A Letter to President George W. Bush
December 20th, 2005
Dear Mr. President,
On behalf of Baloch Society Of North America (BSO-NA) USA, I would like to bring your urgent attention to the deteriorating situation and gross human rights violations in
Balochistan where Pakistani dictators have started the 5th military operation against the innocent Baloch people, using US gunship helicopters and F-16 jets, to crush
their peaceful struggle against the occupation of their land and exploitation of their resources by Pakistan for the past 58 years.
According to the news media reports more than 60 people have died and 200 have been injured, including women and children in the past 24 hours of bombing by
Pakistani military. The total numbers of casualties yet to be confirmed, as all roads leading to Kholu and Dera Bugti (Balochistan) are blocked by the army and no
media men are allowed to enter. There were reports of exchange of fire at different locations between Baloch freedom fighters and Pakistani military. According to
official sources, military jets and gunship helicopters are being used in the operation. A large number of troops equipped with heavy weapons including tanks have
reached in Sui (Balochistan), bringing to the number of troops to 37, 000 stationed in the area. The Military troops (FC) have dug up trenches and laid complete siege of
Dera Bugti. The situation is very tense and an all out war in eminent.
Pakistan’s crimes against Baloch people are not new. Pakistan’s forceful occupation and illegal annexing of Balochistan and exploitation of Baloch resource are the
root causes of Baloch insurgencies. Baloch people have fought and are still fighting against the illegal occupation of their land and exploitation of their resources (gas,
oil and gold), which Pakistan has been looting for the past 58 years, leaving for Baloch people nothing but backwardness, torture, execution, military operation and
genocide. Here are some of the examples of Pakistan’s crime and human right violations against Baloch people.
• April 15th, 1948, Pakistan invaded the sovereign state of Balochistan, dissolved its elected Baloch parliament (Dar-ul Awaam), killed thousand Baloch people and
arrested the Baloch Ruler of the time ‘khan of Kalat’ and forced him to sign the fake document of merger with Pakistan.
• May 16th, 1948, Prince Karim, the younger brother of Khan of Kalat resisted the occupation and illegal annexing of Balochistan and started the first Baloch National
Resistance movement. He was later arrested with his 142 followers and was sent to prison along with his followers.
• 1968, Nawab Nowroz Khan, led the 2nd Baloch National resistance. He was arrested when he came to negotiation with Pakistani generals, who assured him on
the holy Quran that he will not be harmed and that the Baloch grievances will be addressed, but when he came down, he and his followers were arrested and later
executed (hanged) in Hyderabad jail along with his sons and nephews.
• 1970-1975, Pakistani prime minister Zulfuqar Ali Bhutto dissolved the elected Baloch Nationalist Government of Ghous Bux Bizenjo, Sardar Attaullah Mengal, Khair
Bux Marri and Nawab Akbar khan Bugti in Balochistan and launched the longest brutal massive military operation in Balochistan, which lasted for 5 years, in which
Iranian gun ships helicopters and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets were used to bomb the Baloch towns and villages that resulted deaths of thousand Baloch people
including women and children with destruction of thousands of homes and villages. The water wells were polluted with chemicals to poisoned Baloch people and the
captive Baloch women and children were sold in Lahore Punjab like goats and sheep.
• 1975-2005, Pakistan continues its anti-Baloch genocidal plans. On March 17th, 2005, more than 70 innocent Baloch mostly women and children were killed and
200 hundred were injured by gunship helicopters and military jet in Dera Bugti and the Baloch veteran leader Nawab Akbar khan Bugti ‘s house was targeted in a
attempt to assassinate him. More than 6000 Baloch people have been arrested since then and many of them are missing and are being tortured.
• Pakistan is determined to build three more military cantonments in Balochistan to suppress the Baloch voice and to continue exploitation of Baloch resources.
More than 600 military check post are established in allover Balochistan to control the lives, activities and movements of Baloch people in their own homeland. There
are 60 thousand troops stationed in Balochistan and more troops are on the way. Balochistan have been turned into a military occupied war zone. Baloch people are
living in fear and in hopelessness.
• The Gwadar port being built with the help of China, despite the strong Baloch opposition, to bring millions of non-Baloch Punjabi to change Baloch demography
and to turn the Baloch people into minority in their own homeland, a typical mindset of a colonial attitude. The Baloch people’s resistance against Pakistani anti-Baloch
plans is natural. They are demanding that Baloch resources should be used for Baloch people and that the military cantonments should be stopped and Pakistani
Punjabi military should be withdrawn from Balochistan and be replaced by Baloch people.
