The assassination of Baloch leaders Habib Jalib, Secretary General of Baluchistan National party, former Senator, and Supreme Court lawyer, and Muala Bakhsh Dashi National Party central leader and former Nazim reflect the genocidal mindset of State authorities in Pakistan. This brutal act is clearly pushing Baloch moderates and progressives voices to the wall, and endorsed the claims of Baloch militant organizations that Islamabad doesn’t recognize the Baloch rights on their soil. If Pakistani Sate has not spared the Leader like Habib Jalib how they would be treating rest of the population. This act is highly cowardice and condemnable but it can’t stop Baloch people from seeking their rights and freedom. Violence always begets violence, and guns always force people to defend themselves. Islamabad State terrorism has forced Baloch people to defend their rights, identity and resources which are denied, threatened and exploited by Islamabad. Baluchistan grievances and sufferings were never recognized or addressed, and their enlightened voices are cowardly being killed but it exposes Pakistan’s real face in Balochsitan which always making hue and cries about Kashmir but brutalize its own people. The sacrifices of Baloh nationalists wouldn’t go in vain.

Mumtaz Khan

Toronto