

Article: A short discussion on a few nuisances but
necessary questions about Baloch national freedom struggle
The questions are as follows:
1. Lack of unity in Baloch.
2. There was a time these
pro-independents were in power they failed to achieve any development.
3. After achieving its freedom, Baloch
shall become a victim of civil war.
4. Once a free country Balochistan shall
be occupied by the US and the West.
5. The majority in Balochistan are not
pro-independence.
6. With starting the armed struggle
Baloch has lost support among other pro-development powers in Pakistan.
7. Lack of leadership among Baloch.
8. Lack of any major body on the
surface.
9. First priority education and
development, the freedom issue be discussed later on.
10. ‘Provincial autonomy’ and ‘right of
self- determination’ prior to any demand of freedom.
1. The reality of unity or disunity
among Baloch:
As far as the question of unity in
Balochistan is concerned, every religion in this world including Islam,
Christianity, Hinduism etc. lack unity. There are many sects in every
religion but no one states to pause all religious practices till they are
united. Most of them believe in one god and one messenger then what is the
reason of the mosques, interpretations etc. being separate and sometimes
they would not hesitate to call each other infidels.
No nation or country in this world agree
on a single thought among itself (except its freedom).
Second point is that if Baloch is not
united it does not certify Pakistan and Iran to come across the border (Balochistan)
in order to punish the Baloch on their disunity.
No power in the world can interfere in
any country’s or nation’s internal affairs and recommend its slavery.
Baloch nation is a believer of one religion. There are nations in the
world who believe in two or more religions but no one punishes them for
this disunity so why shall Baloch not be let to demand its freedom just
because of its disunity.
In current situation, Baloch is much
united than the other nations in the neighborhood. If Baloch would not be
a victim of terrorism and state conspiracies it would have been called the
most organized and clear aim keeping nation. Question arises if Baloch
nation lacks unity then why is the government locking up thousands of
Baloch in jail and selectively kill others? Despite of this barbarism, the
pro-independence are increasing in a massive amount of number whereas on
the other hand government has unlocked the doors of its treasure to employ
people against them but still no one is there to defend their (government)
stand. People who are involved in the government and at some point are the
pet animals of them, confess that Balochistan has suffered from center’s
oppression. In hidden they support the military operation and all this
violence is according to their will but due to the fear of public opinion
they oppose their own acts. This means the pro-independents are very
united convincing the entire society to speak in their favor whereas the
people in power feel their selves alone and in fear.
The leaders of such government
representative groups can not paste their posters without getting paid. If
a number of 8000 people relating them are jailed or disappeared so the
idea of struggle is far from thoughts they would not even be able to give
any statements. Despite being killed and disappeared in thousands the
pro-independents stand like a dead end in front of the people in power
driving off their sleep.
The fact cannot be denied these
pro-parliaments joining pro-independence could strength their power.
Similarly one cannot deny the fact of current Baloch national struggle
making the stand of these pro-parliaments very ineffective. Today they are
hiding behind the enemy and are involved in all the disgusting
conspiracies but still they do not succeed in the state. Pro-parliaments
are the only power left with the government which are being used to break
the strong unity among Baloch. But situation in Balochistan show these
educated “Bangaan” cannot harm the unity of the pro-independents. The
strength of unity and the will of sacrifices among these pro-independence
is on an undefeatable level. Such people cannot be bought nor be
threatened resulting in their killing and disappearance. If these people
were on sale the government would price them rather killing them.
Those people (specially Baloch) who
point out the lack of unity or unanimity in Baloch should just join those
elements which are involved directly, in one way or another, playing
active role in the struggle. They should not order for unity by standing
on a distance in fact they should join this struggle which has let
Islamabad get fed up after using its entire force.
As far as enemies and non Baloch claim
the need of unity and unanimity in Baloch, it is meaningless. If Baloch
nation halt its freedom movement for National Party, Jamhoori Watan Party,
BNP Mengal and stand on the agenda of achieving complete unity and then
raising the freedom slogan, then another demand shall pop up I.e. Israr
Baloch, Jan Jamali, Nawab Magsi and Jaam Yousuf are Baloch too therefore
till they don’t join us we shall not work on the freedom movement.
