London: Baloch National Movement (BNM) has sought to draw world attention towards the extreme oppression being perpetrated by the Pakistani military in occupied-Balochistan by holding a campaign here.
Activists of BNM’s UK Chapter took to the streets of London and distributed pamphlets regarding the gross human rights violations being carried out by the Pakistani military in Balochistan, including through the practice of ‘Enforced Disappearances’ wherein innocent men, women, girls and children are illegally picked up and then no trace of theirs is found.
The ‘Awareness Campaign’ was organised to commemorate the completion of 14 years of ‘Enforced Disappearance’ of prominent Baloch activist and BNM’s Central Committee member Dr. Deen Muhammad Baloch by the occupying Pakistan Army, according to a statement issued by the organisation.
Deen Muhammad Baloch was illegally picked up by the Pakistani military personnel June 28, 2009 and since then there has been no trace of him or his whereabouts.
His family and friends, particularly his two daughters, Sammi Deen Baloch and Mahlab Deen Baloch, have been making relentless efforts to ascertain the fate of Dr Deen Muhammad but the establishment has provided no answers.
“The campaign involved distributing pamphlets and displaying banners condemning the human rights abuses perpetrated by the Pakistan army in Balochistan, focusing on Dr. Deen Muhammad Baloch’s long disappearance,” the BNM said.
The event witnessed active participation of women, children, and members of the BNM(UK) chapter, it said.
During the campaign, the participants shed light on the devastating impact such disappearances have on the victims’ families and highlighted the “deafening silence” of international human rights organizations towards the atrocities being perpetrated in Balochistan by the Pakistani military.
The campaign’s “Lost in Silence” pamphlet detailed Dr. Deen Muhammad Baloch’s political affiliation, his long-standing activism, and the circumstances surrounding his enforced disappearance by the Pakistani army.
In a related effort, a BNM delegation submitted a petition at the residence of the British Prime Minister on June 27, urging him to intervene in the issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan.
The petition presented a comprehensive overview of the alarming incidents of enforced disappearances in Balochistan, mainly focusing on the prolonged disappearance of Dr. Deen Muhammad Baloch, the statement said.
It provided detailed information regarding his abduction by Frontier Corps personnel on June 28, 2009, in the Khuzdar area of Balochistan, while serving at a hospital in Haurnaach.
“The Baloch National Movement and its supporters remain steadfast in their fight for justice, aiming to bring international attention to the ongoing tragedy of enforced disappearances in Balochistan,” the statement said.
