Failing the Baloch

[Himalaya]

Re: Failing the Baloch

@kakaballi

Yes, Indians and others intervene in Baluchistan, but as Pasha Sb said it is us who provide them opportunity.

If Baluchis were happy being part of Pakistan and being identified as Pakistanis, Indians could do nothing in there. The fact is that a good proportion of Baluchis are not happy and they are justified. We have wronged them for decades and cannot really blame them for being angry about it all. How would you feel if your family members are picked up randomly by ‘security forces’ on ‘suspicion’ and sometimes never returned? We lost West Pakistan through similar blunders and we are doing it again.

The reports about Baluchistan are not exaggerated. I have personally witnessed Pakistan military personnel needing armed escort every time they leave their units even in some urban areas. I have also seen extreme poverty around Gawadar while the elite from Punjab and Sindh were cutting land deals in the imposing imperialistic building of Pearl Continental hotel there. About time we realize what we have done and try to undone it.

Many elite Pashtuns and Baloch are also cutting deals in the imperialistic PC Hotel. I have been to Gwadar and even today the people there are peaceful. it is one of the few areas of Balochistan where you could be gauranteed peace. The people of Gwadar have no problems with development - it is the Baloch from the inner areas causing the problems. Gwadar has seen a lot of change in the last 10 years. They have no one but Musharaf and his government to thank for that. The people can now sell any products they catch in Karachi - before it would take a few days to travel but now just 12 hours. Fishermen have done fairly well.