Sometimes these people come to a point saying if Baloch nation is united
then why it did not succeed yet. A very nice question though and the
answer is simple too, Baloch nation did not succeed yet because people
like them are still out of this struggle, the day these people reject
demanding and join the field all doors to success shall open to Baloch.
These people stay lazy and demand the pro-independents for good so that
they could easily start earning or if this struggle is disturbing their
business. These people are well educated hypocrites because they know it
very well freedom struggles may take centuries to accomplish their aim so
such people try to show the delay in independence as a failure in other
words they represent the enemy.
Such gentlemen rather than making such
demands to the pro-independence, better state in clear words that they are
never a part of any independence movement, their paths and goals are
separate.
2. The question of pro-independence once
being in power:
Baloch intellectuals and politicians
have discussed and expressed their views in all the above mentioned
points. In answer to the question ‘once they (pro-independence) were in
power so why didn’t they develop the province?’ Some friends reply Baloch
nationalist had a very small and limited period of time in power, this is
the answer to the question by those nationalists leaders themselves, hence
they never gave up obedience!
Here an interesting fact is whenever
Islamabad or Pakistanis ask this question they mean Sardar Ataullah Mengal,
Nawab Akbar Bugti, Jaam Yousuf and Jaan Jamali come in the same category
Baloch whereas Baloch never count them the same. It is a bitter truth that
Jaan Jamali and Jaam Yousuf are Baloch and Islamabad usually represents
them as Baloch advocates but ordinary Baloch resembles them as rubber shoe
that fit in any ruler foot coming in power in Islamabad.
People living in other parts of Pakistan
or the world who are interested in this country’s politics are having
misunderstandings about Baloch and Balochistan issue due to these
misguiding propagandas. Whereas if these people just come to know a single
reality they would never ask this question I.e. in Balochistan there is no
election but selection. Time has come Baloch leadership should confess
that any Baloch leader came in power, in a way or another, had the
willingness of the agencies or these agencies in order to change the faces
for a short period in helplessness did tolerate people like Nawab Akbar
Bugti and Attaullah Mengal in power. Later on only those people were
selected who were desperate to serve the interests of Islamabad and not
Baloch nation. They were Baloch by descent but were the bought servants of
Islamabad. One can easily figure out that such cheap priced people were
always kept in power so that whenever ordinary Baloch complaint the state
had kept them back warded, they were signaled to question their own
representatives, who were appointed by the will of Islamabad. These
so-called representatives think the real power is not public but the
intelligence agencies. As the aim of such people is coming in power, they
are convinced to do anything. At some point they quietly stare like
spectators in the massacre of Baloch people under the will of Islamabad.
If doubt, anyone giving a close analysis
to the statements of Jaam Yousuf and Nawab Raisani regarding the current
barbarism in Balochistan and on the other hand killings and genocide of
Baloch, could easily come to the conclusion if Nawab Raisani speak against
the ongoing barbarism in Balochistan he would not remain on CM’s seat for
a single day more. In short, in Balochistan to be in power one has to sign
an agreement in advance stating to be a ‘Pakistani’ and not a ‘Baloch’.
Now this taunt is not applicable to Baloch because that particular person
had willingly approved to be a Pakistani. There is a quote of Nawab Khair
Baksh Marri regarding such people; ‘Those who change their nation (Baloch)
are actually abusing their selves as bastards”.
With regret one has to confess that all
had abused their selves but some people have understood their mistake of
willingly adopting an artificial nation being a Pakistani and giving up
their thousands of year old history and ancestor identity, and have aimed
avoiding such mistakes again. But some others are still tolerating the
same abuse for a few privileges and a few other Baloch gentlemen are
bearing the updated version of this abuse called parliamentary politics in
which they are standing restlessly in queue to take their oath.
3. Once independent, the possibilities
of civil war:
The enemies of Baloch consciously spread
such kind of rumors that once having a free country, Baloch shall fight
among themselves and the tribes shall not tolerate each other. To make
these people understand in short, Baloch is not the only nation in the
world which is divided in tribes. Entire Africa
and all the Arab countries are divided in tribes and many bloody battles
have taken place among these tribes but these countries are present as
independent countries in the map of the world. So just because of
consisting tribal system what is the cause of keeping Baloch slave and the
masters themselves be the decision makers.
