Baloch Society Of North America (BSO_NA) Baloch Society Of North America (BSO_NA) is Non-Profit Organization, working to unite and Organize
all Baloch in North America, to expose the Occupation of our land (Balochistan) and exploitations of
our resources by Pakistani and Iranian Governments, and to bring their Human Rights Violations in
Balochistan into the world’s Notice.
First Anniversary of
Martyrdom of Nawab
Akbar Bugti
PRESS RELEASE
nationalists should unite on a single platform in order to safeguard the Baloch lands occupied bybothIran and
Pakistan . In a clear message to Pakistani Military junta he said that People’s spirit cannot be destroyed by killings;
they remain restless, even resentful. This restlessness and resentment will lead the people to their ultimate goal,
which is freedom.
He went on to say that America and its allies must work with all Baloch groups to counter Islamic fundamentalism
and Jihadists in both Pakistan and Iran . He reminded US that if Gwadar port in Balochistan is developed with the
assistance of China , then a nuclear-armed Islamic State of Pakistan will be sitting at the mouth of Persian Gulf
and will be able to threaten vital US and Western oil interests.
With respect to Pakistan , he suggested that restoration of democracy is only part of the solution for Pakistan
because there are many other ongoing issues. Firstly, the current Constitution should be declared null and void
and new terms of agreements should be drawn up between the constituent units and that at minimum Pakistan
should be de-Centralized, de-Militarized and de-Islamized. He showed skepticism that any “free and fair” elections
can be held in Pakistan by reminding the audience that the only true free and fair elections were held in 1971 which
resulted in the break-up of the country.
He concluded his talk with a poem by Ghulam Rasul Mullah which says, “Balochistan is my heart, my soul, a cure
for all conceivable pains of life: why should I not sacrifice or hesitate to suffer indignities of confinement; when my
motherland is facing poisonous bullets”.
The evening ended with Baloch national anthem and Balochi chaap.
TORONTO:August 26, 2007The first anniversary of the martyrdom of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti at the hands of
Pakistan ’s military was commemorated at an event organized jointly by the World Sindhi Institute( WSI), Baloch
Society of North America (BSO-NA) and Balochistan Human Rights Council of Canada at the offices of the WSI .
Speaking at the packed event, Maqbool Aliani Vice
President of Baloch Society of North America
highlighted that the Baloch movement is not a
separatist movement, but that of an independence
movement because Balochistan was never part of
Pakistan and was forcibly annexed after nine months
of its independence.
Mr. Aliani said that in Nawab Bugti’s martyrdom, the
Baloch people have lost a great leader but a great
nation will move forward in his footsteps to achieve
our objectives of liberation. He recommended that the
best way to honor Khan Bugti on his first anniversary
is to honor his call for unity and that all Baloch
Maqbool Aliani Vice President of BSO-NA
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Baloch Society Of North America (BSO-NA) is a non-profit Organization, working to unite and organize all Baloch in North
America , to expose the occupation of their land (Balochistan) and exploitation of their resources by Pakistani and Iranian
Governments, and to bring the Human Rights Violations of Baloch at the hands of Iranian and Pakistani regimes into the world’s
notice.
For more information contact BSO-NA at Suite 300 , Washington , DC , , Phone # or visit bso-na.org
