QUETTA, Jan 6 – In a scathing critique of Pakistan’s policies in Balochistan, prominent human rights activist and Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Sammee Deen Baloch has declared that the state’s hostility stems not from Baloch resistance, but from their very identity.
Baloch families live in perpetual fear as Pakistani authorities treat them as enemies rather than citizens, Baloch alleged. She pointed to a pattern of relentless human rights abuses, including enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings targeting men, women, elderly, and even children.
In a powerful post on X, Baloch wrote, ‘The state has a problem with every individual identified as Baloch. Under this mindset, Baloch men, women, youth, elders, and minor children are forcibly disappeared or murdered. These anti-Baloch policies reveal that the issue isn’t resistance—it’s our existence and identity.’
Baloch dismissed the terrorism narrative as a smokescreen. ‘Terrorism and counter-terrorism rhetoric merely justifies state atrocities and legitimizes them internationally,’ she said. She challenged authorities: ‘How do the disappearances of unarmed women, pregnant mothers, and 13-year-old children fit into counter-terrorism?’
When Balochistan’s people raise alarms about genocide, Pakistani officials label it a false narrative, Baloch noted. ‘No greater genocide exists than one erasing Baloch identity without distinction of age or gender,’ she asserted.
Baloch lambasted the administration’s lack of civility. ‘Civilized nations spare women and children even in war, but the regime viewing Baloch as enemies has lost all humanity. National and international laws are meaningless here—mere paper claims.’
Balochistan has endured decades of oppression, with accusations of state-backed death squads conducting enforced disappearances, unlawful killings, and arbitrary detentions. Baloch’s voice amplifies calls for justice amid escalating tensions.