More importantly, today Baloch nation is
struggling for its national identity. In such debating about tribal
clashes and battles is meaningless. Suppose if these enemy rumors turn out
true that Baloch would fight among them selves (there is no such
possibilities) it would not effect those objectives Baloch is fighting for
today. A tribe or any group could come to an end but the status of
national identity remains stable. In a tribal battle none of their
language, history, literature and culture is at risk because the winner
and the loser share these equally. Whereas today Baloch living with Iran
and Pakistan has its everything on risk.
A necessary point to be noted here, give
us liberty and then tribes are our internal issues. Punjabis and Persians
cannot prevent Baloch from demanding freedom giving an excuse if Baloch
are let alone they shall fight among them selves. There is no big joke and
shameful propaganda in the world other than this.
Who were behind preventing us from
fighting each other when Pakistan did not came into being and we were not
a part of Afghanistan and Iran. In Pakistan or Iran, till the date we have
some tribal enmities, non of these countries ever brought it to an end but
surely it did hug a tribe in order to provoke the trend of demolishing the
other tribe.
4. Once a free country Balochistan shall
be occupied by bigger powers:
All those who claim that Balochistan
shall be occupied by the US and the West, should realize whether they
their selves are not US’ slaves. Leaving behind other points, Today Shamsi
Airbase in Balochistan is in US
control from which drone attacks are carried out almost every other day
shouldering the funeral of
Pakistan’s so-called pride of sovereignty. Whether drone attacks are fair
or not, it is a different issue. We are discussing Pakistan’s sense of
honor, that a country’s parliament opposes drone attacks in a joint
session. Drone planes taking off from Pakistan itself and keep attacking
the very same country, from what angle is Pakistan able to caution other
nations that in her absence the US shall occupy and violate the particular
nation’s sovereignty.
Balochistan gets 2 to 5% of its own
resources from Pakistan, now how could such a country claim that in her
absence any other country shall occupy and exploit their resources?
Spending 82 years in
Iran
and 62 years in Pakistan, where
no single Balochi language school is available and no history about Baloch
or Balochistan is taught, cannot claim to be the safeguards of Baloch
identity, history and culture. In this regard, once veteran Baloch leader
Hayrbyar Marri in answer to a question of a journalist, very impressively
said that Pakistan itself is US’ slave and we are slaves of the slaves and
according to them (Pakistan’s advocate) if we become US’ slave so the deal
is good enough because we would directly be slaves of the master whose
slave on the other hand is Pakistan.
Despite the US occupation in Iraq a few
days ago when tenders of oil companies were being distributed, most of the
tenders fell in favor of Russian and Norwegian companies. This means
despite having complete control in Iraq, unlike the occupants of
Balochistan, US is not unjust. Balochistan is viewed as ancestors’
treasure by Pakistan
and Iran where they plan projects and never keep in mind Baloch
interests.
Baloch national identity is at risk and
its coasts and resources are being indiscriminately looted by Pakistan and
Iran. Therefore, there is no reason for them to show fake sympathy by
worrying about Baloch future.
5. The question of pro-independence
being in majority in Balochistan:
This particular question between the
master and the slave is as old as the history of the relation itself. Non
of the occupant states in the world have ever confessed the fact that the
majority people of its colony were against the state. In case of being
extremely fed-up, in order to brutally silent the voices against the state
it threatened, bought or even sometimes directly killed the people.
It is a historical fact pro-independents
were always treated worse no matter the demander was an individual or a
nation. Other than the disintegration of Soviet Union, all other (slave)
nations had to give numerous sacrifices in achieving their independence.
Ideal democratic countries like Italy, Spain, Britain and France too did
not willingly set free their colonies. When freedom struggle raised in
Africa, Latin America and Asia
against these countries, till the end time the official statements stated
that majority of these countries support the kingdom of the occupants and
just a handful people were raising the slogan of freedom. All these
countries set free their colonies only when they were not able to keep
their position in their colonies.
People in Pakistan might remember the
time of the military operations being carried out against Bengalis and the
statements being issued stating only a handful of Bengalis were traitors.
