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| 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. |
Table of Contents
1.0 Summary
2.0 About The Author
3.0 Introduction
4.0 Ghulam Mohammed Baloch and his Background
5.0 Ghulam Mohammed Baloch and its Leadership
6.0 Parliamentary Politics and Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
7.0 Baloch Youth Movement and Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
8.0 Baloch Student Organization and Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
9.0 Mir Ghous Bakhsh Bizanjo vs. Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
10.0 Ghulam Mohammed Baloch and the World Media
11.0 Ghulam Mohammed Baloch and Free Balochistan
12.0 Free Balochistan, New Balochistan
13.0 Voice of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
14.0 Ghulam Mohammed Baloch in the eyes of people
15.0 Arrest of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
16.0 Conclusion
17.0 References and Bibliographies
18.0 Photo on strike
1.0 Summary
Voice of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch highlights his roles for the sake of Balochistan and Baloch nation and
his struggles in different ways. In the voice of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch we will know that how Pakistan
and its forces treating the Baloch nation and using Baloch land for the development of Punjab. Ghulam
Mohammed Baloch was arrested in Karachi by the Pakistani ISIs. How people see Ghulam Mohammed
Baloch as a leader and BNM as a Baloch true party through which the Freedom may soon ring in all
Balochistan.
2.0 About the Author
I am Jambar Baloch, an ordinary Baloch like many others. I am not as good as Surat Khan Mari, Babu
Sattar Baloch, Khalid Waleed Saifi, and Burigh Baloch, as a writer. I am just putting down my a few
contributions for the nation. I could not stop my self for writing few words about the great leader Ghulam
Mohammed Baloch. The way we Baloch are counting our days cannot take us to our goal of Freedom.
Therefore, more writings should be there in different languages to make the global community understand
that what going on in Balochistan and how our great leaders being kidnapped by the ISI.
3.0 Introduction
Being a son of Baloch it will become a duty and a commitment to highlight all the issues of Balochistan and
make the world well understood that what's going on in Balochistan and how people in Balochistan are
suffering by the Pakistani regime.
Balochistan, the land of Baloch nation, and today unfortunately, we see it in three parts. It has been divided
to Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. Balochs are living on this land "Balochistan" since ancient. The evidence
of human settlement in Balochistan is not much older than 4000 BC, (Jan Mohammed, 1989). There is no
doubt that this land is very rich and that is the reason why people's focus on her. The main source of
Pakistan's economy is Balochistan, otherwise Pakistan would not exist. Parvez Musharaf, the president of
Pakistan has also acknowledged that and said; "there is no Pakistan without Balochistan". On the other
hand, will Balochistan be recognized as country being a part or a province of Pakistan? It will of course not.
Baloch did not want Balochistan to be a part of any other countries. They wanted a free land where they can
be called only "BALOCH" neither Pakistani, nor Iranian or Afghani. What had happened to greater
Balochistan was all matter of force and political changes by enemies. We all would like to know that if
during the 20th century, many nationalities in Europe and other parts of the world can get freedom then why
not Balochistan?
Baloch never stopped raising their voices and struggling against any injustices upon Balochistan. Baloch
have fought against such situations and history has all the records. The history has the records of Mehrab
Khan, Agaha Abdul Kareem Khan, Babu Noroz Khan, Hameed Baloch, Asad Baloch, Majeed Baloch, Fida
Ahmed Baloch, and Mohammed Akbar Khan Bugti.
Eventless, history never keep itself speechless, it will keep on writing. As said by Dr. Alla Nizar Baloch; "The
history of today writing about us –Balochs- that how some of us are silent and other of us are struggling".
Ghulam Mohammed Baloch is making a new history for Balochistan and Baloch nation. God may help us
all in this struggle.
