A Breif history pakistani oppression against baloch people

people The People of Balochistan struggle for
right of self-determination has its
genesis in history and culture. Strongly
believer of independent, the people of
Balochistan have never accepted
hegemony and domination of Pakistani establishment in any stage in 55 years
history of Pakistan. We Baloch never accepted alien
domination of Punjabi supremacy. We
have been engaged in a constant struggle
for self governance since last 55 years
which resulted in sever military operation
by Pakistani Army in Balochistan and forced migration and displacement of
thousands of Baloch ’ s to Afghanistan and other parts of the world. Let me tell you the brief history of
Pakistani oppression against Baloch
people and our struggle against the
tyrants. This history begins when Balochistan was
forcefully annexed to Pakistan though at
that time Balochistan had its own
Parliamentary system. It had its own
House of Commons and House of Lords.
Both the houses unanimously voted not to join Pakistan. When Pakistan government couldn ’ t get the approval from the Baloch people ’ s representatives, they made an example in
history by passing a resolution from
Quetta Municipality majority (elected by
settlers) to vote in favour of Balochistan ’ s annexation to Pakistan. Physically it was not possible for Pakistan
government to announce the annexation
of Balochistan and make Balochistan a
part of Pakistan just by the approval of
Quetta Municipality. Another move
Pakistan made was to break Kalat State in to four parts. To exercise this plane Pakistan
government deployed its naval forces on
the coastline of Makaran (which was a
part of Kalat State) and declared it as
separate state, by appointing Nawab Bhai
Khan as ruler of Makaran State, for declaring exaction to Pakistan. After the
successful annexation of Makaran,
Pakistan Government forced two other
parts of Kalat, (Kharan and Lasbela) to
join Pakistan as separate states.
Ultimately Pakistan Army was sent to Kalat to suppress and kill those who
opposed annexation of Balochistan to
Pakistan. In 1956 Governor General Sakinder Mirza
dissolved all the states of Balochistan and
declared them the part of West Pakistan
as one unit.West Pakistan Assembly
passed the resolution Against One Unit. In 1958 President of Pakistan Sikandar
Mirza, encouraged Khan of Kalat to
demand restoration of Kalat State. When
Khan of Kalat did it Sikandar Mirza
declared Khan as traitor of Pakistan. On
8th of October 1958 Sikandar Mirza sent Pakistan troops to arrest Khan of Kalat
with rest of family, suppressed the
supporter and declared martial law in the
hole of the country and Khan of Kalat was
sent to Jail in Punjab.
People started defying the Government for not implementing the anti one unit
resolution and restoring back the status
quo. On 18th of December 1958 Army
operation started in Jhalawan in
Balochistan, many political activist and
civilians were murdered by army. The
operation continued for more then 2
years. Nawab Nouroz Khan with his sons and
comrades took to hills and were fighting
against the army. He was ultimately
tricked under oath of Quran for the
demands being excepted and made to lay
down his arms. But when he descended from mountains he along with all his
comrades were arrested and thrown into
the notorious army operated torture
camp called Kooli Camp. The atrocities
and inhuman treatment was matted out
to the inmates of that camp for 2 years. Many of the inmates were tried in the
military courts and sent to the gallows or
transportation for life. In 1962, general elections were held
under Ayubs new constitution. In
Balochistan there were only two national
assembly seats, which were won by
Nawab Khair Baksh Marri and Sardar
Attaullah Mengal. In the first session of the national
assembly Sardar Attaullah Mengal in his
speech belied Ayub Khans claim that the
Marshal law was blood less which he was
boosting upon he also gave details of the
inhuman treatment matted out during the martial law to the people of
Balochistan. Nawab Khair Baksh Marri in
his speech, during that session rubbed
more salt on Ayub Khans wounds. This was enough for a military dictators
bull as a red rag and the result was
immediately after the session
government started arresting political
workers and throwing them behind bars.
Among them were Sardar Attaullah Mengal, Mir Ghus Bux Bizanjo and Nawab
Akbar Khan Bugti. In November 1962 Mr
Mengal was released on bail by the high
court when the assembly was in session
he went and made another speech
against the undemocratic attitude of the Government and was reasserted and sent
to jail. Because of the high handedness of the
government people of Balochistan
reacted sharply, to which Government
sent the army into the interior of
Balochistan to teach the people of
Balochistan a lesson. Thus another army operation took place which included Ariel
bombardment as well. Innumerable
people including women and children
were killed and hundreds were arrested
and thrown behind the bars some of
whom died in jail. The Government having failed to suppress the uprising of the
people ultimately released all those in jail
unilaterally in 1967. Ayub Khan was removed from power and
Yahya Khan took over Yahya Khan
dissolve one unit and restored the
provinces including Balochistan, he held
elections in 1970 where NAP National
Awami Party returned in majority in the Balochistan assembly and single majority
party in NWFP. By that time the blood thirsty Generals
gave a bloody parting kick to east
Pakistan and remaining minority of west
Pakistan was declared as Pakistan with
Bhutto in power. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was
unveiling to hand over power to the elected representatives of NAP in
Balochistan and NWFP. He did realise the
sensitiveness of the satiation and the
army being busy on the Indian border,
was left with no other alternative but to
hand over the power to NAP in both the provinces. The federal Government started hatching
conspiracies against the provincial
governments in order to destabilise them.
And when the army was relived from the
Indian borders Mr Bhutto didn’ t wait long and ordered the army to move in to the
interior of Balochistan and then
dismissed the Governments both in NWFP
and Balochistan. All the leaders political
workers were put behind bars against
whom the charge was framed after 3 years, ban was put on NAP. People were butchered to the extent that
Children were killed and their bodies
were not allowed to be buried and hungry
dogs were left to feast on them. This was
done by the same patriotic army who
refused to learn any lesson from East Pakistan departure. Alive people were
thrown down from choppers on their
villages to set example as a mark of love
for the people of Balochistan. Thousands
of people were killed in those army
operations, which continued for 5 years. Thousands were rendered homeless with
their livestock taken away by the starving
army Jawans as booty. Thousands other
were forced to flee to Afghanistan which
they had to stay more then a decade in
destitute. And when they returned home they were starving not with a penny left
in their pockets and most of them were
suffering from tuberculoses because of
under nourishment. Not one person among those who
returned was rehabilitated by the
Government of Pakistan, on the contrary
they are being hunted upon even to this
day by the Government of Pakistan who
so ever was in power.
14.8.02 Speech by: Balach Marri