The Baloch National Movement (BNM) staged a protest in the South Korean city of Busan against the ongoing military operation in Zehri, a tehsil in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district.
According to the group, the demonstration took place in the Napo-dong area, where participants distributed pamphlets in English and Korean to raise awareness about the human rights situation in Balochistan.
Protesters held banners calling for an end to the siege in Zehri, justice for Balochistan, and a halt to what they described as the “genocide of the Baloch people.” They also displayed photographs said to depict damaged homes and grieving families from the area.
In their statements, BNM representatives alleged that the Pakistani military was responsible for war crimes against the Baloch population, claiming that recent airstrikes in Zehri had killed more than 20 civilians, including 10 children, and that over 50 people had been subjected to enforced disappearance.
The group further alleged that residents of Zehri were facing acute shortages of food, water, and medicine, and that hospitals had been turned into military outposts. It also claimed that a 24-hour curfew had restricted civilian movement, exacerbating the humanitarian situation.
The BNM called on international organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, to investigate the situation and ensure humanitarian access to the affected region.
Pakistani authorities have not issued an official response to these allegations. In the past, the government has maintained that military operations in Balochistan are aimed at countering insurgent groups and maintaining security in the region.
The protest in Busan was part of a series of demonstrations organised by the BNM in various countries to draw global attention to what it describes as a worsening humanitarian crisis in Zehri and other parts of Balochistan.