Quetta, Oct 27 (NVI) People in Busan in South Korea have also become aware of the oppression being committed by the Pakistani military against the people of occupied Balochistan, particularly in besieged Zehri town of Khuzdar province.
The awareness was created by the Baloch National Movement (BNM) activists by holding a demonstration in Nampo-dong area of Busan.
The BNM activists distributed pamphlets in English and Korean to inform the local population about the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan-occupied Balochistan, according to a statement issued by the organisation.
They highlighted aspects related to severe shortages of food, water, and medicine, the conversion of hospitals into military bases, and a 24-hour curfew restricting civilians’ movement out of Zehri since August 11.
According to the demonstrators, the Pakistani military recently carried out airstrikes at residential houses in Zehri, killing more than 20 civilians, including children. More than 50 young men have also been abducted by the Pakistani forces and intelligence agencies.
Zehri has been besieged by the Pakistani military since August 11 when freedom fighters of Baloch Raaji Aajoi Sangar (BRAS) took control of the town. The Pakistani military, in its desperate bids to re-occupy Zehri, has been resorting to aerial bombings and heavy artillery shelling on the town.
The BNM activists, during the day-long demonstration, stated that the “Punjabi Army” (a pseudonym for Pakistan Army) is involved in war crimes against the Baloch people and emphasized the need to hold it accountable at the international level.
They carried banners reading: “End Zehri Siege!”, “Justice for Balochistan!”, and “Stop Baloch Genocide!”.
Additionally, they displayed images of destroyed homes and grieving families from Zehri to raise awareness among the local population.
Speakers at the protest said, “Zehri is bleeding, and the world must not remain silent.”
They called on Amnesty International and other human rights organizations to intervene immediately and ensure humanitarian access to Zehri.
The Busan protest was part of a series of recent demonstrations by the BNM around the world, aimed at drawing international attention to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Zehri.
The organisation has already held such demonstrations in the UK and Germany. (NVI)