4.0 Ghulam Mohammed Baloch and his Background
Ghulam Mohammed Baloch is the president of Baloch National Movement (BNM). I don't want to go in deep
about where Chairman Ghulam Mohammed Baloch was born, grew up and how he got educated. The
reason is because we know how our lives in Balochistan are going on. It is really terrible, injustice, and
many ignorance since the creation of Pakistan in 1948. More or less I should mention that Ghulam
Mohammed Baloch was the most active member of Baloch Student Organization in 80's and because of
his hard work he became the Chairman of Baloch Student Organization in the same decade. His efforts
never stopped toward serving Baloch nation the way or the other. He is one of the best orators; his
speeches are well accepted by the nation, because he always makes things balance. He says and does
accordingly. Words and actions should be balanced, (Nelson Mandela 2000). He is a good writer too, he
writes in the way that makes readers to read his writings and articles several times. He writes poems too in
Balochi language.
5.0 Ghulam Mohammed and its Leadership
Are leaders born or made? There has been a big debate upon the raised query. People have argued time
after time to know whether leaders are born or made. Let us ask ourselves by saying; have we ever met a
leader who wasn't born? Bruce J. Avolio (1999) argued that, if you believe that leadership is something you
are born with, then your expectation about yourself and others is that leadership is relatively fixed at birth in
the form of "natural leaders". However, leaders are not born but made. Who and how they are made? It has
been acknowledged that people create different situations and under such situations leaders come out.
These are called situational leadership. If Gandi was not insulted in the train in South Africa he would not
become a leader at first place. So do many others who come under the same category, like, Churchill,
Napoleon, and Hitler. Because, their personality, ability, or knowledge were suited with the situation.
Ghulam Mohammed Baloch is one of those leaders who creates situation for good and if any bad situation
occurs he reacts upon that. He never sits idle. He has created many good situations in Baloch's society,
like giving understanding to his nation the value of motherland. He usually tells the youngsters how to serve
the nation and how to give her freedom. He always advises the nation to get together. If situation that was
seen where the nation was not in safe. He practically gets involved in the situation. He is not only a
theoretical leader but practical as well. All his politics was based on fact and in scientific way. In the 21st
century, leaders must create an atmosphere in which people believe in strategy (Financial Times Prentice
Hall 2000). Today, leadership is increasingly associated not with command and control but with the
concept of inspiration, of getting along with other people and creating a vision with which others can identify.
This indicates that Ghulam Mohammed always getting to people and to other Baloch leaders to discusses
upon the issues and problems of Balochistan. He listens to everyone he never afraid of discussing about
Balochistan's issue to the world. He told everyone for what happening in Balochistan and how people are
treated by Pakistani forces. He never hides the truth and reality of Pakistan and its negative attitude toward
Baloch nation. People always ask whether leadership is an art or a science. It can be both. Ghulam
Mohammed has the both qualities. Ghulam Mohammed Baloch is one of those leaders who is thirsty,
hungry and dying for the freedom of Balochistan. He is thirsty and hungry the way Nelson Mandela was for
the freedom of South Africa.
6.0 Parliamentary Politics and Ghulam Mohammed
The parliamentary politics was begun after assassinating, Fida Ahmed Baloch in 2nd May 1988, the
founder of Baloch National Youth Movement (BNYM). After that the same political organization was formed
from BNYM to BNM led by Dr. Abdul Hayee Baloch. Ghulam Mohammed Baloch was the vice president of
BNM. However, he did not believe in such politics. Therefore, he became inactive and did not play any vital
roles. He did not believe in empty promises which were only the reason he did not play any roles. On the
other hand the members of CC of BNM were keeping promising to nation and the result was always
unsatisfactory. Gulam Mohammed Baloch did not like all these and tried advising his comrades that this is
not the right path and politics that we are doing. We should stop continuing parliamentary politics as we are
not achieving any thing. His comrades did not listen to him. The way the parliamentary politics is going in
Balochistan it reminds me that; ‘If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver
nothing’, a phrase after Napoleon Bonaparte who ended up in an exile and eventual death on a lonely
island in the mid-Atlantic.
Eventually, Napoleon got it wrong. If you want to be success in the world you must deliver that you promise.
This is what exactly Ghulam Mohammed Baloch was carrying on, promising and delivering.
Some Baloch of Parliamentary politicians still believe that they can get independence through
Parliamentary politics. They always give examples of India, South Africa, Indonesia, Libya and other
countries. I think they are completely wrong, because the dilemma of Balochistan is different from those
countries. We should know where we are and where we want to go and how.
