Baloch Activists Protest in New York near the UN on September 14.
Photo Courtesy: Biswajit Chakroborty
Founders of the United Nations set up this much needed institution to be the assembly of nations. The irony, however, is from the time of its formation to the present day many nations, which are colonized, are denied their rightful place in the United Nations. One nation, among these nations, that is not present in the seventy first session of the UN General Assembly is the Baloch nation.
Pakistan forcibly occupied the sovereign state of Balochistan in 1948. This period is the worst period in Baloch recorded history. The Punjabi Muslim army and ruler of Pakistan has unceasingly been killing the most conscientious and secular members of Baloch society. Since 1948 they have carried out five major military operations in Balochistan, using indiscriminate and disproportional force against the Baloch people, including use of fighter jets and heavy weapons against them.
Balochistan is rich in natural resources and is situated in one of the most strategic locations in the world. Baloch are secular, open-minded, hospitable and dependable people. However, the Punjabi jihadist army of Pakistan and their proxy groups have turned and deformed Balochistan into one of the most destitute and devastated regions in the world.
