Baloch Trust on Federation

Baloch nations trust from federation is fading day by day, and it’s because of some facts, reasons, systems, and behaviors from both side, from Balochistan as well as from federation.

Crisis in Balochistan has not started in near past it has been there since the dawn of 27 March 1948 when Balochistan was occupied against Baloch will. After this incident Balochistan has never seen a peaceful time, Eras changed in Pakistan, people transformed, leadership improved, dictatorship was also there but every period have brought a more suffering interval for Balochistan and the Baloch nation.

Incident of 1948 was a huge shock for Baloch nation, they were depressed in those memories, but something went wrong again in 1958 and military entered Balochistan once again, Baloch nation thought that maybe its British army again like 1879, but they were wrong this was a full-fledged military operation against Baloch nationalists. Khan of Kalat “Ahmed Yar Khan” was arrested, his palace became a military fort, and Balochistan again went in fire. Nawab Norouz Khan declared insurgency against Pakistani state, but all in vein he was arrested and brutally tortured in Sukkur Jail, where he died at age of 90. This insurgency killed nearly 5000 Baloch nationalist and 3500 personals. This military operation left a negative impact on mind of every Baloch.

But it’s not over, in era of father of democracy “Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto” Balochs were against forced to resist against federation, and this military operation was worse than ever, Baloch nation united on some platform and that was insurgency. After the goriest war, Baloch leadership was exiled and Balochistan was left burning in fire of cruelty, this war ruined the trust of Baloch nation. The worse conflict of Baloch history came to an end with no fallouts, and the Baloch trust vanished from federation.

Takeover of Zia Ul Haq was encouraging for Balochistan, Zia Ul Haq ordered for amnesty of entire Baloch leadership and insurgents, and the only peaceful era of Balochistan was started, leadership participated in elections, Balochistan cheered peace, and the environment for reconstruction of trust on federation became possible.

But to leave Balochistan in peace for a long period isn’t involved in policies of federation, again a cold war in Balochistan was started in 1999 which changed into a full-fledged military operation in 2001 which is continued yet, after the takeover of “Pervez Musharraf”, Balochistan again went to fire, in this long term war situation of Balochistan became more worse. Those who believed to resolve the matter politically were forced to climb mountains and take their rights by armed struggle, and Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti was one of them. On 25 of August 2006 Balochistan went too apart from federation when Bugti was killed in mountains of Kohlu, Nawab death was a huge shock for Baloch nation and a black day in Baloch history this day took Balochistan on point of no return. Balochistan lacked the leadership, some were exiled and others in jails and the youth left behind, followed the path of insurgency left by Nawab, and except of dialogues, they beard disappearances, tortures and killings. In same war Nawabzada Balach Khan Marri was also killed near Nushki on his return from Afghanistan. In no time streets of Balochistan were seemed to be graveyards. Baloch trust has been wiped out many times, but this time Musharaf policy was so change that he never desired that Balochs should trust him.

Government changed, military rule ended, hope raised, leadership returned but war wasn't yet ended it was just minimized for a short interval of time. Balochs have failed to recall that PPP rule has always been suffering era for them but PPP hasn't. Soon another conflict in Balochistan, but this time style was bit change, abduct them torture them brutally and through their bullet riddled bodies on road side. As Sardar Akhtar Mengal quoted that “PPP has fulfilled his promise with Baloch nation they have got bullet to eat, “Kafan” to wear and grave to live. After a hearing and a resolution by Americans on Balochistan, response of Pakistani nation was more shocking then the steps by Americans, all agreed on same sentence that Balochistan is an internal matter of Pakistan and US doesn't need to interfere in that, but no one asked that why Americans got the chance to interfere in Balochistan. But still Balochistan is burning, still people are missing, still bullet riddled bodies are recovering, and still the issue of Balochistan is an unsolved mystery.

The trust of Baloch can be realized by their non-serious reaction towards federation on amnesty of political cases of nationalists and APC on Balochistan. They don’t even trust the interior minister “Rehman Malik” and deny his offer by saying that neither he nor federation keeps their word and if the dialogues turn out to be successful, there is no assurance that they will be implemented.

Those who are sitting in Pindi still think that this war is going to be the last war, but they need to think whether the situation of Balochistan has gone worse than it was or use of force is satisfactory, they have tried five times to solve the problem with force and have got destructive results, in every next war Balochistan is pushed too apart, and they face more complications then the war before it. Why don’t they try once to solve it politically and if they fail no one can stop them to use force. As well quoted by Winston Churchill “To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war”.

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great. Still it’s not too late, just forward your hand and you’ll find thousands of hands to shake, trust of Baloch needs to be built again and it can be done by just two steps, agree that Balochistan belongs to Baloch nation and full fill there legal demands.