US Congressman Rohrabacher demands referendum in Balochistan

This moron is at it again. Last year he had tabled a bill in US congress for Baluchistan’s independence.
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US Congressman Rohrabacher demands referendum in Balochistan | DAWN.COM

The controversial Tarek Fatah is also present in this pic below besides other shady characters.

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UNPO convened an international conference at The Royal Society, London entitled ‘Global and Regional Security Challenges in South Asia: What Future for Balochistan?’. -Press Release Photo

BRUSSELS: In an effort to shed light on the key role Balochistan plays in South Asia, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) convened a conference entitled “Global and Regional Security Challenges in South Asia: What Future for Balochistan”, which took place at The Royal Society, London on 24 February 2013.

Key speaker at this conference, US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, gave a poignant speech urging the right to self-determination for the Baloch people.

The Congressman requested a referendum to be held in Balochistan on the question of independence, which would challenge the claims by Islamabad that the Baloch want to be part of Pakistan.

“As you may know, I have a resolution I submitted following hearings last year. This resolution basically says that the people of Balochistan have a right to control their destinies through the ballot box and we support a referendum for them to decide whether they stay part of Pakistan or not,” he said.

“Unfortunately, it has been American money and American support for a vicious, murderous, gangster regime in Pakistan that has kept this violence and horrendous reality as part of the lives of so many millions of people who live in South Asia,” Rohrabacher said in his speech.
He called for Pakistani officials to be tried for war crimes.

“First and foremost, we have to quit giving any military aid, and I would suggest we should quit giving any aid, to Pakistan who then uses our aid to murder and suppress people like the Baloch people, who are longing to have basic freedoms.

“We have to make sure that the evidence of this is clear to everybody and that the monstrous violence that is being laid upon the people of Balochistan is horrendous, he said.

Congressman Brian Higgins (D-NY) was also present.

The conference was opened by Marino Busdachin, General Secretary of UNPO, and Paulo Casaca, former MEP and Director of the South Asia Democratic Forum, who denounced above all the Pakistani government’s use of a ferocious ‘kill and dump’ policy in Balochistan.
The first panel, chaired by Noordin Mengal, discussed Balochistan’s role in the world power game.
Athar Hussain, Director of the Asia Research Centre at LSE, Dr. Naseer Dashti, Baloch writer, and Mohammad Ali Talpur, columnist at the Daily Times, addressed issues such as Pakistan’s inability as a state to protect its citizen and the brutality with which it has addressed tensions with Balochistan.

The second panel brought together Burzine Waghmar from the Centre for the Study of Pakistan at SOAS, journalist Anna Reitman, Nasser Boladai, President of the Baluchistan People’s Party, and Hammal Haider Baloch, spokesperson of the Baloch National Movement.
This panel addressed the talibanisation of Balochistan, the rise of islamic radicalism in South Asia, security in Iranian Balochistan, the key role energy and mining resources play in Balochistan, and the influence of Iran, Pakistan, India and China in the region.
The third panel concentrated on Balochistan’s future and the different ways forward, a subject strongly backed by US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher.

The Congressman stated that Pakistan is not a friend of the United States and of those who believe in peace, prosperity and freedom for the people of the world.

The Khan of Kalat, Mir Suleman Daud called for a united Baloch front in the struggle against the horrors imposed on the Baloch people by Islamabad.

Tarek Fatah gave a vigorous speech, pointing at the curse of colonialism and the lack of international support to Balochistan, while Pakistan keeps on betraying its international allies.

Prof Joshua Castellino of Middlesex University, spoke about the right to self determination of peoples, and Abubakar Siddique of RFE/RL, addressed issues of enforced disappearances and human rights in Balochistan.

The conference was concluded by Peter Tatchell, political activist and spokesperson for human rights of the Green Party (UK), who outlined his proposals for a way forward for Balochistan, stressing on the importance of forming a united Baloch front capable of convincing the international community.
Noordin Mengal concluded the conference by stating that a sovereign state of Balochistan would not only benefit the Baloch people, but the entire region.
This day-long conference produced the “Conference Declaration on the Restoration of the Rights of the Baloch People in light of Regional and Global Security”.