Mr. President,
As you said in your famous historic speech at the State of Union on Jan 2005,
"The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all
the world. All who live in tyranny and hopelessness can know that the United States will not ignore your oppression, or excuse your oppressors. When you stand for your
liberty, we will stand with you," President Bush, Jan 20th, 2005
The Baloch people are asking," How long Baloch people have to suffer more? How long more we have to be tortured in the hands of Pakistani military dictators? When
the military operation and human right violations against Baloch people will end? When will the we have our freedom back and when the Pakistani tyranny against our
people will end?"
Mr. President,
As you have liberated Afghans and Iraqi people from terrorists and tyrants, their freedom will not be complete without the freedom of Balochistan, as we all know that a
free secular and democratic United Balochistan is in everyone’s interest, including USA, Iraq, Afghanistan, India, Great Britain and Russia. Baloch people are looking to
you and to the world community for their rescue against the tyranny of Pakistani dictators. PLEASE hear the cry of 16 millions Oppressed Baloch people of the world.
Mr. President,
Your urgent attention and immediate intervention can save thousands Baloch lives in Balochistan and will be highly appreciated by the people of Balochistan and the
Baloch Diaspora of allover the world. Please use your influence to ask the Pakistani dictators to stop the military operation and genocide of Baloch Nation and end their
anti-Baloch policies. We highly appreciate your kind attention and intervention in this urgent matter.
Thank you Mr. President.
Sincerely,
Dr. Wahid Baloch, President of
Baloch Society of North America (BSO-NA), USA.
Related links:
• http://www.bso-na.org/bush.htm/
• http://www.bso-na.org/pakistani_military_launched_military_operation_in_balochistan.html
• http://www.bso-na.org/stop_military_operation_in_balochistan.html
Baloch Society Of North America (BSO_NA)
BSO-NA is a non-profit Organization, working to unite and organize all Baloch in North America, to expose the Pakistani and Irani Occupation of our Baloch land
(Balochistan), and to bring their human rights violations in Balochistan to the world's Notice.
http://www.BSO-NA.org
December 20th, 2005
Dear Mr. President,
On behalf of Baloch Society Of North America (BSO-NA) USA, I would like to bring your urgent attention to the deteriorating situation and gross human rights violations in
Balochistan where Pakistani dictators have started the 5th military operation against the innocent Baloch people, using US gunship helicopters and F-16 jets, to crush
their peaceful struggle against the occupation of their land and exploitation of their resources by Pakistan for the past 58 years.
According to the news media reports more than 60 people have died and 200 have been injured, including women and children in the past 24 hours of bombing by
Pakistani military. The total numbers of casualties yet to be confirmed, as all roads leading to Kholu and Dera Bugti (Balochistan) are blocked by the army and no
media men are allowed to enter. There were reports of exchange of fire at different locations between Baloch freedom fighters and Pakistani military. According to
official sources, military jets and gunship helicopters are being used in the operation. A large number of troops equipped with heavy weapons including tanks have
reached in Sui (Balochistan), bringing to the number of troops to 37, 000 stationed in the area. The Military troops (FC) have dug up trenches and laid complete siege of
Dera Bugti. The situation is very tense and an all out war in eminent.
Pakistan’s crimes against Baloch people are not new. Pakistan’s forceful occupation and illegal annexing of Balochistan and exploitation of Baloch resource are the
root causes of Baloch insurgencies. Baloch people have fought and are still fighting against the illegal occupation of their land and exploitation of their resources (gas,
oil and gold), which Pakistan has been looting for the past 58 years, leaving for Baloch people nothing but backwardness, torture, execution, military operation and
genocide. Here are some of the examples of Pakistan’s crime and human right violations against Baloch people.
• April 15th, 1948, Pakistan invaded the sovereign state of Balochistan, dissolved its elected Baloch parliament (Dar-ul Awaam), killed thousand Baloch people and
arrested the Baloch Ruler of the time ‘khan of Kalat’ and forced him to sign the fake document of merger with Pakistan.
• May 16th, 1948, Prince Karim, the younger brother of Khan of Kalat resisted the occupation and illegal annexing of Balochistan and started the first Baloch National
Resistance movement. He was later arrested with his 142 followers and was sent to prison along with his followers.
• 1968, Nawab Nowroz Khan, led the 2nd Baloch National resistance. He was arrested when he came to negotiation with Pakistani generals, who assured him on
the holy Quran that he will not be harmed and that the Baloch grievances will be addressed, but when he came down, he and his followers were arrested and later
executed (hanged) in Hyderabad jail along with his sons and nephews.
