Rally against extra-judicial killings in Balochistan

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan organized a protest demonstration in front of the press club on Tuesday against extra-judicial killings by police and unsatisfactory law and order situation in Balochistan.

Balochistan HRCP Chairperson Zahoor Ahmed Shahwani said a man, Abdul Karim, was shot dead by police in front of his house but the killing was linked with Saturday's incident that claimed lives of three policemen.

He said the law enforcement agencies had killed three citizens in Khuzdar and two women in Dera Bugti during two months.

Human rights commission slams operation in Balochistan

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has cautioned the government against the continuation of military operation in Balochistan as it could only add to the deep undercurrents of discontent in the province.

HRCP Chairperson Tahir Muhammad Khan and Secretary General Hina Jilani said in a statement issued here on Tuesday that the failure of the government to make public the purpose behind the operation and explain who the targets were or why Balochistan had been chosen to hunt them down added to the many doubts about the highly questionable action.

They said that the emerging evidence that the operation was leading to grave violations of fundamental rights and adding to the unrest in the province was deeply disturbing. The HRCP anxieties were all the greater because of lack of transparency about the operation already going on in South Waziristan and severe suffering being inflicted on the people of the area.

They were of the view that the handling of Balochistan affairs in a typically ham-handed fashion could only aggravate the tensions simmering in the province and lead to dangerous strife.

Reports that after the killing of several armed forces personnel in Khuzdar, students, activists and others had been randomly rounded up were indicative of disrespect for citizens' rights and sentiments.

From the two months WAPDA authorities of Quetta disconnected electricity of tube wells of growers, through out Balochistan. Because of complete shut down of the grade stations the habitants of Balochistan were facing savoir problem for the drinking water. Zamindar action committee a non political organization of growers of province, announced a long march call against the unjust of WAPDA (Q.E.S.C.O) .
Before long march of 28Jan, they arranged meetings and processions throughout Balochistan demanding for the restoration of electricity and issuing bills as per agreement of March1998. But no body from the WAPDA and the Govt side was ready to listen to them. The protesting farmers coming from closer Dist of Quetta, on the call of Farmers Action Committe, wanted to march in the city to protest against disconnection campaign launched by Qesco against agriculture consumers.
Mr. Sanaullah Baloch member of defunct National Assembly who was leading the procession to, was told that they had reached an understanding with the local authorities allowing the precisionists to stage their demonstration and public gathering condemning the WAPDA role in disconnecting of the power supply and raising tariff.
The procession was marching peacefully towards the ground, when the procession was approaching sona khan thana close to Marri camp from fruit and vegetable market, it was fired upon. It was the well armed forces which made the innocent people the target to the extent to kill them.

DETAILS,, On 28Jan2001 at 11:30 AM the farmers of various districts hold long march.
On entering the limits of Quetta Dist, the well armed personals of frontier corps, Balochistan Reserve Police, Anti terrorist force, CIA and Quetta police under the command of SSP and DC Quetta started firing and shelling tear gas on the march. From three sides the forces directly and continuously fired bullets on the participants of the march for two hours resulting in the killing of four people and injuring twenty people. All the injured people received bullets on their upper body. The four people who died were identified as;

1: Noor Ahmed s/o Rahim Dad: Village: Chapper, Dist: Kalat.
2: Naseer ahmed s/o Hamal khan: Village: Ghungadory Dist: Mastung.
3: Abdual Malik s/o Abdullah Rodani: Village: Kardigap Dist: Mastung.
4: Shair jan s/o Shukr ullah: Village: killi pasund khan. Dist: Mastung

The following people were injured. They received gunshots on upper body.

1: Mohd Anwer s/o Mohd Ali: Village: Hurnahee Dist: Ziarat.
2: Mohd Arif s/o Shadi Khan: Village: Gurgainah, Dist: Mastung.
3: Mohd Gul s/o H Mohd Shadi: Village: Passand Khan: Dist, Mastung
4: Abdul Rashids/o H Khan: Village: Mungochar, Dist: Kalat.
5: Ghullam Rasool s/o Dur Mohd: = = =
6: Khalil Ahmmed s/o Mir jan: Village: Girrari =
7: Hayat Ullah s/o Mullah Dad: Village: Malikyar Dist: Pishin.
8: Ghullam Qadir s/o Abdul Khaliq: Village: Dodaki Dist: Kalat.
9: Akhtar Mohd s/o Marssi: Village: Kadkoocha Dist: Mastung.

CONDEMNATION
President of Balochistan national Party and convener of PONM ( Pakistan Oppressed Nation Movement),Sardar Attahullah Khan Mangle, President of Pakhtoonkhaw MAP and deputy convener of PONM Mr.; Mahmood Khan Achakzi and former Chief Minister of Balochistan Sardar Akhtar Mangel ,expressed his shock over the indiscriminate firing on the growers by the armed forces in Quetta. He expressed his sympathies with the heirs of those killed saying that' our share in this part of Balochistan was nothing but sorrows and mourning after the creation of Pakistan. Mr;Sana ullah Baloch,who led the procession,demanded that the SSP,DC,ADC and other senior responsible for the act be arrested and punished under the law.

CASE 3
As mentioned before that Balochistan has made a hunter land for army and police. They are arresting people on false allegations and treating them inhumanly.
In April, 2001Abdul Razzaq, 27 years was arrested by Sariab police station, Quetta. For three days he was tortured and kept hungry. On fourth day he died in the police station. Public of sariab blocked the National Highway as protest. The police did not even record the F.I.R.