Imprisoned Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Dr Mahrang Baloch has issued an extensive message to Baloch youth from Huda Jail, urging them to remain connected to the national movement, resist state repression through knowledge and discipline, and uphold courage, justice and dignity in the face of fear, enforced disappearances and sweeping crackdowns across Balochistan.
In the message dated 30 October 2025, Dr Baloch said that although “time slows inside prison walls, thought does not stop,” adding that the responsibility of continuing the struggle against repression now rests heavily on the younger generation.
She said Baloch youth must engage deeply with philosophy, history, politics, science and technology, not merely for degrees but as tools for national consciousness, critical thinking and Baloch survival. “A nation lives not by the sword but by resolve,” she wrote.
Dr Baloch said courage was essential for confronting both external repression and internal fear. “Defeat occurs only when you stop fighting, and the Baloch youth have never stopped fighting,” she said.
She urged the youth to identify and break “mental slavery,” calling it more dangerous than physical oppression, and emphasized that resistance must be rooted in truth, discipline and justice.
Dr Baloch also called attention to the suffering of families affected by enforced disappearances, saying these were no longer political questions but “the defeat of humanity.”
She ended her message by asking Baloch youth to write three promises for life: never stop seeking the truth, use their abilities for the nation, and make respect for their language and identity part of daily practice.
Full Text: Message from Dr Mahrang Baloch
This is a translated version of the original Urdu text. Efforts have been made to preserve meaning, tone and structure while maintaining accuracy.
Message to Baloch Youth From Prison
My ideological companions,
Inside these walls, time slows down, but thought does not stop. I see in you the responsibility to protect that thought and to carry it forward. The history of our land is not merely a record of victories or defeats; it is a continuous story of awakening: sometimes born from a book, sometimes nurtured by a question, and sometimes emerging from the challenges of every era.
Today, Balochistan is burning, but history teaches us that standing against oppression requires struggle. Our current movement is, in fact, a fight against a system of repression, and the heavy responsibility of this struggle rests especially on your generation.
Despite state repression, enforced disappearances and limited resources, when you pursue education, it becomes the responsibility of every Baloch youth to remain connected with the national movement and to fulfil their duties.
I believe that knowledge is not simply the memorisation of words; knowledge is the vision that allows you to recognise reality, raise questions and evaluate systems. Living nations use education as a means of national progress, not merely as a way to obtain degrees.
Study philosophy to learn how to question.
Study politics to understand who governs you.
Study history to know how events are shaped, whose voice is written, and whose silence is buried.
Do not fear science and technology. Do not treat them only as tools for employment, make them tools for Baloch national survival and development.
My young ones,
Courage is the lamp that shows the way in dark times. Bravery is the force that gives a person the courage to make the impossible possible. Remember, when belief is alive in the heart, even chains give way. Your courage is the wall against which fear collapses.
History is witness that nations survive not by the sword but by resolve. The youth who dare to dream even under the shadow of oppression are the ones who change the course of history.
Your duty is not only to study or protest, your duty is to keep hope alive, because hopelessness is a nation’s greatest defeat.
Remember, courage is not just a slogan; it is a continuous practice. It stays alive even when all doors are shut, when voices are silenced and when the light of hope grows dim. The youth who remain steadfast on truth even in such times are the real soldiers of resistance.
Courage is not that you challenge the enemy, courage is that you defeat your own weaknesses, fears and despair. The person who gains control over himself holds the power to change the world. Defeat occurs only when you stop fighting, and the Baloch youth have never stopped fighting.
Conscious Baloch youth,
In every era, the greatest resistance has been the courage to think. When oppressed nations begin to question, the walls tremble. When people determine the meaning of words themselves, consciousness becomes free. A mind that refuses to think becomes its own prison.
Keep your thought awakened, protect it, and do not sell it to fear or temptation. Mental slavery is more dangerous than physical slavery; to break this slavery, it is essential to combine knowledge with action.
Make your identity your strength on the path to mental freedom, your mother tongue, your culture and your philosophy of resistance are your strongest expressions.
Resistance means standing with restraint, patience and justice. If you oppose something, first understand its facts with complete honesty. If you support someone, have the courage to accept the consequences. The greatest principle of resistance is endurance; those who remain disciplined reach their destination.
My companions in this caravan,
When a mother’s son is missing for years, when women are forcibly taken, when villages fall into the grip of fear, and when children lose their dreams, these matters no longer remain political, they become the defeat of humanity.
Will we accept this defeat? No. The sacrifices of our martyrs show that our nation cannot bow before oppression.
Restore the dignity of your people through knowledge, justice and a strong voice.
Let your struggle be centred not on hatred but on dignity.
Let your protest be not noise but steadfastness.
When you stand with the oppressed through your pen, your reasoning and your character, your testimony becomes stronger than any court ruling.
My Baloch nation,
In this era of media and narrative-making, every news item is a claim and every picture a choice. Learn to read narratives: observe the source of news, the language cues, and the hidden parts of the scene. Whatever everyone is saying — question it the most.
In the clash between oppressor and oppressed, victory and defeat depend on the balance of power, but world history shows that oppressed nations, even with limited resources, have shown courage and brought change. Our resistance movement has repeatedly exposed the state narrative, this is our pride and also our hope.
Use your abilities for the service of the nation.
Those studying medicine should heal their people.
Those studying law should stand for justice.
Those studying computer science should teach IT to children in their areas.
Those in literature should record the stories of their elders so memory is not buried in the soil.
All of this service is your resistance, because it strengthens life and stands against oppression.
I want you to write three promises for your life:
1. You will never stop seeking the truth.
2. You will use your abilities for the nation, no matter how small the step.
3. You will make respect for your national language and identity a part of your daily life.
I am imprisoned, but my thoughts are free. You are outside, protect the freedom of your thought. Light the lamps of knowledge in your circles, create spaces for discussion, write books in your own tongue, ask yourself questions and answer them through your actions.
Remember, courage is the light that escapes even the walls of a prison.
This is your greatest duty, and this is your true resistance.
Mahrang Baloch
Huda Jail, Quetta
30 October 2025