Today exactly the same words being used about Baloch should not amaze
anyone. We have mentioned many times about the pro-independence being in
majority and their influence. Government officials can only keep their
selves in darkness by rejecting this fact and they cannot effect the
influence of the pro-independence.
In reality, to judge the success level
of the pro-independence, suppose the government honestly keeping in mind
the principles of democracy (which is out of expectations) halt the
crack-down process against them allowing them freely carry out their
protests, the intensity of public heat would take over the so-called
cabinet including the left over wastes of Islamabad in Quetta.
If the government is so sure about the
pro-independence not being in majority, it should stop killing and
kidnapping political activists letting the world know the reality.
6. The armed struggle being the cause of
Baloch losing support among other pro-development powers in Pakistan:
The national decisions are made by the
nation itself. Whenever other masses sense their interest in any nation’s
struggle, they end supporting the cause. It may be any kind of struggle
and the supporters may vary too. In Baloch case, all those who see Baloch
national struggle as a pure national freedom struggle and sense its
secularism, free from religious craze and caste system, are looking
forward to see Balochistan as an ideal democratic country and support it.
In such there is no power restricting the other masses in Pakistan to
support Baloch national struggle. If Baloch national struggle is viewed
from a typical certain view in which Baloch is not allowed to demand
freedom, Baloch will definitely not accept the picture tried to be shown.
To obstacle or reduce the motion of any struggle many conspiracies or
excuses can be planed. Fighting the fifth war, Baloch is well aware to be
the only resisting power.
Leaving aside the zero support of
ordinary democratic parties in Pakistan, Human Rights organizations often
try to express their sorrow and vocally condemn the ongoing human rights
violation and barbarism against the Baloch from the past 62 years but as
the question of Baloch freedom pop up they suddenly turn into typical
Pakistanis and try to fool the Baloch by presenting fresh thought of
dialogue. They advice to forget all the violation done by Pakistani rulers
in the constitution about nationalisms, the dissolving of assemblies and
the broken promises. They still cannot guarantee the fulfillment of the
fresh promises unlike the old ones. These acts force them to be viewed as
killer of humanity (in Baloch eye) rather than defenders of humanity.
Islamabad could not stop the raising of
entire Punjab for a Chief Justice
where on the other hand despite thousands of mothers being in sorrow for
their children in Balochistan,
Punjab and other provinces demand
Balochistan to convince them (the other provinces) so that they could come
along. In a state of war where dead bodies are being carried out in
shoulders, Baloch has no time to knock the doors of the pro-parliaments
and pro-Pakistani units making useless debates urging them to get along.
Whoever wants to support needs no urge. Those who do not want to support
make excuse like ‘education first, then independence’ or ‘unity first,
then struggle’ etc.
A bitter fact in this debate is that
most of the so-called Pakistan’s religious units are victim of worse
chauvinism, these brutal killings fail to gain attention in the eyes of
the religious people. In such they forget the verses of holy Quran which
state: “He who killed a person is the killer of entire humanity”.
The participation of the governments of
these religious people in Balochistan which is backing the massacre of
Baloch nation is shameful.
Similarly the recommenders of democracy
in Pakistan can be compared by the helper who throw the rope for a
drowning person saying if you make it successfully, promise to obey me the
entire life!
The fact of all Pakistani ranks,
organizations and even judiciaries being quite in the ongoing barbarism
against Baloch is a bit difficult but in reality the answer is based on
just a single sentence I.e. “The preferences of Pakistan and the inherits
of Balochistan (Baloch) are entirely different”. Spending 62 years with
Pakistan prove that not only their preferences are different but
clashing.
Pakistan’s greedy eyes are on Baloch
resources whereas Baloch sensing the evil is struggling to unchain its
slavery. As the preferences of both the sides are not the same thus the
question of helping the Baloch is overruled. In such circumstances Lenin’s
formula which is based on goodness of intention is applicable here; ‘major
nations should support the freedom of minor nations and minor nations
should participate in the democratic struggles of major nations’. But here
Baloch is the victim and is being ordered too. Now isn’t it the
responsibility of major bodies to demonstrate honesty by accepting the
Baloch struggle for independence, support them and offer Baloch for its
co-operation in the changing democracy of Pakistan.