• 1970-1975, Pakistani prime minister Zulfuqar Ali Bhutto dissolved the elected Baloch Nationalist Government of Ghous Bux Bizenjo, Sardar Attaullah Mengal, Khair
Bux Marri and Nawab Akbar khan Bugti in Balochistan and launched the longest brutal massive military operation in Balochistan, which lasted for 5 years, in which
Iranian gun ships helicopters and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets were used to bomb the Baloch towns and villages that resulted deaths of thousand Baloch people
including women and children with destruction of thousands of homes and villages. The water wells were polluted with chemicals to poisoned Baloch people and the
captive Baloch women and children were sold in Lahore Punjab like goats and sheep.
• 1975-2005, Pakistan continues its anti-Baloch genocidal plans. On March 17th, 2005, more than 70 innocent Baloch mostly women and children were killed and
200 hundred were injured by gunship helicopters and military jet in Dera Bugti and the Baloch veteran leader Nawab Akbar khan Bugti ‘s house was targeted in a
attempt to assassinate him. More than 6000 Baloch people have been arrested since then and many of them are missing and are being tortured.
• Pakistan is determined to build three more military cantonments in Balochistan to suppress the Baloch voice and to continue exploitation of Baloch resources.
More than 600 military check post are established in allover Balochistan to control the lives, activities and movements of Baloch people in their own homeland. There
are 60 thousand troops stationed in Balochistan and more troops are on the way. Balochistan have been turned into a military occupied war zone. Baloch people are
living in fear and in hopelessness.
• The Gwadar port being built with the help of China, despite the strong Baloch opposition, to bring millions of non-Baloch Punjabi to change Baloch demography
and to turn the Baloch people into minority in their own homeland, a typical mindset of a colonial attitude. The Baloch people’s resistance against Pakistani anti-Baloch
plans is natural. They are demanding that Baloch resources should be used for Baloch people and that the military cantonments should be stopped and Pakistani
Punjabi military should be withdrawn from Balochistan and be replaced by Baloch people.
Mr. President,
As you said in your famous historic speech at the State of Union on Jan 2005,
"The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all
the world. All who live in tyranny and hopelessness can know that the United States will not ignore your oppression, or excuse your oppressors. When you stand for your
liberty, we will stand with you," President Bush, Jan 20th, 2005
The Baloch people are asking," How long Baloch people have to suffer more? How long more we have to be tortured in the hands of Pakistani military dictators? When
the military operation and human right violations against Baloch people will end? When will the we have our freedom back and when the Pakistani tyranny against our
people will end?"
Mr. President,
As you have liberated Afghans and Iraqi people from terrorists and tyrants, their freedom will not be complete without the freedom of Balochistan, as we all know that a
free secular and democratic United Balochistan is in everyone’s interest, including USA, Iraq, Afghanistan, India, Great Britain and Russia. Baloch people are looking to
you and to the world community for their rescue against the tyranny of Pakistani dictators. PLEASE hear the cry of 16 millions Oppressed Baloch people of the world.
Mr. President,
Your urgent attention and immediate intervention can save thousands Baloch lives in Balochistan and will be highly appreciated by the people of Balochistan and the
Baloch Diaspora of allover the world. Please use your influence to ask the Pakistani dictators to stop the military operation and genocide of Baloch Nation and end their
anti-Baloch policies. We highly appreciate your kind attention and intervention in this urgent matter.
Thank you Mr. President.
Sincerely,
Dr. Wahid Baloch, President of
Baloch Society of North America (BSO-NA), USA.
Related links:
• http://www.bso-na.org/bush.htm/
• http://www.bso-na.org/pakistani_military_launched_military_operation_in_balochistan.html
• http://www.bso-na.org/stop_military_operation_in_balochistan.html
Baloch Society Of North America (BSO_NA)
BSO-NA is a non-profit Organization, working to unite and organize all Baloch in North America, to expose the Pakistani and Irani Occupation of our Baloch land
(Balochistan), and to bring their human rights violations in Balochistan to the world's Notice.
http://www.BSO-NA.org
Baloch Society Of North America (BSO_NA) is Non-Profit Organization, working to unite and Organize all Baloch in North America, to expose the Occupation and Oppressive policies of Pakistani and Iranian Governments against Baloch people and our Baloch land (Balochistan), and to bring their Human Rights Violations in Balochistan into the world’s Notice. |
