The spokesperson of the Free Balochistan Movement has stated in a press release that throughout history, certain individuals and political groups emerge who raise more questions due to their duality than their actual existence. In Balochistan today, the pro-Pakistani parliamentary political parties have become living embodiments of such contradictions within Baloch politics.
On one hand, they call themselves Baloch nationalists and claim to be guardians of Baloch interests. Still, on the other hand, they restrict their entire political struggle within the very constitution and system whose foundation was laid upon the subjugation of the Baloch land.
This is the same contradiction that, in philosophical terms, could be called the “illusion of survival”—a condition where the representatives of an oppressed nation seek justification for their existence from the very force that enslaves them. The politics of such people is the practical manifestation of this illusion—half Pakistani, half Baloch nationalist; like a half-partridge, half-quail creature.
The question is: Where can this political duality and double-faced policy take the Baloch nation? Can the rights of the Baloch ever be achieved by mentally accepting this slavery?
In recent days, more than fifteen Baloch individuals were killed in a suicide attack at a BNP public gathering. This tragedy exposes the reality that even this half-hearted, double-standard policy is no longer acceptable to the occupying Pakistani state. The state’s message is clear: Baloch are only acceptable when they fully align with the state’s narrative—like Shafiq Mengal, Sarfraz Bugti, or Changez Marri.
This contradiction—wrapping oneself in the cloak of Baloch nationalism while relying on the Pakistani constitution—is not acceptable to the state. But the greatest harm caused by this contradiction is to the Baloch people themselves, as it renders their sacrifices and efforts directionless and meaningless.
The spokesperson further said that the FBM’s political narrative is based on the fundamental truth that the core of the Baloch issue is national independence. The issue of enforced disappearances, indiscriminate killings, and mass graves all emerge under the shadow of this primary question. If the Baloch nation did not demand independence, if it did not raise the question of full authority over its land, there would be no abductions, no disappearances, and no bloodshed. Therefore, the real issue is not the disappearances—it is freedom.
Any politics that makes disappearances the primary issue while pushing the question of independence to the background is essentially an attempt to normalise and perpetuate subjugation. The “half-partridge, half-quail” politics only aims to confuse and weaken the foundational narrative of Baloch national freedom.
The parties that advocate for Baloch rights within the framework of the Pakistani constitution continuously give the impression that Baloch problems can be solved within that system. But this is a mirage, just like a thirsty traveller in the desert sees water from afar but finds only hard sand upon arrival; similarly, the false promise of salvation within constitutional frameworks is misleading the Baloch people. This illusion is the most dangerous poison, as it reduces the fundamental question of freedom to a secondary concern and elevates short-term benefits to the primary objective.
The statement further says that this parliamentary style of politics seeks to disconnect the Baloch nation from the existential question of “being” and confine it merely to the economic question of “livelihood.” On one side are questions of freedom, dignity, and sovereignty; on the other are questions of water taps, sewage drains, and government jobs. This kind of politics distracts Baloch from existential concerns and entangles them in economic issues.
But history shows that for oppressed nations, unless existence is secure, livelihood can never be stable.
Pakistan’s policy is clear: to have absolute control over Baloch land and resources. To achieve this, the state uses direct military aggression, proxy agents, and promotes political factions that confuse the Baloch struggle through half-resistance and half-compromise. Those who claim to fight for rights under the umbrella of parliamentary politics represent this third tactic. They are neither open enemies nor sincere allies, and it is this ambiguity that makes them even more dangerous.
The FBM spokesperson questioned these parliamentary and so-called nationalist parties: How many years will it take under your economically motivated politics to secure the legitimate rights of the Baloch nation? And until then, will you be able to protect the national identity, language, and existence of the Baloch from the invading forces?
Because the greatest weapon of the Pakistani and Iranian occupiers is to erase the Baloch national identity. Sacrifices of life and blood may not harm the nation as much as the crisis of identity and existence can.
In Sindh today, Baloch are under pressure to abandon their identity and adopt a Sindhi one. In European countries, censuses record each person’s origin, identity, language, and cultural values to preserve everyone’s unique identity, but in Sindh, despite a large Baloch population, they are being erased from their cultural roots.
So, the question to the parliamentary and pseudo-nationalist parties is:
How long will you keep sacrificing Baloch blood at the altar of this contradiction?
How long will you push aside the question of freedom in favour of temporary gains?
How long will you follow leaders who raise the Baloch nationalist flag in one hand while swearing an oath in the Pakistani parliament with the other?
The FBM firmly believes that if Baloch today abandon the demand for freedom and instead struggle only for short-term economic benefits within the Pakistani or Iranian constitutional framework, then their future will mirror that of the Aboriginals or Native Americans—forced to live like strangers on their own land, without identity, without rights, and without control over their destiny.
Only political resistance based on the narrative of national freedom can guarantee the preservation of Baloch identity and existence. Individual sacrifices are the guardians of collective interests. As long as the thought of protecting collective interests lives, the Baloch national identity will survive.
The narrative of the Baloch freedom movement is absolutely clear: There is no middle ground between freedom and slavery.
National rights cannot be achieved by partially accepting subjugation.
It is either everything or nothing.
The question of freedom was fundamental yesterday, remains fundamental today, and will remain so tomorrow.
Any politics—regardless of its shape—that joins hands with Iranian or Pakistani occupiers and weakens the question of Baloch national freedom is against the Baloch people, regardless of what disguise it wears.
The sacrifices of the martyrs and the missing sons of Balochistan teach only one lesson:
Freedom is the only destination.
If these sacrifices are limited to the frame of “human rights,” then they become meaningless. But if they are seen as part of the struggle for national freedom, then these sacrifices become the beacon of the Baloch future. Human rights are only protected in a free state, where the Baloch are treated as humans.
When Pakistani and Iranian occupying states don’t even recognise Baloch as human beings, then the demand for human rights is a madman’s dream.
In conclusion, the statement says that the Free Balochistan Movement emphasises that Baloch parliamentary loyalists and fake nationalists must accept a historical and philosophical truth:
Freedom is the only path to escape oppression.
No constitutional framework, electoral process, social contract, or parliamentary seat can replace that freedom.
But the behaviour of these parliamentary parties clearly shows that they want to keep the Baloch people entangled in confusion, where there is neither a clear demand for freedom nor a full acceptance of slavery.
However, the wheel of history does not tolerate such contradictions for long.
The Baloch nation must choose: either to wither away in this contradiction or confront the existential question that freedom is essential for survival.
We appeal to the Baloch people to recognise this mirage and focus all their energy on the goal of national independence and full sovereignty, which has been illuminated by the blood of their martyrs.
The Free Balochistan Movement vows to resist any narrative that attempts to make Baloch freedom a secondary issue—whether it comes from open enemies or disguised under double-faced nationalism. The blood of the Baloch people will accept no other path but freedom, and this is a truth that history continues to prove.