7.0 Baloch Youth Movement and Ghulam Mohammed
Ghulam Mohammed Baloch was not limited. His support and struggle was always seen practically to
promote Baloch Youth Movement who is engaged serving the nation in different ways. He believes that
Youths can always make better roles, so he made himself closer to them. Baloch Youth Movement was
always targeted by the state. Thousands of Baloch Youths were arrested by the government without any
reasons. Many of them are still missing. Under such circumstances he always stood hand by hand with
them. He never relaxed when he saw innocent Baloch Youths were arrested without any charges. His
reaction was always there for the support by agitating and appointing legal representatives (lawyers) for
their release.
8.0 Baloch Student Organization and Ghulam Mohammed
On 26th November 1967 Baloch Student Organization was formed in Karachi. Different personalities played
different roles on those days. Ghulam Mohammed Baloch was an active member and then became the
Chairman of BSO in 80's. He knows very well the role of BSO and how students were suffering in different
ways by enemies. He played a vital role when some students were arrested by Pakistani ISI in Karachi.
They were Dr. Alla Nizar, Dr. Imdad and some others. Ghulam Mohammed Baloch stood like a great
shadow struggling for their release. At the end he succeeded.
9.0 Mir Ghous Bakhsh Bizanjo vs. Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
Mir Ghous Bakhsh Bizanjo one of those leaders who played unforgettable role in his life for the sake of
Baloch nation, but he could not been successful due to playing right politics in the improper place and with
improper people. Parliamentary politics was not successful in his time too, so does now. We still can hear
his forceful speech when he gave it on 14th December 1947 rejecting the proposal of being a part of
Pakistan in the assembly, he told the house; ' ….. We have a distinct civilization. We have a separate
culture like that of Iran and Afghanistan. We are Muslims but it is not necessary that by virtue of our being
Muslims we should lose our freedom and merge with others. If the mere fact that we are Muslims requires
us to join Pakistan then Afghanistan and Iran, both Muslims countries, should also amalgamate with
Pakistan. The British conquered Asia through the force of the sword. They also subjugated the Baloch
homeland. We never accepted their authority. We resisted their rule but being oppressive and cruel they
deprived us of our freedom. We were a separate entity. We were never part of India before the British over
lordship….Pakistan's unpleasant and loathsome desire that our national homeland Balochistan should
merge with it, is impossible to concede. It is unimaginable to agree to such demand. It is no secret that
before creation of Pakistan, our Khan had patronized the Muslim League. Our homes, Bungalows and
transport were at their disposal. Under the Khan's guidance many Baloch helped the League through every
possible means. What was our attitude towards Pakistan and what is its behavior towards us …?
We are ready to have friendship with that country on the basis of sovereign quality but no means ready to
merge with Pakistan. We cannot humiliate the Baloch nation and amalgamate it with others. How can we
sign the national death warrant of fifteen million, Asian Baloch? That is inconceivable. That is impossible.
We cannot be a party to such a grave mistake. We cannot commit such a great crime. We are told that we
Baloch cannot defend ourselves in the atomic age. Well, are Afghanistan, Iran and even Pakistan capable
of defending themselves? Today, if Russia and America so desire, they can wipe out many such states
from the world map. If we cannot defend ourselves, a lot of others cannot do so either. As regards the
question of statehood, let me emphasize that no Asian country including Pakistan fulfils the criteria of a
modern state in true sense. They say we must join Pakistan for economic reasons. That is also absurd. We
may not have a hard currency but we have numerous means of income. We have minerals, we have
petroleum, and we have ports. We should not be made slaves on the pretext of economic viability. We can
survive without Pakistan. We can remain without Pakistan. We can prosper outside Pakistan. But the
question is what Pakistan would be without us? I do not propose to create hurdles for the newly created
Pakistan in matters of defense and external communication. But we want an honorable relationship, not a
humiliating one. If Pakistan wants to treat us as sovereign people we are ready to extend the hand of
friendship and cooperation. If Pakistan does not agree to do so, flying in the face of democratic principle,
such an attitude will be totally unacceptable to us, and if we are forced to accept this fate then every Baloch
son will sacrifice his life in defense of his national freedom.