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Yes, murderous regimes should be removed, should we start charity from home? Pakistani officials should be tried for war crimes, so should American, Israelis... are you with me?

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He is a mad man. Having said that we should be a little bit careful in how we conduct our wars in FATA and Balochistan, the eyes of the world are on us to exploit our fault lines.

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Considering the fact about the spine of zardari, I'd say that it is election posturing than anything else. If musharraf couldn't get a pipeline, when he had more spine than zardari, then you expect what is to expected from him. He is best at playing drawing room politics like the low level dakoo chor family that he comes from is experienced in so well.

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and you thought shaking the hand of the devil would make them your friend??

the Americans whole plan was to divide pakistan and this clear interference in balochistan is proof of that. this congressman is not alone you think he not backed by his government?

you even have the indians stirring up trouble in balochistan and pakistan and then they have the nerve to speak about terrorism what hypocrites!

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everyone shakes hands with amreeka when it suits them including your saudi and taliban buddies. However serious it might be, let us also remember that obama administration has distanced itself from this guy and the democrats even defeated his attempt to get a bill out to the wider congress. If you knew about his love for Obama, then you would know how much love is lost between them.

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“As you may know, I have a resolution I submitted following hearings last year. This resolution basically says that the **people of Balochistan have a right to control their destinies through the ballot box **and we support a referendum for them to decide whether they stay part of Pakistan or not,” he said.
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Yes, but not the people of Kashmir or Palestine. Bloody idiots.

Anything that Tarek Fatah is supporting has to be a heap of cow dung. The guy gets his airtime only because he goes out of his way to hate on anything related to muslims.

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With the pipe line going forward, expect more Rorbachers in the future.

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double standards. And then America wonders why do pakistanis hate them. Pipeline dimagh per charh gayi hai inn k

Hopefully elections will improve balochistan's situation.

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But but pakistan stabbed us by hosting bin laden.

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Good to see Pakistan looking out for its own interests. The Pipeline will go a long way towards improving regional cooperation. Mutual dependance of US and Pakistan has never ended well, and the hammer usually comes down in this region. Better for Pakistan to be self reliant as possible.

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The congressman should just jump off a cliff. Wth does Balochistan issue have to do with him? It's an internal Pakistani matter.

Balochistan will never be independent due to its geo-political significance. It is bordered by Iran and Afghanistan.

A) Shia Iran hates Sunni Baluchistan. Iran would never go against Pakistan in this respect if anything they need what little support Pakistan can provide.
b) Afghanistan is not strong enough and couldn't support the BLA and co even if they wanted to as Taliban control that region and don't get on with Balochis
C) Pakistan is naturally against any secession.

In the end it will remain an inherently failed province and the only thing that will happen is more killings and violence.

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Rohrbachar probably receives some funding from an Indian lobby group. Thats usually the case.

No one in Washington really cares about what goes in the region beyond lip service, as long as it doesn't directly affect American interests.

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Independent Balochistan is not feasible, as in case of its independence Afghanistan or Iran will try to annex it. Afghanistan would love to have access to the sea, but they lack the stability and military resources to carry this activity out. On the other side there's Iran which could successfully carry this out. For the balochis they'd rather be part of sunni Pakistan as compared to shia Iran. However Pakistani military and politicians should try to alleviate the concerns that the baloch have to us and try to bring them at par with the rest of the country.

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Never take it lightly and think Baluchistan cannot survive if supported by ANY outsider willing to spend money...including Iran.

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The best thing the national govt can do is provide education, healthcare facilities and win the hearts and minds of young Balochis. Rightly so, they're so pissed off because they don't receive their fair share. Greedy Punjab and Sindh take majority of resources. Punjabi and Sindhi leaders need to change tactics otherwise more violence and killings to follow.

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Money isnt divided equitably in the other provinces either... Look at how under developed Southern Punjab is.