حزب مردم بلوچستان  Balochistan People’s Party  بلوچستانءِ اُستمانءِ گــَل

27-04-2006

UNPO Appeal on Balochistan
 

The Hague, 26 April - UNPO has issued an appeal to the authorities in Pakistan to raise concern about recent incidents regarding the Baloch people, who are increasingly suffering human rights violations.
On the morning of 4 April 2006 Munir Mengal was arbitrarily arrested by intelligence agents at Karachi airport. Munir Mengal is the director of "Baloch Voice", the first independent Baloch-language satellite television channel. It is reported that Munir Mengal was taken away by staff of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), an intelligence service under the control of the army and his location is so far unknown.

Another incident regarding Balochistan people concerns the fact that Iranian military and intelligence forces are also said to be involved in the killing of three Baloch Sunni clerics and their two associates. On Monday 10th of April 2006, the three Baloch clerics, Molavi Nea'matulla Mirbalochzahi, Molavi Abdul Hakim Gamshadzahi, Molavi Abdullah Narooi and their two associates were reported to be killed in a “suspicious” car accident.

Taking into consideration these developments, UNPO has urged President Pervez Musharraf;

to inform about the whereabouts of Munir Mengal, to ensure that he not tortured or ill-treated, and to urge Munir Mengal's immediate and unconditional release, unless he is charged with a recognizably criminal offence;

to take the necessary steps to bring to justice those responsible for the attack on 10 April which caused the death of the three Baloch clerics, Molavi Nea'matulla Mirbalochzahi, Molavi Abdul Hakim Gamshadzahi, Molavi Abdullah Narooi and their two associates; and to put an end to the human rights violations against the Baloch people.

Source: UNPO