People from Pashtun, Sindhi and Baloch community protest against Pakistan across the globe

London/Washington: – Pashtun, Sindhi and Baloch people held strong protests in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada, carrying placards with messages ‘ISI the Pakistan intelligence agency is a terrorist organisation’ and ‘Pakistan military should stop the Baloch genocide’. The protestors warned ‘Our protests will continue till Pakistan exists on the world map.’ The objective of these protests was to attract the attention of the international community, towards the atrocities in Pakistan. In Canada, the Pakistani protestors were also joined by the protestors from the ‘Free Hongkong’ campaign.

The Pashtun, Sindhi and Baloch people raised their voices against Pakistan, on the occasion of the ‘International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances’. Protests were organised in all major cities of the world. The demonstrations held by the ‘Free Balochistan Movement’ outside the home of British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, were widely discussed in the European media. The protestors pointed out that the Pakistan military abducts and kills thousands of people from Balochistan. A few days ago, Pakistan military killed a student, ‘Hayat Baloch’, in front of his mother. After that, a wave of anger erupted in Balochistan. A demand for action against those responsible for the killing of Hayat Baloch was made during the London protests.

The protestors made a heartfelt appeal that the international community and the United Kingdom stop all aid to Pakistan and the British Prime Minister should take an interest in the matter. Whereas, in the city of Toronto, in Canada, ‘Baloch National Movement’, ‘Canada Pashtun Council’, ‘Pashtun Tahfooz Movement’ and ‘Sindhi World Congress’ raised their voices against the suffering of the Baloch and Sindhi people, at the hands of the Pakistan military and ISI. It was accused that the Pakistan military has abducted many political leaders, journalists and common people from Balochistan. The protestors demanded that the international community must take some stringent action, saying that the situation in similar in other provinces too.

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There is a media blackout regarding this matter. One of the journalists, himself, claimed that the media is scared to report atrocities of the Pakistan military. Along with Pakistan, China is equally responsible for the genocide of the Baloch people. One of the protestors alleged that Chinese military, Pakistani military and ISI play an equal part in this matter. Whereas, there was strong sloganeering, in front of the Pakistan embassy in New York, against Pakistan government, military and ISI. Accusation that Pakistan has become a prison for Pashtun, Sindhi and Baloch people, was made during the protests.

Shafi Burfat the president of the ‘Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz’ strongly criticised the atrocities, destruction and genocide carried out by the Pakistan military and ISI, in Balochistan and Sindh. Burfat drew attention to the inhuman torture meted out to people between 16 and 70, in Sindh and Balochistan. Burafat showered criticism on Pakistan, saying that even women and children are not spared.

Burafat read out the list of Pakistani atrocities saying ‘Millions are abducted around the world. But the reasons for abduction are different in China and Pakistan. More often, the reasons are political. Terrorist Pakistan is cruelly torturing Baloch and Sindhi people. The torture of the Sindhi and Baloch youth is similar to the torture of Uyghurs in China. Pakistan military and ISI have a secret torture cell.’ Burafat also appealed at this time that the international community should take tough steps against this Pakistani cruelty.