Berlin, Mar 24 (NVI) The latest episode of Pakistani State brutality on peaceful protesters in Balochistan has found a strong echo in Germany, United Kingdom and The Netherlands where the Baloch diaspora staged demonstrations to highlight the issue.
Protesters, under the banner of Baloch National Movement (BNM), carried placards and banners with images of the victims of the oppression by the Pakistani government forces, including some top Baloch activists like Dr Mahrang Baloch who have been detained illegally at some undisclosed place by the State authorities since last three days.
Mahrang Baloch, along with Bebagr Baloch and other activists, was whisked away on the early morning of March 22 by the Pakistani government forces when they were protesting in Quetta against the killing of three innocent protesters, including a 12-year-old boy, in police firing a day earlier in Shaal.
The protest in Shaal was organised to demand early release of leaders of Baloch Students Organisation (BSO-Azad) Zahid Baloch and Asad Baloch, who were illegally picked up by the State forces 11 years ago and whose whereabouts remain unknown.
Speakers at the protests in Germany, UK and The Netherlands condemned the Pakistani Army’s daily killings of innocent Baloch civilians and stated that enforced disappearances have engulfed the entire region.
Among the disappeared are prominent intellectuals, students, scientists, professors, and human rights activists who played a crucial role in Balochistan’s political and academic progress, they highlighted.
“BNM calls on the international community and global institutions to intervene and support the Baloch nations’ right to freedom, ensuring the liberation of Balochistan,” said the spokesman of the organisation. (NVI)