Ghulam Mohammed Baloch faced the same situation when the merger of BNM and BNDP took places. He
knew that such merger will make Pakistan stronger. As a result Ghulam Mohammed did not let BNM to die.
He made a big U turn. He started going on non parliamentary politics the way Fida Ahmed wished for. What
Mir Ghous Bakhsh Bizanjo wanted to come true for what he said in 1947, Ghulam Mohammed made it true
by giving sacrifices with those Youths Baloch and many elders as well.
10.0 Ghulam Mohammed Baloch and the World Media
Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscious, above all liberties (Jean
Folkerts and Dwight L 1998). The power of truth cannot be weaken, despite having no media where Baloch
nation could raise its voice. In this regard Ghulam Mohammed Baloch did not hide himself to highlight the
issues of Baloch nation. He tried his every effort to approach to the world media. In many extents he has
been successful to tell the world by radio, Indian TV channel, websites and daily newspapers. In the current
global village in which we all live in, the national movement cannot be run without the support of World
Media. On the other hand, we see the all the world has become electronic. Therefore, electronic media is
playing a good role for the sake of Baloch nation. Ghulam Mohammed Baloch has shown his effort bravely
to the world.
11.0 Ghulam Mohammed Baloch and Free Balochistan
"We call the people of South Africa black and white – let us speak together Freedom! - let the voices of all
the people be heard and let the demands of all the people for the things that will make us free be recorded.
Let the demands be gathered together in a great charter of Freedom" (Nelson Mandela 2000). Free
Balochistan is the demand of Baloch nation; this is what Ghulam Mohammed wants and working for.
Baloch nation is not asking something which is not belong to them. They claim that Balochistan is for
Baloch nation. This is the fact which cannot be denied. If you don't work for freedom it will never come to
knock your door. Waiting for freedom is meaningless. "I waited and waited, until the country should develop
the non-violent strength necessary to throw off the foreign yoke. But my attitude has now undergone a
change. I feel that I cannot afford to wait. If I continue to wait, I might have to wait till doomsday. For the
preparation that I have prayed for and worked for May never come, and in the meantime I may be enveloped
and overwhelmed by the flames that threaten all of us. That is why I have decided that even at certain risks
which are obviously involved I must ask the people to resist the slavery". I want freedom immediately, this
very night, before dawn, if it could be had. Freedom cannot wait for the realization of communal harmony
…congress must win freedom or be wiped out in the effort (Yougesh Chanda 1997). Such facts on the
earth cannot be removed and vanished. Free Balochistan is another fact people must recognize it.
12.0 Free Balochistan, New Balochistan
Free Balochistan is the dream of every Baloch's son and Ghulam Mohammed is one of them. He is dying
for it from the day one. Many Baloch have questions in their minds that how the new Balochistan looks like.
How Ghulam Mohammed wants to see his new birth country? The vision of any leaders will always be
different. Ghulam Mohammed Baloch wants a new Balochistan which should be a full of justice, co
operations, love among people, honesty, hard working, and respect each other. Martin Luther King had the
same dream that how America should be. Martin Luther has given a remarkable speech in 1963 under title
"I have a dream". He said; I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they
will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today. I have
a dream that one day the state of Alabama, whose governor's lips are presently dripping with the words of
interposition and nullification, will be transformed into a situation where little black boys and black girls will
be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers. I have
a dream today. I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be
made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory
of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. This is our hope. This is the faith with which
I return to the South. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.
With this hope we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to
stand up for Freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day. This will be the day when all of God's
children will be able to sing with new meaning "My country "tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing.
Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring. And if
America is to be a great nation this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of
New Hampshire! Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York! Let freedom ring from the
heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania! Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado! Let
freedom ring from every hill and mole hill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring.
Ghulam Mohammed Baloch wants all his Baloch children walks hand by hand ignoring the colour of skins.
He has worked for doing so by uniting the entire nation in Karachi and other parts of Balochistan. He
wishes that all Baloch children to sing "Ma Choken Balochani, Ma Choken Balochani".
