America is using Balochistan to pressurize Islamabad to continue drama of so-called war against terrorism (SWAT), open NATO supply route and keep using military installations of Pakistan. It has already cost Pakistani public $100bn (China Daily), 40,000 innocent lives and a lost decade in economy, progress and international image. US Congress has joined the farce to reduce Afghan war expenditure, which has gone up tenfold. Washington is now forcing Islamabad to support illegal Afghan war, which has not been approved by the US Congress since 2001. As part of ‘checks and balance’, the Congress has failed to block funding of illegal Afghan war. The US president can order the war but it has to approved by the Congress for release of funds. Due to lack of funds and public pressure, Washington has already advanced Afghan troop withdrawal to 2013 from 2014. It is unfortunate to see US Congress interfering in Pakistan’s internal affairs by debating on Balochistan instead of ending illegal Afghan war and help restore peace in the region.
West cannot run with Balochistan and stand with Islamabad at the same time. Pakistan’s parliament can also debate return of Georgia to Russia to help Putin rebuild former USSR, support independence of Alaska and Vermont. Reportedly, Vermont’s Parliament has passed two resolutions of independence from US. Alaskans and the environmentalists are already opposing Canada-Texas pipeline. The Nebraskans are unhappy over the raw deal and use of power by Washington involving control of gold reserves, natural resources and passage levy of western railway. Of course, Chinese would love to attend a session in Pakistan’s parliament condemning inhumane American and Canadian treatment of Chinese under “Go home magic washer”, throwing of sick and the dead western railway workers into rivers instead of providing treatment or decent burials (Canadian-Chinese documentary, CCTV), and imposition of ‘Head taxes’. However, these traitors and taxed were given nationalities to fight in the World War- a practice followed in Iraq and Afghan wars. It is a lesson for PPP government supporting Pak-US relations, SWAT and NATO supplies.
Human rights in West should be challenged. People should support demands for English parliament. Under UK, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own national assembly. England has nothing. The British government refuses to give any such political and constitutional recognition to England. Public supports Ireland, India and Pakistan seeking the prosecution of Queen Elizabeth for monarchy’s crimes against humanity in Ireland and the Subcontinent. In Bloody Sunday in Croke Park (1920) the Royal Irish Constabulary, the Police and the British troops shot indiscriminately into the crowd killing many (14) during a football match to avenge the death of British Intelligence officers. The British monarch was emboldened by the massacre of innocent people by General Dyer in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, India, 1919. The world supports Argentina’s call to take UK to UN to regain control of natural resources of Falklands, which belongs to people of Argentina.
Human rights in West should be challenged. People should support demands for English parliament. Under UK, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own national assembly. England has nothing. The British government refuses to give any such political and constitutional recognition to England. Public supports Ireland, India and Pakistan seeking the prosecution of Queen Elizabeth for monarchy’s crimes against humanity in Ireland and the Subcontinent. In Bloody Sunday in Croke Park (1920) the Royal Irish Constabulary, the Police and the British troops shot indiscriminately into the crowd killing many (14) during a football match to avenge the death of British Intelligence officers. The British monarch was emboldened by the massacre of innocent people by General Dyer in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, India, 1919. The world supports Argentina’s call to take UK to UN to regain control of natural resources of Falklands, which belongs to people of Argentina.
Amnesty International should demand publication of Operation Raker Report (ORR). London has refused to publish the report to cover gross violations of human rights of Australia, America and Britain in Iraq including running of ‘ghost detention centers’. According to Human Rights Watch, the inter-agency unit was responsible for “some of the most serious allegations of detainee abuse” following the invasion. The victims were tortured, killed and dumped (RAF helicopter death revelation leads to secret Iraq detention camps, (Feb. 7, The Guardian). To avoid accountability, UK is calling for change in EU human right laws and changing British laws in the name of Green Paper. Pakistan’s lawmakers, judiciary and public should read the Guardian report and our media should expose human rights violations by the West. It is now the obligation of international and national human rights bodies to bring western leaders to the Hague. As per its policy, China should ban trade with the US, Australia and Britain.
Reportedly, people in Latin America are demanding accountability of pro-US dictators for crimes against humanity including missing persons. Obama, during his last visit to Chile refused to support public demanding accountability of Gen Pinochet and alleged US support for his coup and crimes against the country, human rights violations and gross violations of international laws and conventions. The Chileans were also demanding accountability of all those Americans involved supporting and sustaining Pinochet throughout his stay in power.
Pakistan can secure Balochistan. Instability is part of Obama’s Asia Defense Review allowing US to intervene in other parts of the world. The insurgency in Balochistan has foreign support (Balochistan issue in US Congress). Arguably, bringing Balochistan under international human rights spotlight is a pressure tactic to secure US geo-strategic interests in South Asia, restart NATO supply route, establish permanent military bases in Afghanistan, force Islamabad to join anti-China arch constituting Turkey (NATO missile shield), Afghanistan and India. Islamabad can easily counter it by adopting T-strategy. The horizontal part of T constitutes Russia, China and Europe and the stem part is Pakistan. The parliament and the people should tell the government to link ME with Asia through Gwadar and relocate 20 million Pakistanis in Balochistan on war footings to secure its territorial integrity on lines of American Homestead Law (13 states) and China poverty alleviation program lifting 250 million Chinese out of poverty in last ten years. Pak-Iran gas agreement of 40BCF (1995 agreement) should be protected. Russian-ME link through Pakistan will bring seven pipelines (4 Qatar, 3 Saudi Arabia) with $70bn royalty in addition to $700 bn trade and commerce links.
The Baloch should play their part in the equation. We can relocate 30 million Pakistanis to Balochistan (and FATA) to generate jobs, start domestic consumption based economy, and improve security. The way forward lies in unity, justice and equitable distribution of resources not in killings of non-Balochi Pakistanis. The Baloch must be given control of natural resources under 18th Amendment, but in return they should also respect Constitutional rights of fellow Pakistanis to work and settle in Balochistan. The Baloch should learn about West’s human right records from history.
The Baloch should play their part in the equation. We can relocate 30 million Pakistanis to Balochistan (and FATA) to generate jobs, start domestic consumption based economy, and improve security. The way forward lies in unity, justice and equitable distribution of resources not in killings of non-Balochi Pakistanis. The Baloch must be given control of natural resources under 18th Amendment, but in return they should also respect Constitutional rights of fellow Pakistanis to work and settle in Balochistan. The Baloch should learn about West’s human right records from history.
Pakobserver
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