Frankfurt/London : The Free Balochistan Movement observed 14 August, Pakistan’s so-called Independence Day, as a black day and held protests in Germany and the United Kingdom.
In Frankfurt, Germany, the Free Balochistan Movement protested outside Pakistan Consulate amid the Pakistani community’s national day celebrations at 11 Am German Standard Time.
The Free Balochistan Movement also started their protest at the same time by hoisting the Baloch national flag and playing the Baloch National Anthem.
The participants carried banners and placards, they shouted slogans against Pakistani state atrocities in Balochistan.
Apart from the protest in front of the Pakistani consulate, a rally was also taken out from the Pakistani consulate to the main train station in Frankfurt.
In London, FBM organised a two-hour protest outside Pakistan High Commission. Apart from FBM activists members of Baloch community from across the UK joined the protest to express their dislike for occupation of Balochistan.
Protesters have highlighted ongoing human rights violations in Balochistan in slogans written on placards and banners.
The Baloch activists also highlighted the popular aspiration of Baloch people that ‘Balochistan Is Not Pakistan’ and chanted slogans for freedom of Balochistan.
In Germany, Muhammad Faris, Mohammad Bakhsh Dorrazaei Raaji Baloch and others addressed the protesters.
The speakers strongly condemned Pakistan’s illegal occupation of Balochistan, and the atrocities of the Pakistani army including enforced disappearances, extra-judicial killings and staged encounters of Baloch by Pakistani forces.
Speakers said that before the existence of Pakistan, the entire region was peaceful and prosperous but since the creation of Pakistan, the entire region has been clouded by unrest & terror which have spread throughout the region.
Not only the Baloch nation is affected by the evil of Pakistan, but the people living in the entire region are affected by it, which proves that Pakistan is cancer and as long as it remains strong, peace cannot be established in the region.
The speakers emphasised that the peace in the region was dependent on the Baloch nation and until the issue of Balochistan’s independence is resolved, the Baloch will not end their struggle in any way. Balochistan’s occupation and ongoing atrocities by Pakistan against Baloch people will remain a question for peace and stability in the region.
‘The Baloch struggle is following the norms of the world and the international law gives Baloch the right to resist the occupation and strive to regain their lost freedom, the speakers added.
The Pakistani state is using brute force against Baloch which is not allowed by the laws of the world, but it is surprising and worrying that the world forces which are meant to protect the international laws are failing to play their due role in Balochistan.
The speakers said that the Baloch struggle’s main goal is the establishment of a free and sovereign Baloch homeland where the Baloch nation can live with peace and dignity.
‘The restoration of the Baloch homeland is not only in the interest of the region, but its positive effects will have a positive impact on the whole world,’ speakers maintained.