13.0 Voice of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
Today the voice of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch is heard by everyone. This is the voice of justice, truth,
equality and fairness, voice of death of baloch children in Kohalu, Bugti and Kahan, voice of baloch youth
movement who are in Pakistani jails, voice of Baloch mothers who lost their valuable sons for the sake of
Balochistan, and this is the voice of all Baloch nation and Balochistan, no matter where they live and how
they see Balochistan.
14.0 Ghulam Mohammed Baloch in the eyes of people
I have interviewed around 70 people to know their opinions about Ghulam Mohammed Baloch with different
questions. Their responds were as shown bellow charts.
Figure: 1.1 (Ghulam Mohammed Baloch as a Leader)
The above (figure 1.1) shows that Ghulam Mohammed Baloch as a leader he is 100% Brave, and Honest.
95% he is Knowledgeable and 98% he is straight forward.
Figure 1.2 (BNM's Relation with other Baloch Parties)
The (figure 1.2) shows that BNM's relation as Baloch political party was very good especially with BYM, BSO,
JWP and BNP-Mengal. BNM's believes that these are the true Baloch parties working for the sake of Baloch
nation. However, NP and BNP-Awami are completely not working for the sake of Baloch nation but they are
always double faces.
15.0 Arrest of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
Lastly, but not the end that Ghulam Mohammed Baloch was arrested by Pakistani Forces in Karachi with
Sher Mohammed Baloch who were planning a meeting in kalari, where the Khan of Kalat Mir Suleman
Daud, former provincial minister, Sardar Sanaulla Zehri and many others ought to attend.
Will this be the end of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch and BNM? Will the nation keep silent? Will the Media
stop supporting Baloch nation? I strongly believe this will not be the end but will be a new page for the
struggle. The message of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch was already reached to the baloch nation and the
world.
16.0 Conclusion
Ghulam Mohammed Baloch is one of the best leaders in the world. He believes in humanism and justice.
He is very straight forward. He is honest. What he could do for the nation he showed it practically and in
public and now it is the duty of baloch nation where ever they are they should support him the way or the
other and to continue his mission.
17.0 References and Bibliographies
1) Janmahmed (Essays on Baloch National Struggle in Pakistan, 1989).
2) Jean F & Dwight L (Voice of a Nation, A history of Mass Media in the United Stated, 1998, 3rd Edition).
3) Nelson Mandela (Long Walk To Freedom, 1994).
4) Bruce J. Avolio (Full Leadership Development, 1999).
5) Yagosh Chanda (Rediscovering Gandhi, 1998).
6) Stephen B. Oates (Let the Trumpet sound A life of Martin Luther King, JR, 1994).
7) John Humphries (Managing Through People, 1998).
8) Hayat Al – Balochi (Baloch Nationalist Movement, 1994).
9) Laurie J. Mullins (Management and Organizational Behavior, 2005, 7th edition.)
Other sources
1) www.bso-na.com
2) www.Balochwarna.com
3) www.dailytawar.com
18.0 Photo on strike
The below photo has shown that the all the nation is with Ghulam Mohammed Baloch.
1.0 Summary
2.0 About The Author
3.0 Introduction
4.0 Ghulam Mohammed Baloch and his Background
5.0 Ghulam Mohammed Baloch and its Leadership
6.0 Parliamentary Politics and Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
7.0 Baloch Youth Movement and Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
8.0 Baloch Student Organization and Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
9.0 Mir Ghous Bakhsh Bizanjo vs. Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
10.0 Ghulam Mohammed Baloch and the World Media
11.0 Ghulam Mohammed Baloch and Free Balochistan
12.0 Free Balochistan, New Balochistan
13.0 Voice of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
14.0 Ghulam Mohammed Baloch in the eyes of people
15.0 Arrest of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
16.0 Conclusion
17.0 References and Bibliographies
18.0 Photo on strike
1.0 Summary
Voice of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch highlights his roles for the sake of Balochistan and Baloch nation and
his struggles in different ways. In the voice of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch we will know that how Pakistan
and its forces treating the Baloch nation and using Baloch land for the development of Punjab. Ghulam
Mohammed Baloch was arrested in Karachi by the Pakistani ISIs. How people see Ghulam Mohammed
Baloch as a leader and BNM as a Baloch true party through which the Freedom may soon ring in all
Balochistan.
