The resolution a boon to separatists
Friday's resolution will give a boost to Baloch nationalists. Balochistan National Party, a leading Baloch political party, in a tweeter message, welcomed the resolution. A BNP delegation also attended the February 8 hearing in Washington and handed over a letter of thanks on behalf of the people of Balochistan.
Addressing the chair and members of the committee, BNP chief Sardar Mengal wrote: "On behalf of my party and the people of Balochistan, let me sincerely thank you and members of the committee for the timely attention and understanding of human rights situation in Balochistan. Taking notice of the plight of the Baloch people by civilized world is need of the hour as situation for them is grave and serious."
While the
Baloch nationalists hailed the resolution and
Congressional hearing, many in Pakistan
were claiming that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has embarked on a
Southern Sudan-style split of Balochistan from Pakistan.
Retired Brigadier Farooq Hameed Khan wrote under the title "Our traitors their heroes,"
the
Americans have finally shown their Balochistan card. "They definitely crossed the red line in
relations with Pakistan.
By openly talking about an independent Balochistan on pretext of so called
human rights violations, the US Congress Sub Committee under Republican
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher has violated international norms and principles of
non interference and respect for sovereignty and integrity of other independent
states."
"US
Ambassador Cameron Munter's declaration last year that "Balochistan was very significant for
the United States' exposed the failing superpower's grand designs in the
context of their "Great Game' in Pakistan's biggest but sparsely populated and
perhaps most mineral rich province," Brigadier Farooq said adding:
While the US State Department may deny any Administration's support for the Congressional hearing, yet this event held at Capitol Hill was undoubtedly held in coordination with anti-Pakistan lobbies including few Baloch dissidents, their India's RAW/CIA sponsors and certain their newly converted US loyalists in Pakistan. Well aware of the pattern and sequence of US psychological operations that precede their grand designs, this hearing was aimed to exploit their own created Balochistan insurgency and internationalize the issue.
Brigadier Farooq asked? Does Congressman Dana Rohrabacher have the moral courage to hold similar hearings on grave human rights violations and atrocities by the 500,000 strong Indian Occupation forces in Indian Occupied Kashmir? Do U.S. Congressmen have the guts to expose Israeli brutalities against Palestinians? Why has no hearing been conducted to condemn the killings of unarmed and innocent Pakistani tribal victims of US drone attacks?
Tellingly, the Balochistan independence resolution came as the President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and President Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari were holding a summit meeting in Islamabad. The three presidents agreed "not to allow any threat emanating from their respective territories against each other and commence trilateral consultations on an agreement in this regard." Amid a growing likelihood of an Israeli or US attack on Iran, President Zardari assured President Ahmadinejad that Pakistan will not provide Americans airbases to launch attack on its neighbor.
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