Ddemonstration against massacre in Dera Bugti of Baloch people
Press Release
A demonstration was held on 03 August by Balochistan Action Committee (UK) in collaboration with World Sindhi Congress (WSC) in front of 10 Downing Street. The protest was organised to condemn the recent horrendous crimes of Pakistan military against innocent civilian Baloch people. Baloch, Sindhi and other human rights activists from all over the UK came to show their solidarity with Baloch people and their democratic struggle.
The rally was addressed by Waja Akbar Barakzai, Samad Baloch, Khaled Langou (member of National party's central committe), Mir Hussain Baloch, Rahim Bandovi, Jamshed Amiri, Tariq Subra,Mir Mehrab Sarjovi, Ahmad Hooti and Lakhu Luhana.
The speakers in their deliberations strongly condemned the vicious crimes of Pakistan military. They mentioned that scores of innocent civilians who could not flee, mostly children, women and elderly have been killed using chemical weapons. Pakistan army’s heinous crimes did not stop there.
They have not even handed over the bodies of killed to their relatives and have been dumping these in the mass graves. The reason is that if they handover the bodies the world will know that they have used phosphorus bombs and the killed are children, women and elderly.
Hundreds of Houses have been burnt and thousands have been forced to leave their homes to save their lives. The human catastrophe in Balochistan was considered of the dimensions of Darfur and Kosovo. The speakers demanded from the international community to intervene to stop the genocide of Baloch people.
The speakers reiterated the killing of innocent Balochs will increase the resentment and resolve of Baloch people to get freedom from the yoke of Pakistani slavery. Towards the end of the rally a petition was submitted to the British Prime Minster by Mir Khalid Langho and Dr Haleem Bhatti to request his urgent intervention and assistance to stop these heinous crimes against Baloch.
Petition was submitted to the British Prime Minster
Honorable Gordon Brown
Prime Minister of Great Britain
10 Downing Street
London SW1A
Subject: Massacre of Innocent Civilian Balochs In Dera Bugti by Pakistan Army
Dear Sir,
Members of the Baloch and Sindhi communities in the UK have gathered here today to request your urgent intervention to stop the ongoing massacre of Baloch people by Pakistan army. The situation in Balochistan is being considered by some observers as worse than Darfur.
Pakistan military have committed gross atrocities and serious crimes against the Baloch population since the inception of Pakistan. A ruthless military operation has been going on in Balochistan since last 5 years. The military operations in Balochistan has resulted in the loss of life for thousands of the Baloch people including children, women and elderly and has resulted in displacement of hundreds of thousands of civilian Baloch population.
The operation has become ruthless in recent days. The military has been arresting, shooting and bombarding innocent unarmed civilians. Pakistan army has been using chemical weapons including phosphorus bombs to kill the innocent and terrorise others. Most of killed were those who cannot flee, women, children and elderly. So far more than 600 people have been murdered in last few days, thousands of houses have been burnt and an estimated quarter million people have left their homes so save themselves from death. Adding salt to the wounds of Baloch people and against any basic human consideration the bodies of dead are not being handed over to their relatives because then the world will know that killed were children, women and elderly. The bodies of murdered were being dumped in mass graves.
We believe that by any standard it is a genuine human catastrophe of great proportions. Therefore, we request urgent intervention from the government of Great Britain to use its influence to stop the genocide of Baloch people by Pakistan army. We plead for the urgent action from Her Majesty’s Government to press upon international community to send their forces to Balochistan to stop the massacre of Baloch people. We genuinely believe that it is the moral duty of Great Britain to assist the Baloch people. We also request international observers to be sent to the affected area to monitor and assess the extent of crimes committed by Pakistan army against Baloch people.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely,
Balochistan Action committee UK
balochactions@yahoo.co.uk |
