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Balochs mark “black day” against
1998 nuclear tests
The Baloch Hal News
QUETTA: A shutter down strike was observed in major parts of Balochistan on Friday protesting against using Balochistan for nuclear explosion that
took place in Chagai hills on May 28, 1998.
The protest call was made by the Baloch National Front and supported by all the Baloch nationalist oganisations.
A partial strike was observed in the provincial capital as business establishments in major part of the city remained closed for the day. Baloch Students
Organization (BSO-Azad) held a seminar at the University of Balochistan condemning the atomic blast in Balochistan.
Speakers said after the nuclear blast, precautionary measures were not taken in Balochistan causing radiation and risking the lives of the people.
Khuzdar: Complete shutter down was observed in the district. All shops and trading centers even some eating houses remained closed during the day
due to which people faced difficulties.
Kalat: Activists of BNF blocked the RCD Highway for three hours in protest against the nuclear explosion in Chagai. Most of the business and
commercial establishments remained closed for the day following the shutter down strike call made by BNF.
Mastung: shutter down also affected routine business in Mastung Town. BNF activists wore black armbands to mark the black day. They also
displayed black flags on several places as a protest against the nuclear explosion in Balochistan.
Chagai: in Chagai district strike was peace as elsewhere. Shops and eating houses even chemists’ shop also remained closed for the day.
Panjgur: all the shops, banks, bazaars, markets and other commercial establishments remained closed following the strike call made by BNF. The
people also wore black ribbon to observe the black day.
Surab: Business activities in Surab came to a grinding halt due to strike, all the shops were closed for all day. The workers of Baloch Students
Organization (BSO-Azad) wore black armbands and marched various Roads to look after the strike.
Gwadar: Complete shutter down strike was observed and activists of BNF wore black armbands to mark the black day. Business activities were closed
till 6:00 pm after that some shops were opened.
Naushki, Nal, Lasbela, Hub Town, Turbat, Tump, Mand, Pasni, Jiwanri, Kharan, and Besima, where business activities came to a complete halt and
all the shopping and trade centers remained closed for the day. People wore black ribbons to mark the black day.
Shutdown in Quetta on 12th anniversary of
Pakistan’s nuke tests
May 28th, 2010
Quetta, May 28 (IANS) While the rest of Pakistan observed Youm-e-Takbeer Friday in remembrance of the scientists who had conducted nuclear tests
on this day 12 days ago, Quetta observed a shutdown to protest the tests that were conducted in Balochistan.
The shutdown was called by the Baloch National Front (BNF) and most markets in this Balochistan capital wore a deserted look.
Wearing black ribbons, BNF volunteers took out rallies but no untoward incident was reported, Online news agency reported.
The nuclear tests were conducted May 28, 1998 in Balochistan’s Chagai hills area as a tit-for-tat response to India’s tests May 11 of the same year.
The BNF is an alliance of eight Baloch nationalist organizations who are against participation in Pakistan’s parliamentary space. Formed in February
2009, BNF had Ghulam Mohammed Baloch as its secretary general until he was killed in April of that year.
In sharp contrast, Nawaz Sharif, who was Pakistan’s prime minister when the tests took place, vigorously defended them, saying he had rejected a $5
billion package offered by then US president Bill Clinton to refrain from doing so.
“I told him (Clinton) that we are not among those people who are sold for a few dollars, not now and in future too. Thus we successfully carried out our
nuclear tests,” Sharif told party activists at a Youm-e-Takbeer function in Lahore.
Sharif said the entire nation was united in favour of the nuclear tests and Mushahid Hussain, who was the information minister at the time, “was the
first person who advised me” that they should be conducted in reply to those by India.
“It was the democratic government that took the bold decision of conducting nuclear tests and if there was a dictator, he would have never gone for the
tests,” Sharif maintained.
The reference was to former president Pervez Musharraf, who deposed Sharif in a bloodless coup in 1999 and ruled for nine years.
The nuclear tests had made this country’s defence “undefeatable and Pakistan became the first nuclear power of the Islamic world”, Sharif said.
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/shutdown-in-quetta-on-12th-anniversary-of-pakistans-nuke-tests_100371519.html
1998 nuclear tests
The Baloch Hal News
QUETTA: A shutter down strike was observed in major parts of Balochistan on Friday protesting against using Balochistan for nuclear explosion that
took place in Chagai hills on May 28, 1998.
The protest call was made by the Baloch National Front and supported by all the Baloch nationalist oganisations.
A partial strike was observed in the provincial capital as business establishments in major part of the city remained closed for the day. Baloch Students
Organization (BSO-Azad) held a seminar at the University of Balochistan condemning the atomic blast in Balochistan.
