Audio Nawab Bugti is alive in the hearts of the Baloch people Speech of Mehran Baloch in London 26.8.07 0.6 Mb

Nawab Bugti is alive in the hearts of the Baloch people

I regret for not being able to attend this gathering today, please accept my apologies.

Speech of Mehran Baluch delivered by a colleague 26 august in London

We must observe 4 days mourning, because the battle of Karbala (Tratani) started on 22nd of August and continued until 26. From 22nd to 26, what happened with Nawab Bugti and his companions is a mystery and if any place in Balochistan can be equated with Karbala that is the battle of Tratani, where Nawab Bugti and his companions (Baloch Sarmachaars) have fought four long days battle with Pakistan’s Punjabi army. “Those four days in which Nawab Bugti fought against aggressor (the Pakistani army) forces should be remembered as tragic and black days in the history of Baloch nation,”

Aug 26 was a tragic and black day for the Baloch people as ‘Dada-i-Baloch (grandfather) Nawab Akbar Bugti’ had sacrificed his life while fighting for independence of Balochistan for the dignity of Baloch people.

“Baloch nation should express hatred against shameless Pakistani army and especially against the present military rulers and their stooges/agents involved in the killing of the ‘Grandfather of Baloch’ and hundreds of other Baloch elderly, children and women.

Although the government had announced the death of Nawab Bugti, no one had seen his body or confirmed his death. “How can we accept that he is not among us? Nawab Bugti is alive in the hearts of the Baloch people.”

Therefore we still do not consider Nawab Bugti perished he is still of victim of Pakistani army’s mischief, for us he is still alive yet missing. Thus we are not celebrating an anniversary of death but we are mourning the first year of his lose.

The sufferings and sacrifices by Nawab Bugti and his Friends cannot be quantified but must be acknowledged and appreciated by every patriot Baloch who considers himself as a Baloch with dignity.

We must not forget the 40 brave Baloch who sacrificed their lives protecting our National leader. Some are still in Pakistani army captivity as claimed by the Pakistan army in August last year.

The Punjabi army of Pakistan the mohajir general (criminal) will be held accountable for the atrocities and human rights violation committed in Balochistan.

Nawab Akbar Bugti had a dream, a dream of unity and of self-rule. For having such rebellious dreams, the occupying forces could not allow a 79-year-old man to have a natural death. He was targeted to kill these dreams and his ideology. The enemy has succeeded in killing the man, but his dream lives on. These dreams have spread to every corners of the world. Today every Baloch carries these dreams in their hearts. I hope even each one of us sitting in this room is carry the dreams of Nawab Bugti.

The martyrdom of Shaheed Dr Khalid Ali Baloch and Shaheed Dil Jan Baloch on 8 August 2007 is a proof that these dreams are not dead. Our mothers and sisters with our youngest have come to streets to express their solidarity with the revolutionary forces of Balochistan.

Today if we want to honour and respect Nawab Bugti, we must follow his footprints. We must honour his unity call and unite for a single programme that should have a signal objective Baloch Nation must have the will and courage to revenge his lose and the only revenge, which can heal our wounds and ease our pain, is to get our lost independence.

In end, we appeal the international community and the British govt to press the Pakistani government to treat the surviving captures and baloch political prisoners in accordance with Geneva conventions for prisoners of war. 26.8.07