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Balochistan: Invisible to the International Community?

When a western reporter Declan Walsh fromhim, a ship with wheat arrived from Canada at
"Guardian News Services" asked a nativeGwader Deep-Sea-port in Balochstan where he
Baloch at Dera Bugti Foj Ali about thesent 400 un-skilled laborers from Punjab and
Pakistani rulers. His answer was clear, "itKarachi (Muhajirs) to unload the wheat. He
is a great injustice. They (Pakistani rulers)charted four buses and three trucks, for the
are making billions of rupees pumping gaslaborers. Yet they could not find un-skilled
from our land to the rest of the country, andnative from their own city of Gwader,
we  are  still  using  fire  wood."Balochistan. During his rule Islamabad has
further planed to invest Rs 9 billion on
Indeed there are today thousands Foj Ali fromconstructions of cantonments in Balochistan,
all over Balochistan asking the samethe main reason is to control the free
questions to the international community.movements of Baloch people in their own land.
Such historic root causes of Balochistan mustThis is serious concern for the people of
not be ignored and should certainly beBalochistan.
considered prior to signing the gas pipelines
or any other mega project within thePakistani media is projecting around the
occupiers of Balochistan. The anger isworld about the mega projects of Balochistan
increasingly mounting among Baloch leadersand claim they will bring economic
and the people of Balochistan. By the samerevolutions for the regions, such as future
token they should not ignore the human rightsgas pipelines. But behind such projects,
impartial reports of International Âstates of Pakistan and are Iran both having
organizations such as International Crisistheir hidden agendas using Balochistan.
Group of Brussels' Europe , alarmingStrategically located regions such 900 costal
statistics and about bloody conflicts ofbuilt gates of Asia, are to protect the
Balochistan which has been published fromcentral governments interest, strengthen its
"Carnegie Endowment for International Peace"defense through Balochistan gwader-Deep-Sea
by United States Think Tank Frederic GrarePort, where China is investing a billion
Carnegie and South Asians expert Seligdollars  in  the  Gwader  -Deep-Sea  port.
Harrison the author of the book  'In
Afghanistan 's Shadow: Baluch Nationalism andThe world should look it the May 28, 1998
Soviet temptations" regarding  Balochistannuclear test example, which was conducted by
conflicts within both states of Pakistan andPakistani scientist in Chahgi Balochistan,
Iran, and the well documented reports ofwhich is the only sign of development
atrocities, and human rights violations inIslamabad, has left behind up to this point.
Balochistan presented by the world HumanDue to that test the whole region has been
Rights  Organizations.destroyed and it caused thousands of native
displacements and the states left them out of
An 89 years old, Baloch spiritual leaderin  the  cold  without  any  compensation.
Nawab Khair Baksh Marri made it crystal clear
to Pakistan, Iran and the internationalThe social and economic reality of
community by saying "we (Baloch) are theBalochistan is that it is the most backward
masters of our land" Ultimately, excludingprovince in Pakistan. It has been at the
the owners of the land from in all majorbottom of the list in terms of social
issues concerning their own destiny poses forconditions compared to the rest of the
a difficult process and similarly does notcountry, as Selig Harrison writes "this
make  much  sense.condescending posture us reflected in the
almost complete exclusion of the Baloch from
Since Canada is well known for its strongthe political, bureaucratic, and military
reputation of good human rights and supportpower structure of Pakistan." Such historic
of seculars and democratic forces around theinjustices can not be denied neither can be
world. Today, most secular and democraticit hidden as according to Balochistan's
people of Balochistan are concerned aboutdossiers "85% of population is without
Canadian companies interacting with thedrinking water, 80% without electricity, 60%
Pakistani government through trade withoutare living below the poverty line and
consultation with native leaders ofBalochistan has the highest rates of infants
Balochistan. Baloch leaders believe themortality and it is the lowest literacy rate
western world should not overlook thein the regions where 70% children are
injustices and decades of oppression indeprived  from  the  modern  school."
Balochistan. Similarly, India, Pakistan and
Iran IPI projects which have 2,600 KM ofAhmar Mustikhan, a Baloch gournalist and
gas pipelines are going to be finalized byfounder of "American Friends of Baluchistan"
IPI and possibly China. The gas pipelines gofrom the United States has written an open
directly through the heart of Balochistan,letter to L.K Advani, N.A.T.O leaders in
unfortunately all parties are ignoring theBrussels and to the Indian Ambassador United
indigenious people of Balochistan which is aStates, Ronen Sen' He is appealing to all
grave concerns for the Baloch leaders. Â Athead of states and institutions by concluding
this point the Baloch people have screamedhis letter with this appeal "I again urge you
out their last cry with their last breath andnot to let the secular people of Baluchistan
are begging the international community toplunge into blood. Please do the right thing
not turn their back on the injustices andand stop the project (gas Pipelines) until
atrocities in which they have been sufferingsuch time Baluch case at the I.C.J is decided
for the past several decades. Â Leadersand the people of occupied Baluchistan
cannot and must not exclude a legitimatePakistan and Iran gets their right of
party from negotiations when the discussions,self-determinations."
decisions, and results will have significant
affect on the particular absentBaloch people never benefited from any mega
representative, it is against internationalprojects and economic polices of both regimes
law.in Pakistan and Iran, their imposed projects
and economic plans through out history
 Balochistan's provincial assembly seems tobenefited the central government. Mostly
be running on the remote of Islamabad, anybecause their first priority have been
bills or resolutions that are passed by thestrengthening their central government and
provincial assembly in Balochistan, are allmilitary powers. They have ruled upon the
subject to veto's by the central governmentBaloch with an iron fist till today.
which is heavily dominated by Punjab. ManyInternational community should look at all
claims of advancements or assistance for thethe historical aspects of Balochistan, both
Baloch are no more then hollow disillusionsregimes are intentionally excluding Baloch
that do no more then depict a false picturerepresentative whom are overwhelmingly
of Balochistan. For instance, Presidentssupported by their people through out
Musharrraf has been claiming that he willBalochistan. Such mega projects and gas pipe
build a technical institution since 2005 inlines are seriously jeopardizing the interest
regions where mega projects are, but he hasof the native of the Baloch people. The
yet to fulfill any promises. Natives still doInternational community base of international
not get skill training and lacks fairlaw and the United Nations charter of rights
opportunities for jobs in such so called megashould not overlooked the ground reality and
projects. Musharraf's anti-Baloch intentionscrisis that is Balochistan.
became clear, when the media first exposed



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