Exclusive report on Baluch separatists - 10 Jun 07
"repressive and lethal war imposed on the people in Balochistan has caused death and injuries to a large number of people and has uprooted hundreds of thousands from their homes. It has caused untold of miseries to the people. The unabated military operation has also caused a serious blow to the federation and has permanently alienated from Pakistan a large section of the population in Balochistan , which is now openly calling for an independent Balochistan ."
////////////////////////// Arrest of Herbiyar Marri in London, UK 6 12 2007
Ms. Irene Khan, Secretary General, Amnesty International Re : Arrest of Mr. Herbiyar Marri in London, UK
Dear Ms. Irene Khan, The World Sindhi Institute expresses grave and serious concern on the arrest of Mr. Herbiyar Marri, brother of Mr. Balach Marri, a leading activist of Baloch struggle for human rights who was brutally killed in a military operation by Pakistan Military on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border area a fortnight ago. http://iaoj.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/arrest-of-herbiyar-marri-in-london-uk/ //////////////////////////
"In particular, tensions have been aggravated by President Pervez Musharraf's determination to develop the area's oil and gas fields, the largest in the country, as well as his aim to build a pipeline across the region to carry oil from Iran and a strategic deep sea port to expand trade with China, local residents say.
They charge that General Musharraf has shown little regard for their concerns and that for years their province has received paltry royalties on its resources, while remaining one of the country's poorest regions.
The government has branded two of the rebel leaders, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, nearly 80, and Balach Marri, 40, "miscreants," outlaws who oppose economic development to retain a hold over their tribes.
In an interview under the shade of a rocky overhang, Mr. Bugti and Mr. Marri, who share the names of the tribes they lead, dismissed the charges. They are not opposed to economic development, they said, but rather to the Pakistani government's military campaign to suppress them.
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