Balochistan chief minister, Sanaullah Zehri, on Thursday slammed Indian premier Narendra Modi’s claim that the Baloch people had thanked him for his support of the “so-called insurgency” in the province, a report by Pakistan-based Dawn newspaper said.
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Ban-ki-moon made the remarks in response to a letter by Pakisan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the Foreign Office (FO) said.
Karima Baloch, who is the chairperson of Baloch Students Organisation fighting against atrocities in Balochistan, has on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi her brother and urged him to be the voice of Baloch genocide, war crimes and human rights violation at global forums.
Swarup also said that this was not the first time that India had made a statement on Balochistan.
“The Prime Minister strongly pleaded the case of Kashmir during General Assembly session past year and we will again forcefully raise the issue”, Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said.
India is working to erect an air-tight defense mechanism along the borders with nuclear-armed Pakistan modeled after Israeli security apparatus, the officials said. He said the issue was still outstanding on the Security Council agenda for more than six decades.
“India on Wednesday agreed to talk to Islamabad on the “aspects” related to cross-border terrorism”.
“As for rendering assistance to Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, it is, in any case, part of India”, said MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup.
When asked about any conditions India had put before them for starting dialogue, the spokesman said Pakistan proposed that Kashmir should be the focus of the talks.
He said Barahamdagh and a few other traitors had “become RAW agents and Indian agents” and were shedding rivers of blood in Balochistan for a few rupees, and that is why they were thanking and appreciating Modi.
He also regretted that blatant violation of human rights is being committed by Indian occupation forces in Indian occupied Kashmir on the defenceless Kashmiris, who are striving for their right to self-determination.
“Modi should first stand accountable to the global community for unending and perpetual atrocities against Kashmiris, Muslims and Dalits in Kashmir and in India”, said Bilawal, chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
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He also talked about the assurance given by then President Musharraf in January 2004 that he will not permit any territory under Pakistan’s control to be used to support terrorism against India.
