A representative of International Voice for Baloch Missing Persons attended the 11th International Symposium against Isolation at Amsterdam convened on January 25 and 26. He said that since the beginning of the new wave of military operations in 2000, Pakistani forces abducted more than 18000 Baloch activists including women and children. 1500 among these people have already been killed in custody and their bodies found dumped in desolated area across Balochistan. Human Rights Organizations describe this heinous act as the “Kill and Dump” policy of the state forces in Balochistan. He said: “The main target of disappearances and kill & dump policies are well educated Baloch youth including students, teachers, university professors, lawyers, poets, singers and other members of Baloch society. Their ages vary from 10 year old kids to 85 year old men and women.” He said several Baloch singers were abducted by state forces and some sort of chemical was poured down their throat depriving them from singing forever whereas many Baloch singers have been killed under-custody by Pakistani forces. He said: “To draw the world’s attention, Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP), an Organisation comprising of the family members of abducted and murdered Baloch have been struggling peacefully. “They submitted petitions to Pakistani courts, met countless authorities, have gone on hunger strike and have kept a picket continuously for 1355. But, no body heard their plea – now they are on a more than 3000 kilometer long march which started on 27 October last year and still continues.” He said that the Baloch families are marching from Quetta, capital of Balochistan to Islamabad, the Capital of Pakistan. “They have walked for 72 days so far and cover more than half of the distance. This historic and peaceful has been completely ignored by the mainstream media of Pakistan. The international media also turned a blind eye to this long march because they mostly rely of state media.”
Posted on: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 01:18:53 +0000
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