We are sure whenever the occupation on
Baloch land come on its end the very next day its independence shall be
supported. Therefore Baloch is proceeding without awaiting the help of
such bodies and not being in any vain imagination.
7. Lack of leadership:
We have discussed the mentioned subject
in detail in one of our articles ‘Baloch lack action and not leadership’
published in Daily Tawar but as a matter of fact we will have a short look
on the subject. Pakistani rulers or Baloch enemies in order to spread
disappointment and cause confusion among Baloch spread such rumors. These
rumors are not unexpected and we shall not waste our time debating on them
but when a Baloch expresses similar views we grieve and instantly know the
person himself is in great confusion thinking every other person is
unclear just like him because one who does not have a leader has no role
in the struggle. For such people the real issue is not leader but thought.
Whenever they make up their mind having a clear vision they will find
people of same vision and leader as well. Such people who do not regret
the fact of Baloch living in the territories of Pakistan and Iran, deny
the pro-independence leaders being leaders. This is the clear difference
between pro-independence and Pakistani and Iranian pro-parliament Baloch
that the pro-independence never complain about absence of leadership
whereas pro-parliaments usually repeat the same subject.
They (pro-parliaments) complain their
leaders are unpopular in public but they also cannot suggest staying with
Pakistan and Iran. Such thoughts are contemptible among Baloch and these
people do not will to be called so, ending not supporting a prideful
thought (pro-independence).
Such confused people are unable to
answer a simple question I.e. what are their nominees for the leader of
the entire struggle? They avoid nominating their pro-parliaments knowing
their unpopularity among the freedom fighters and the locals, this in not
because of the idiocy of their leaders but their ideas do not match the
thoughts the freedom fighters are dieing for. Similarly they cannot point
out the abatements in these leaders which lead their invalidity. Here too
they try to argue by claiming these (pro-independence) leaders are not
accepted by other Baloch but they forget that the real issue is with them
selves and not the nation.
A designated and limited body in Baloch
provoke the enemy propagandas in order to raise thought clash among Baloch
by saying Baloch will not succeed just because they lack leadership. They
cannot resist the fact that Baloch despite being very weak has weakened
the economy of a nuclear power. There is a question mark on the
development of every international value keeping profitable project in
this country.
Baloch war for freedom has forced the
trend of investment, If the nation or the struggle lack leader how come it
turn Pakistan into Missilestan? Effortless people make excuse to get rid
of the ongoing struggle, hence with the passage of time questions
regarding success following unity in Baloch will be ineffective due to the
intensity of the struggle. The support and oppose of such people will not
effect the struggle.
8. Importunity of a major body on
‘surface’:
This question too is an excuse but as it
pops up eventually we will discuss it in short. Before starting, let us
clear this question is asked by those friends who try to make place for
pro-parliaments in this national struggle. By asking this, the questioner
hesitate but mean the freedom fighters should carry on their struggle in
the mountains and should not oppose the pro-parliaments to join Pakistani
parliament. Asking so, such people do not think for a while that the
freedom fighters fighting in worse conditions avoid any coalition with
these pro-parliaments whereas their sympathy and help is the most needed.
On the other hand pro-parliaments claim to be the companions and political
wings of the freedom fighters and sometimes they reach till a point saying
our paths might differ but aim is the same. Everyone is aware that the
freedom fighter in the mountains are defending the resources and coasts of
Balochistan and all bodies in Baloch National Front (BNF) are raising
their slogan in order to unite the people. Hundreds of their people in
tortures cells, many of activists and leaders being directly target killed
and thousands in prisons, despite all these the parties are continuously
working for their cause. If these efforts are invisible to some, then its
clear those are the people who question but never work for the cause.
In worse conditions, BNF has united the
pro-independence. In the presence of BNF, the demand of another united
surface alliance is dishonesty or being unaware of the present situation
of Pakistan. No doubt BNF could be made more effective and motivated but
to do so suggestions of other Baloch parties colliding with BNF are
positive. First the suggestion maker should clear itself being a
pro-independence saying good-bye to the Pakistani parliamentarian politics
forever. Here we do not want to argue on what were the achievements as a
nation given to us by the Pakistani parliament and what made our leaders
lose their vocal senses after reaching the assemblies. In such, it is not
fair to remind the leaders of the joint parties in BNF that without taking
along the other Baloch (pro-parliaments) success is hard to achieve. This
question should be kept forward to the other Baloch who have still not
join this alliance which in real is contributing sacrifices. Why don’t the
pro-independence make them ever feel that till their absence the struggle
would be unsuccessful and the martyrs blood would go in vain.