Speakers said after the nuclear blast, precautionary measures were not taken in Balochistan causing radiation and risking the lives of the people.
Khuzdar: Complete shutter down was observed in the district. All shops and trading centers even some eating houses remained closed during the day
due to which people faced difficulties.
Kalat: Activists of BNF blocked the RCD Highway for three hours in protest against the nuclear explosion in Chagai. Most of the business and
commercial establishments remained closed for the day following the shutter down strike call made by BNF.
Mastung: shutter down also affected routine business in Mastung Town. BNF activists wore black armbands to mark the black day. They also
displayed black flags on several places as a protest against the nuclear explosion in Balochistan.
Chagai: in Chagai district strike was peace as elsewhere. Shops and eating houses even chemists’ shop also remained closed for the day.
Panjgur: all the shops, banks, bazaars, markets and other commercial establishments remained closed following the strike call made by BNF. The
people also wore black ribbon to observe the black day.
Surab: Business activities in Surab came to a grinding halt due to strike, all the shops were closed for all day. The workers of Baloch Students
Organization (BSO-Azad) wore black armbands and marched various Roads to look after the strike.
Gwadar: Complete shutter down strike was observed and activists of BNF wore black armbands to mark the black day. Business activities were closed
till 6:00 pm after that some shops were opened.
Naushki, Nal, Lasbela, Hub Town, Turbat, Tump, Mand, Pasni, Jiwanri, Kharan, and Besima, where business activities came to a complete halt and
all the shopping and trade centers remained closed for the day. People wore black ribbons to mark the black day.
Shutdown in Quetta on 12th anniversary of
Pakistan’s nuke tests
May 28th, 2010
Quetta, May 28 (IANS) While the rest of Pakistan observed Youm-e-Takbeer Friday in remembrance of the scientists who had conducted nuclear tests
on this day 12 days ago, Quetta observed a shutdown to protest the tests that were conducted in Balochistan.
The shutdown was called by the Baloch National Front (BNF) and most markets in this Balochistan capital wore a deserted look.
Wearing black ribbons, BNF volunteers took out rallies but no untoward incident was reported, Online news agency reported.
The nuclear tests were conducted May 28, 1998 in Balochistan’s Chagai hills area as a tit-for-tat response to India’s tests May 11 of the same year.
The BNF is an alliance of eight Baloch nationalist organizations who are against participation in Pakistan’s parliamentary space. Formed in February
2009, BNF had Ghulam Mohammed Baloch as its secretary general until he was killed in April of that year.
In sharp contrast, Nawaz Sharif, who was Pakistan’s prime minister when the tests took place, vigorously defended them, saying he had rejected a $5
billion package offered by then US president Bill Clinton to refrain from doing so.
“I told him (Clinton) that we are not among those people who are sold for a few dollars, not now and in future too. Thus we successfully carried out our
nuclear tests,” Sharif told party activists at a Youm-e-Takbeer function in Lahore.
Sharif said the entire nation was united in favour of the nuclear tests and Mushahid Hussain, who was the information minister at the time, “was the
first person who advised me” that they should be conducted in reply to those by India.
“It was the democratic government that took the bold decision of conducting nuclear tests and if there was a dictator, he would have never gone for the
tests,” Sharif maintained.
The reference was to former president Pervez Musharraf, who deposed Sharif in a bloodless coup in 1999 and ruled for nine years.
The nuclear tests had made this country’s defence “undefeatable and Pakistan became the first nuclear power of the Islamic world”, Sharif said.
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/shutdown-in-quetta-on-12th-anniversary-of-pakistans-nuke-tests_100371519.html
Related Links:
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Nuclear Watch—Pakistan: The Sorry Affairs of the Islamic Republic
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Images of Pakistan's Nuclear Test Sites
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Photographs of Pakistan's Nuclear and Missile Tests
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Protest Vs. Youm Takbeer: BBC Urdu Report
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Shutdown in Quetta on 12th anniversary of Pakistan's nuke tests
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Youm-e-Takbeer draws no response in Balochistan
| June 1, 2010 These are the photos of "Paki Nuclear Terrorist Gang" who committed the worst crime against humanity and the people of Balochistan. Their ugly faces will not be forgotten by Baloch nation. Any Baloch among these?? Burn that Flag in the Back ground. Jamil Baloch, Karachi |
| Scientists at the Chagai Hills test site pose for a photograph on 28 May 1998. At extreme right behind the scientists is Prime Minister Naawaz Sharif. |
