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Stop
Genocide in Balochistan
While
world is watching Saddam Hussain’s trial for killing Kurds,
Pakistan’s general Musharraf, a self appointed president, has
ordered killing of Balochis. Ethnically Balochis are related to
Kurds who centuries ago migrated from Kurdistan to Balochistan.
While Balochi language shares many words with Kurd language,
Balochis share fate with their far off Kurd brothers. Kurds have
been tortured and killed by Saddam Hussain Balochis are being
killed by Pakistan Army. Right now, general Musharraf is doing
this despicable Job.
A few
months back, General Musharraf personally threatened Balochis on
a TV channel that he would hit them and they even won’t know
what has hit them. During last 6 years of his tyrannical rule,
General Musharraf thwarted every threat to his power through any
means—legal or illegal. He collaborated with criminals and
corrupts where necessary and kidnapped and tortured his
opponents where nothing else worked.
Since
his illegal take over, Balochis have also been challenging his
legitimacy to power. They openly challenge his claim to power
and want him to go home as he was fired by a legitimate prime
minister. They want provincial autonomy and due share in local
and federal resources.
Pak Fauj
which has been in illegitimate control of state of Pakistan
since the creation of this country, it hates even mildest
opposition to its right to rule Pakistan. Military generals, who
rule Pakistan on behalf of Pak Fauj, ruthlessly bomb and kill
people where there is dissent.
They
killed thousands of Bengalis who challenged their right to rule.
Eventually Bengalis got relief while 90 thousand of Pak Faujies
disgracefully surrendered to Indian Army in 1971 war. Then East
Pakistan became Bangladesh. Even this disgraceful defeat did not
force Pak Fauj change its doctrine.
It’s
the same Pak Fauj with same doctrine to illegally rule the state
of Pakistan and bomb and kill the people if they resist.
Before
going to killing spree in Balochistan, general Musharraf started
debate on Kala Bagh dam. While his soldiers are killing innocent
Balochis, hundreds have been killed by now; he was talking to
‘yes men’ in Sindh about Kala Bagh Dam.
Even
the people in largest province Punjab are focusing on Kala Bagh
Dam. They are as unconcerned about genocide in Balochistan as
they were unconcerned to genocide in East Pakistan.
Saddam
Hussain is on trial for killing Kurds, but will general
Musharraf ever be tried for killing Balochis? Perhaps not,
because none of the Pakistani generals has ever been tried for
his crimes. More over, this is not the first genocide general
Musharraf has ordered. He has been implicated in genocides
before. Reports are still available about the genocide he
ordered in Gilgit.
The
people of Pakistan need to forget about Kala Bagh Dam and focus
on Balochistan. They need to play their role to stop Pak Fauj
from this killing spree. Without East Pakistan, Pakistan is
still there, but without Balochistan, Pakistan won’t be there
any longer.
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