In our view, the issue is not that the
freedom fighters take along these people with them but the issue is to go
along with the freedom fighters. They should define the reasons that keep
them avoid being convinced in helping the freedom fighters.
If we analyze the other part of this
question, we would find Pakistan’s undemocratic and barbaric based
attitude does not allow a surface party to survive. Last year in a honored
meeting with respected Sardar Khair Baksh Marri, we kept forward the
particular question. He openly answered; ‘A country lacking democracy and
justice, it is impossible to propitiate the demand of democratic tactics
or surface party in it. What arguments will a person present in front of a
thief, looter, cruel and a violent. You talk they kill, you carry out
rallies they open indiscriminate fire against the innocents, you write
they kill. The only answer to your questions is bullet. If talks were
effective, why pick up the gun?!’
The sayings of Baba Marri are solid
truth but having the spirit of sacrifice for Balochistan, men and women
still bravely carry out rallies in the cities. When BNF’s 80% members are
in jail or have warrants against them, those living in cities and talking
about politics are not in the mood to take any effective step which could
disturb the government acts. When criticized, rather then correcting their
acts they accuse Baloch of disunity because accusations are easy to make
but joining and working for a surface party or alliance is difficult. The
meaning of ‘larger unity’ among these people and the freedom fighters
differ. Pro-Pakistani parliaments talk about larger unity in sense of
unity among all the Baloch parties to participate in elections and win
maximum seats whereas pro-independence see the term of larger unity as the
path of getting rid of the total relations with Pakistan. The basic reason
of any surface party or alliance not existing (except BNF) is that a body
taking maximum seats would show the world that Baloch accept the Pakistani
parliamentary system and agree to do politics in the country’s boundaries.
While others (pro-independence) by this unity try to show the world that
they are not the only ones demanding the slogan of independence but all
Baloch powers support them.
Unfortunately not only the paths of
pro-parliaments and pro-independence differ but their mission differs too.
Or it can be taken as both the groups are directly against each other.
Parliamentary politics make the world believe that despite Baloch having
internal complains against Pakistan, do not demand independence and are
only against the establishment and have no problem with the state. Whereas
sensing the non-parliamentary political parties or alliance, the world
come to the point that Baloch is not only unhappy with its unjust division
but is seeking correction of this historical mistake.
Therefore, those who think the only
solution to Balochistan issue is independence, believe BNF to be a surface
power and should join any party in BNF to strengthen its power. Those who
think they are not satisfied by the work of any pro-parliament party,
could make a decision on theory basis joining the pro-independence
alliance. Then the person would realize the rapid development in this
alliance and would stop complaining knowing the only missing part of this
surface alliance was the person itself (who previously was a far standing
spectator and now is a part of a struggle).
9. Education and development prior to
the freedom demand:
Talking so, they try to paint a portrait
of an important issue but going through the subject reveal these people
are providing the enemy ‘the secret of ruling them’. They mean till Baloch
nation is uneducated and undeveloped, the enemy could rule the nation
(with our help). Whereas the enemy is well aware of this fact and on this
basis is not providing education but teachings of slavery. If a slave
itself address the master that it would demand freedom when educated,
would the master be so foolish in providing it education?
Those who demand priority to education
and development should accept the fact of not having both these things in
their reach. Our nationalist Chief Minister being Education Minister could
not restore the orders of Martyr Nawab Akbar Bugti regarding Balochi to be
taught in schools, are not capable to serve anything more in this field.
Here if not suspecting their good intentions, we could definitely come to
a point that at least they are victim of helplessness and self interests.
These friends talk about resources and coasts but are unable to answer a
question I.e. Despite Pakistan handing over the resources and the coasts
to the Baloch, still the pro-independence do not agree on any contract
less than independence, Would these nationalists be along?
