muslims, we cannot abolish our thousands years of history, language, culture, norms, traditions, sovereignty, and our secular identity to merge with the Islamic state Pakistan”.

In March 1948, the Pakistani Army started invading and occupying the Baloch land and annexed Balochistan into Pakistan after forced occupation. The Baloch people never accepted this forced annexation and resisted against this illegal occupation.

Since then the Baloch people are facing military operations, Ariel Bombardments, involuntary disappearances, extra-judicial killings, unearthing of Mass graves, economic, cultural and linguistic and social marginalization. The Baloch land and the Baloch people subjected to a process of Islamization and ruled as a colony of the Islamic fundamental state. But the Baloch people at large kept on resisting and till date they are resisting.

 

Enforced Disappearances of Baloch People :

Pakistani forces in order to dominate and rule the region use military operations, extrajudicial killings, and involuntary disappearing people systematically as a strategic policy. Till date Pakistani forces diasppeared by force thousands of Baloch people, including women and children. As Balochistan is a media Balch out region neither International nor local media is allowed to report and investigate the issues of abuse of rights in Balochistan.