Attacks on innocent civilian across Balochistan illustrate psychological defeat of Pakistan: Hyrbyair Marri

London: Baloch pro-freedom leader Hyrbair Marri has said that the attack on Baloch activists in Awaran area of Balochistan by Pakistani forces and accepting the responsibility using a religious extremist organisation’s name indicates the moral defeat of Pakistani forces in Balochistan. “They lack the moral decency to accept their attack against innocent Baloch civilians.”

He said since illegal occupation of Balochistan Pakistan has been committing national and economic massacre of Balochistan by plundering natural resources. “Those who raise their voices against Baloch genocide are being arrested, imprisoned and hundreds of them have already been killed under custody, their bodies were found dumped on road sides and desolated areas. Pakistan cannot undermine the struggle of Baloch youth by using brute forces and barbarism,” He added.

On international level Pakistan is under immense pressure because of internationalisation of Balochistan’s case and it [Pakistan] has always used different mediums to continue Baloch genocide. “In the past Pakistani military, guised as Taliban, killed the Baloch labelling them as Communists and Socialists but today they are killing Baloch accusing them of being Zikri, Hindu, Mossad and American agents. Then to get themselves off the hook, they [Pakistani army] accept the responsibility of attacks on Baloch using different religious names.” Mr Marri said.

Hyrbyair Marri said that Pakistani military’s hired extremist organisations are forcefully shutting down girls’ schools in Balochistan, especially in Kech district, and through these religious groups Pakistan with intent to spread religious madness is killing Zikri and Hindu Baloch. He said: “The state’s intention to divide secular Baloch people on religious basis is to counter Baloch freedom struggle and misguide the world that Baloch are killing each other because of religious differences.”

He said Pakistani army is using its hired convicted criminals and anti-social thugs to weaken the Baloch national freedom struggle. These people with the help of Pakistan army are stirring up tribal disputes in Balochistan and want to divide the Baloch on linguistic and religious basis.

He said Pakistan since its existence has been trying to instigate religious extremism in its efforts to push Baloch people in the quagmire of religious madness. So that Baloch, like the Pashtuns, also forget their country and slit each other’s throats in the name of religion and Punjab can then easily loot Balochistan’s natural resources. In world’s history oppressed people have always resisted against occupation and there have been many collaborators among the oppressed people who sided with the oppressor but such people are remembered as Mir Jafar and Mir Sadiq whose descendants are ashamed of associating themselves with their names. However, those who stood firmly against the occupiers and gave sacrifices their generation live with pride and dignity today.

Hyrbyair Marri has appealed the Baloch nation to focus on primary issue of national liberation and strengthening the freedom movement instead of wasting time on secondary and unimportant issues. He added: “Baloch should spend their strength and energy to get rid of Pakistani slavery and understand the cunningness and deception of enemy [Pakistan].”

Addressing the international community, Mr Marri said that Pakistan is waiting for America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and it is strengthening religious groups in Balochistan so that after America’s departure from Afghanistan once again the region will be pushed into destabilisation and darkness. He said that Pakistan was also eyeing the weaponry and other military equipment of American and NATO forces that after their exit Pakistan want to get its hand on their equipment so that it can re-strengthen the Taliban and Jihadi groups to destabilise the region and incite hatred against civilised nations.

Hyrbyair Marri said Pakistan’s hand are already soaked with blood of American and British soldier and if it gets its hands on weapons and other military equipment after the departure of ISAF forces then not only it will destroy America’s past 13 years of hard work for democracy in Afghanistan but it will also expand extremism in the region pushing it back to the verge of destruction. He said: “America, Britain and other civilised nations should support Baloch and Afghan people because these two nations can play a vital role for sustaining peace and prosperity in the region.”

The Baloch pro-freedom leader said America, Britain and France’s support to Kurdish people against ISIS was a positive step but religious extremism became stronger because international community ignored secular nation like the Kurds in that region. “These extremist are today massacring secular Yazidi and Christians in Iraq and Syria,” he said adding that currently Balochistan is going through a similar situation where Pakistan is busy nurturing Islamic extremists in the shape of Taliban and Haqqani network and [Pakistan is] using these groups against ISAF forces in Afghanistan and Baloch people in Balochistan.

He said that it was beyond comprehension that despite these facts Britain, America and other civilised nations are ignoring the Baloch people. He said Baloch are the only secular nation in this region who like the Kurds are striving for their national liberation which is why Baloch nation is at the target of Pakistan and its hired religious extremist groups. “Civilised nations should support secular Baloch, Sindhi and Afghan people, before the Islamic extremists with a help of Pakistan army becomes another ISIS and this region becomes another Syria or Iraq.