Referencing the historical fact of
forced occupation by Pakistan, we surely think Pakistan will not provide
Balochistan’s resources or coasts to Baloch. On the other side of the
border Iran’s situation is the same or worse. Leave aside the resources,
despite the killings and massacre causing the investors not to think about
investment in this country, Pakistan is not fulfilling the demands of
those Baloch parties who are willing to stay in the boundaries of
Pakistan. Release of political prisoners, recoveries of the disappeared,
helping the IDPs and withdrawal of military from Balochistan are such
demands that are way too less important than independence, but Islamabad
is not interested in fulfilling them.
Commenting on the education status in
Balochistan and specially in Baloch areas, we can only say till all the
authorizations in Balochistan are not handed over to Baloch, providing
education here is a deceiving fact. Still today there exist Baloch areas
where the district council based on the population of 40-50 thousand
people, in rural areas from the past 62 years only 2 persons could clear
their intermediate.
Balochistan, till today teachers once in
a blue moon visit the schools to look at the walls (if exist) and there
are hundreds of such schools which are only present on some papers. All
the parties who have been periodically been in power due to the will of
Islamabad are involved in this crime. In such when one’s neighbors are way
ahead in the educational sector and their children have better educational
environment, to think about competing them is compared to commit
collective national suicide. At this time Baloch is a victim of worse
state conspiracies and it cannot compete its neighbors in the presence of
these conspiracies.
To hide their conspiracies, government
and its puppets sing the same tone as the pro-parliaments. They accuse
Baloch being anti-education, whereas Baloch is against the educational
system and the particular trend which distance them from their thousand of
year old history.
Baloch is taught the 62 year old history
of Pakistan but its own thousands of year old history is never taught. An
Indian intellectual once said to a Pakistani; ‘In Pakistani educational
system, after the history of Mehergarh, Pakistan’s history is taught,
anything happened in between is missing. They forget it or just ignore it
because Pakistan had no role in it.’
Baloch is not against education but
against the injustice that its language is not being taught. Baloch is
against the fact that it is not authorized to have control of its
educational system and others make educational policies for Baloch
reserving the right of making the decision of what is good and bad for
Baloch. Baloch is against the policy which does not provide the chances of
its children being equal in competition with its neighbor (nations)
children. Despite lacking equal facilities Baloch is dared to be afraid of
competition and the opportunities are being provided to the non-Baloch
stating Baloch being idiots.
Baloch is aware that its children
getting education in Arab countries, European countries, America, Canada
and Russia mark as brilliant students. This means Baloch children are not
weak but the educational environment (in Pakistan) given to them is not
appropriate for them.
As the government does not have any
proof in its favor to hide these injustice and conspiracies it had
committed, for its own ease it claims Baloch being anti-education whereas
Baloch is not anti-education but anti educational system provided to it
which teaches the lesson of slavery.
In an article ‘Baloch massacre in
Karachi; Those who lost their lives in dark paths’ published recently, we
had argued on less education statistics among Baloch in a city like
Karachi which consist large number of major educational circles, we
requested the entire nation to learn a lesson from these statistics.
Baloch cannot tolerate any delay and the thought of freedom being
conditioned with education is an example of worse enmity.
Despite the fact of Baloch not being
provide education, any nation’s freedom cannot be conditioned to its
education. In our neighboring United Arab Emirates, at the time of its
independence the literacy rate was even worse than the current literacy
rate in Balochistan. Even their rulers did not had the gift of education.
No nation in this world has ever been
kept as slave just because it was uneducated. When Baloch enemies make
such allegations anyone could figure their plan but when a Baloch itself
try to make such excuse it definitely hurts.
World developed countries like America,
Canada, Britain and all the European countries hire well skilled people
from around the world inviting them in their countries giving them the
best facilities, it is no harm in independent Balochistan to hire such
people on contract basis.
In short, no independence gaining
country in the world delayed its freedom movement for the sake of its
education and development slogan. Nor any occupying power ever grant
freedom to a nation on the basis of it becoming literate, if it was so
then Basques in Spain or the Irish could have got their independence long
back.
10. Demand of ‘provincial autonomy’ or
‘right of self-determination’ before independence:
Before debating on this issue, it is
necessary to find out the Baloch perspective on its status with in
Pakistan and Iran. Then it would be easy to come to any conclusion once
knowing Baloch perspective.
