| by Somalan Baloch
- The Pakistani forces increasingly conducted offensive operations against Baloch civilian and political workers in 2012
- Extra Judicial killings and Human Rights violation in 2012 intensified resultantly more than 210 political activists, 19 Journalists and three Human rights defenders lost their lives.
- Paramilitary forces personnel with the help of Inter Service Intelligence Agency routinely carry out summary executions of persons accused or suspected of crime
( January 2, 2013, Baluchistan, Sri Lanka
Guardian) Balochistan remained a breeding ground of killings and dumping of
common political workers in 2012 with brutal force involving indiscriminate air
and artillery assaults on residential areas and apparent targeting of
civilians, and torture, which constitute war crimes and crimes against
humanity, pushing the political confrontation into an internal armed conflict.
The Pakistani forces increasingly conducted
offensive operations against Baloch civilian and political workers in 2012.
Military intelligence (MI), Inter Service Intelligence Agency (ISI)
paramilitary forces with the help of Pakistan army have carried out serious
abuses like kidnapping, torture, and what appear to be extrajudicial executions
of common Baloch civilian in 2012. The spread and strengthening of fighting
have led to a dire humanitarian situation with hundreds of thousands internally
displaced or seeking refuge in European countries.
According to Human Rights Commission of
Pakistan (HRCP) Pakistani paramilitary forces and law enforcement agencies have
committed “disgusting violations of human rights" since Baloch insurgency
intensified.
The Human Right Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)
report on Balochistan estimation was based on interviews with more than hundred
victims and witnesses, but observers were not allowed access to some areas like
Dera Bugti (The native area of late Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti crushed in a
military operation in August 2005) Kohlu, Khuzdar and some other restive parts
of the province, the report said.
Earlier a year, the Human Right Watch and
London based Human Right defender Amnesty international estimated that
government forces had killed at least 350 civilians after abducting them.
According to the report revealed by HRW
entitled as “Pakistan: Upsurge in killings in Balochistan “said that “since
January 2011, at least 150 people have been abducted and killed and their
bodies abandoned - acts widely referred to as "kill and dump"
operations, in which Pakistani security forces engaged in counterinsurgency
operations may be responsible” report also called upon the government of
Pakistan to immediately act to end the epidemic of killings of suspected Baloch
militants and opposition activists by the military, intelligence agencies, and
the paramilitary Frontier Corps in the southwestern province of Balochistan.
"Even the cold-blooded killing of human
rights defenders and academics has not moved the Pakistani government to
seriously investigate, rein in, or hold the security forces to account in
Balochistan," said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch.
"The government's failure to open a credible investigation into the
killing of someone as prominent as Saba Dashtiyari only adds fuel to the fire
of anger and suspicion in the province." Report added.
Pakistani government has consistently blamed
Baloch freedom fighters for the violence and said security forces are
protecting the people but the truth was unveiled after Supreme Court of
Pakistan October 2012 interim order which clearly said that there was enough
evidence of government agencies’ involvement in unconstitutional activities in
Balochistan like extra judicial killings, abducting of common political workers
and executing human right activists.
Extra Judicial killings and Human Rights
violation in 2012 intensified resultantly more than 210 political activists, 19
Journalists and three Human rights defenders lost their lives.
Baloch civilian said Pakistani Paramilitary
forces in 2012 committed extrajudicial killings, torture, rape, and extortion
with relative impunity.
Paramilitary forces personnel with the help
of Inter Service Intelligence Agency routinely carry out summary executions of
persons accused or suspected of crime; rely on torture as a principal means of
investigation; even committed rape of both sexes, with; and engaged in
extortion at nearly every opportunity. Baloch civilian told us.
In the last days of December 2012 the
Pakistani army attacked and searched homes in the southern west district Awarn
of the restive province and the nearby Mashkey village on 26 December morning,
kidnapping 21 civilians, and Baloch sources reported. 7people were kidnapped
when the army attacked Mashkey village, among them two women were included. The
remaining is yet not known. The 7 were kidnapped when the army attacked and searched
homes in the village, witnesses reported.
Pakistani military forces fired hazardous
gases into citizen’s homes in district Awaran in December 28th night and
earlier wreaked havoc in a nearby village.
Witnesses said Pakistani military forces
during petrol in District Awaran fired
rocket launchers at Baloch people homes and burnt houses of people and damaged
homes of the people.
They said that soldiers escorting the march
fired teargas and sonic bombs at Baloch populated areas that retaliated against
the forces provocations.
Meanwhile they closed the main road in the
village and blocked hundreds from heading to their fields.
Local sources said that the soldiers
demolished many houses and cultivated land after killing 31 common civilian.
The residents condemn the destruction streak,
and appealed to human rights groups including European Union, America and
International Community to expose the Pakistani forces crimes in Balochistan.
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