An open letter to the President of United States of America
(KM Raisi Baloch, Dasht, Balochistan )
An open letter to the President
of United States of America, President Barack Obama
Dear President B Obama,
We would like to bring to your kind attention the dire human rights situation of
our oppressed Baloch people. The Baloch people are constantly being oppressed
and subjugated by the occupying States of Iran and Pakistan. According to Baloch
human rights organisations thousands of Baloch activists and innocent Baloch
have been reported missing or abducted sometimes in a broad-day light by
Pakistani forces during past years.
As late as last Friday 30th Sep2011, it was reported by “The News” an official
Pakistani news paper that every day four to five Baloch activists are abducted
or killed in Balochistan. Iran’s approach towards Baloch people is alarmingly
dire too. The arbitrary execution of innocent Baloch by the Iranian medieval
regime is an unjust policy to crush Baloch resistance. A long list of executed
Baloch people is recently published by the Association of Activists of Baloch
Human Rights (please find attached the list of executed Baloch).
Both Iran and Pakistan are systematically violating the basic human rights of
our Baloch people in their own ancestral land, Balochistan. Amnesty
International in its September 2011 report expressed serious concerns over the
treatment of the Baloch people by the Iranian regime. Amnesty International
urged the Iranians to respect human rights of the Baloch by ending their unjust
measures in Balochistan.
Asma Jahangir, Pakistan’s Supreme Court Bar President repeatedly asked for an
end to systematic abduction and killing of Baloch activists. Only last week she
demanded the withdrawal of Pakistan’s military forces from Balochistan since the
level of state-sponsored abduction and killing of Baloch activists is alarmingly
on rise. There are several reports on deteriorating human rights situation of
Baloch people by Pakistan’s Human Rights Commission.
Pakistan’s Army and its Frontier Corps are deployed all over Balochistan to
alienate Baloch People and crush Baloch struggle in order to deny their
legitimate rights. These occupying Pakistani forces in Balochistan are equipped
with highly deadly weapons. These deadly weapons and sophisticated warfare
equipments are being used against Baloch people.
It is unfortunate that Pakistan receives these lethal weaponries and warfare
trainings from the USA. Let us state it clearly that we the Baloch deeply resent
the supply of weapons, warfare trainings and financial aids from USA to
Pakistan. Pakistan is a rogue state which is worthy of no trust and any
relations. Now, it is no secret that Pakistan despite being the recipient of
billions of American aids, is at war with the USA through its proxy religious
fundamentalist groups such as Haqqani Taliban.
Iran for its part is another menace state with fundamentalist ideology. It is
threatening the peace and stability of the entire region by pursuing its nuclear
weaponization programme under the pretext of “civilian atomic programme”.
We the Baloch do not see Pakistan and Iran as responsible states. They are rogue
states with cynical ambitions. Afghanistan is the first and apparent victim of
their cynicism. They see Afghanistan as their prey and Balochistan as their
rightful colony.
In Baloch perspective they can not be an ally or even convenience partner for
peace to the USA or to the free world, not now and not in future. Pakistan and
Iran are the source of propagating and implementing anti American sentiments
among masses. To this effect Iran and Pakistan are in competition to be the
champion of anti American and anti west. A significant proportion of Pakistani
population is made anti-American.
Fortunately, we the Baloch have distanced ourselves from their fanatic ideology
and values. Baloch consider themselves as Muslim in faith, and secular in
worldly affairs.
It is time to devise afresh policies towards Pakistan and Iran on the basis that
they are and will remain a real threat to the region and hindrance to freedom of
all people under their iron rule. Pakistan and Iran’s cynical ambitions must and
can be curtailed by ending financial and military aids to Pakistan, imposing
effective sanctions on both Iran and Pakistan, encouraging democratic forces of
Iran and Pakistan and by enforcing human rights in Balochistan with recognition
of legitimate aspirations of Baloch people for a sovereign Balochistan. A
sovereign Balochistan is in the long-term interests of world at large, therefore
Baloch are struggling to that end.
We the Baloch hereby urge you to take following measures to protect human lives
in Balochistan:
• end the current relation of convenience between USA and Pakistan
• put an immediate end to military aids and training to Pakistan
• end financial aids to Pakistan
• make Pakistan accountable for its war, albeit through proxy war on American
and International forces in Afghanistan
• Intervene on dire and deteriorating human rights situation in occupied
Balochistan (under occupation of Pakistan and under occupation of Iran)
• Assist Baloch secular struggle for freedom by recognising its movement
• Encourage international media to be proactive on Baloch issues
Lastly let us emphasise the need for allowing the Baloch movement to advance,
since it resists falling in the fold of dark forces of fundamentalism. Perhaps
it is a beacon of hope for progress and freedom in that region.
We in Balochistan National Movement fully appreciate your time and
considerations towards us the Baloch people.
Regards
KM Raisi
For the Balochistan National Movement