The clashing government statements and
looking at the real situation in Balochistan, one can easily figure out
that the majority in Balochistan are pro-independence. If it was not so,
the government would have never taken serious steps and would have not
need to spread fear and its supporters would have not felt shame on their
acts which is the proof of them being helpless in front of the
pro-independence.
Despite this reality some Baloch parties
talk about provincial autonomy prior to the demand of freedom and a
particular party talks about ‘right of self determination’ before the
demand of independence. Lets analyze both these demands in the light of
ground reality.
The demand of provincial autonomy is
unreal and compared to national suicide because this is exactly as the
demand which Baloch has been demanding since the British rule till today.
It was defined with another name (treaty) but explanation is almost the
same.
Baloch nation has been fighting against
the British for its internal autonomy in various areas using various names
but it was never convinced to fight for its independence as one unit. All
the battles between Marri vs. Bugtis, Khan Kalat vs. Kharanis, Khalil Khan
vs. Jihind Khan ended up in any kind of treaty. Baloch witnessed defeat in
installments collectively. Every group signed some contracts for their
areas but they were unaware that by signing these treaties separately they
were getting weaker and weaker.
On the basis of these treaties,
Balochistan’s unjust division took place. Being divided in pieces and in
result of state conspiracies, Baloch of Sindh, Punjab,
Afghanistan and Iran today is not
in a position to fight for its national survival. If the freedom movement
in Eastern Balochistan does not succeed, no power could prevent Baloch
colliding with other major nations or vanishing in about a century or so.
If Baloch survive it shall only remain as a surname and if the enemy
continue its policy against Baloch, the families would not keep the
surname excusing a hurdle in development or to avoid ridicule of a
defeated nation.
Pro-independence call the provincial
autonomy and right of self-determination seekers as the biggest hurdles in
their ways. If Pakistan succeed in crushing the freedom movement with the
help of these Baloch, Balochistan shall not only become a province of
cantonments in a few years, it would be divided into 2 provinces I.e.
Balochistan and Brahuistan in order to crush its entire energy and people
shall be serving in the same wages not being able to do anything. Baloch
would become way weaker than it is today. Neither they will be able to
gain education like the Baloch in Karachi nor they could use assemblies as
their weapons in fact the state would use them as a tissue paper and throw
them in the dustbin of history. It is no story but a bitter truth, as 50
years ago no one could imagine the rule of Muhajirs in Karachi,
Balochistan would become the same.
Those who raise the slogan of ‘right of
self-determination’ saying it is too early for the demand of independence,
should first ask their own leaders clarification in the slogan of
independence in the decade of 1980 A.D. or if their current slogan sounds
more in favor of self interest. Their (former leaders) slogan of
independence was just at that time because they reserved the right of
changing it which later on end up with the term of ‘give and take’ and is
still present as a black dot in the history of Baloch national politics.
In short, the demanders of ‘right of
self determination’ could not join the pro-independence till they do not
decide breaking up with Pakistan. In past Baloch nation has lost its
everything on the very same path, today Baloch has only Balochistan to
lose which Pakistan claim as its province. Balochistan is the only
guarantee of Baloch national survival and if Baloch agree on anything less
then their independence it would be a victim of greater divisions and be
weaker. The last and the bitter fact is that if Baloch give up at this
point they would never get a second try.
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By Hafeez Hassanabadi,
Translated by Zrombesht
Source:
www.dailytawar.com
To make the Baloch national struggle unsuccessful its opponents are using
helicopters, tanks, chemical bombs, jets and provoking propagandas
against it trying to show the Baloch national struggle’s image ineffective
and insufficient. The symbols of such people are they raise one or two or
sometimes many questions in different occasions trying to bring up the
topic so that they could simultaneously show their sympathy for the Baloch
nation and present these facts as meaningless, in the end they sigh
expressing victory is hard to achieve till Baloch nation lacks unity.
Whereas everyone is aware of the necessity of greater unity in any nation
for its national freedom struggle. This particular specialty (unity) offer
it national freedom from its (the nation’s) separatist ideology. As such
people mean to spread disappointment, they appear sympathetically and
attack like a snake in the sleeves.
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