‘If China does not stop its imperialist ambitions, they will have to face the fire and fury of Baloch nation’, Balochistan’s most prominent leader has warned China in a newly released statement.
According to the statement sent to The Balochistan Post, Dr Allah Nazar, the head of Baloch pro-independence armed organisation, Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), warned China to withdraw from Balochistan.
In the statement, Dr Nazar said, “China is a co-conspirator with Pakistan in plundering and exploiting Baloch national wealth. China is investing billions and helping Pakistan to strengthen its occupation of Balochistan.”
The Baloch leader said that every Chinese project in Balochistan will be strongly resisted.
“China’s dirty role in Balochistan has been revealed, they provide arms and military technology to Pakistan and are therefore involved in Baloch genocide, Baloch will never forgive and forget these crimes”, Dr Nazar added.
He further said that China itself had bore the brunt of slavery and exploitation; it should have had the empathy for the Baloch land, resources and national identity but unfortunately, China had forgotten its past. Now it has become a partner in crimes with Pakistan that it is committing against us. Hence, China must look into its past, and should realize how powerful the liberation movements can be and how difficult China’s coming days will be in Balochistan.”
“Pakistan has stationed a big part of its army in Balochistan to protect CPEC related Chinese projects. The army appointed to protect the projects has crossed red lines and they are persecuting innocent Baloch civilians on the pretext of security. Despite all their persecution and subjugation, none of their projects are progressing and this is obvious that all Chinese projects are facing resistance of Baloch nation.”
Dr. Allah Nizar warned, “We would like to make it clear to China that Balochistan is an occupied land, and no project will ever succeed without the consent of Baloch nation; If China does not pull out of Balochistan then Balochistan will be the graveyard for the Chinese projects and all of its investments will be buried for good.”
He further explained, “Pakistani cruelty has reached to very grim levels, and it is crystal clear that China has a direct hand in it. In such situation any country that joins hand with Pakistan in its exploitive projects in Balochistan, will be deemed an accomplice of Pakistan in Baloch genocide and war crimes in Balochistan.
“Balochistan is not some heirless land, that Pakistan, in alliance with any imperialist power, would be capable to colonize it forever and destroy Baloch national identity. Baloch nation has made countless sacrifices against Pakistani occupation that are still continued. If China does not withdraw from Balochistan, it has to face the wrath of Baloch nation.”
Dr. Allah Nizar Baloch said, “Pakistan has been committing crimes in Balochistan for decades; more than 40,000 Baloch are enforcedly disappeared, and 10,000 were martyred in “kill and dump” policy, custodial killings and fake encounters by Pakistan forces.
Nevertheless, Pakistan has intensified its atrocities after signing of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) agreement. Hundreds of thousands of people are displaced from their villages and hamlets, which come in CPEC route through military operations and forced migrations. These people are living miserable lives in different parts of Balochistan, Sindh and some are living as refugees in Afghanistan and other countries.
Dr. Allah Nizar remarked, “Those who have signed the National Action Plan and were members of the Apex Committee and instigated the military operations in Balochistan are equally responsible of these crimes; Baloch nation will hold them accountable.”
He said, “Today Baloch are forced to migrate and facing oppression; they are making sacrifices for a great cause of national liberation. A free Balochistan will be the outcome of these sacrifices.”
Baloch leader cautioned, “The world must realize the fact that without making a free Balochistan, there will not be any peace in the region because, the imperialistic ambitions of China and Pakistan’s policy of promoting terrorism is a warning of danger for the world. Baloch nation is already bearing its ferocity, but it may engulf the entire world if they keep ignoring the danger.
Dr Allah Nazar’s statement comes only days after BLF’s major ally BLA carried out a suicide attack on a bus carrying Chinese engineers in Dalbandeen.
On 11 August 2018, BLA’s top commander Aslam Baloch’s son Rehan Baloch carried out a suicide attack on Chinese bus in Dalbandeen. According to hospital sources, at least 4 including 3 Chinese engineers died in the attack, several others were injured. Pakistan’s foreign office claims only 5 engineers were injured and no body was killed, however, China had activated a major ’emergency response mechanism’ soon after the attack.
A video of the attack has also been released in which the 22-year-old fighter is seen receiving blessings from his mother and father before blowing up his vehicle near the Chinese bus. The suicide attack, that too by the son of BLA’s top commander, has widely been considered as a radical change in dynamics of Baloch resistance as the movement has traditionally not used such tactics.