2.0 About the Author
I am Jambar Baloch, an ordinary Baloch like many others. I am not as good as Surat Khan Mari, Babu
Sattar Baloch, Khalid Waleed Saifi, and Burigh Baloch, as a writer. I am just putting down my a few
contributions for the nation. I could not stop my self for writing few words about the great leader Ghulam
Mohammed Baloch. The way we Baloch are counting our days cannot take us to our goal of Freedom.
Therefore, more writings should be there in different languages to make the global community understand
that what going on in Balochistan and how our great leaders being kidnapped by the ISI.
3.0 Introduction
Being a son of Baloch it will become a duty and a commitment to highlight all the issues of Balochistan and
make the world well understood that what's going on in Balochistan and how people in Balochistan are
suffering by the Pakistani regime.
Balochistan, the land of Baloch nation, and today unfortunately, we see it in three parts. It has been divided
to Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. Balochs are living on this land "Balochistan" since ancient. The evidence
of human settlement in Balochistan is not much older than 4000 BC, (Jan Mohammed, 1989). There is no
doubt that this land is very rich and that is the reason why people's focus on her. The main source of
Pakistan's economy is Balochistan, otherwise Pakistan would not exist. Parvez Musharaf, the president of
Pakistan has also acknowledged that and said; "there is no Pakistan without Balochistan". On the other
hand, will Balochistan be recognized as country being a part or a province of Pakistan? It will of course not.
Baloch did not want Balochistan to be a part of any other countries. They wanted a free land where they can
be called only "BALOCH" neither Pakistani, nor Iranian or Afghani. What had happened to greater
Balochistan was all matter of force and political changes by enemies. We all would like to know that if
during the 20th century, many nationalities in Europe and other parts of the world can get freedom then why
not Balochistan?
Baloch never stopped raising their voices and struggling against any injustices upon Balochistan. Baloch
have fought against such situations and history has all the records. The history has the records of Mehrab
Khan, Agaha Abdul Kareem Khan, Babu Noroz Khan, Hameed Baloch, Asad Baloch, Majeed Baloch, Fida
Ahmed Baloch, and Mohammed Akbar Khan Bugti.
Eventless, history never keep itself speechless, it will keep on writing. As said by Dr. Alla Nizar Baloch; "The
history of today writing about us –Balochs- that how some of us are silent and other of us are struggling".
Ghulam Mohammed Baloch is making a new history for Balochistan and Baloch nation. God may help us
all in this struggle.
4.0 Ghulam Mohammed Baloch and his Background
Ghulam Mohammed Baloch is the president of Baloch National Movement (BNM). I don't want to go in deep
about where Chairman Ghulam Mohammed Baloch was born, grew up and how he got educated. The
reason is because we know how our lives in Balochistan are going on. It is really terrible, injustice, and
many ignorance since the creation of Pakistan in 1948. More or less I should mention that Ghulam
Mohammed Baloch was the most active member of Baloch Student Organization in 80's and because of
his hard work he became the Chairman of Baloch Student Organization in the same decade. His efforts
never stopped toward serving Baloch nation the way or the other. He is one of the best orators; his
speeches are well accepted by the nation, because he always makes things balance. He says and does
accordingly. Words and actions should be balanced, (Nelson Mandela 2000). He is a good writer too, he
writes in the way that makes readers to read his writings and articles several times. He writes poems too in
Balochi language.
5.0 Ghulam Mohammed and its Leadership
Are leaders born or made? There has been a big debate upon the raised query. People have argued time
after time to know whether leaders are born or made. Let us ask ourselves by saying; have we ever met a
leader who wasn't born? Bruce J. Avolio (1999) argued that, if you believe that leadership is something you
are born with, then your expectation about yourself and others is that leadership is relatively fixed at birth in
the form of "natural leaders". However, leaders are not born but made. Who and how they are made? It has
been acknowledged that people create different situations and under such situations leaders come out.
These are called situational leadership. If Gandi was not insulted in the train in South Africa he would not
become a leader at first place. So do many others who come under the same category, like, Churchill,
Napoleon, and Hitler. Because, their personality, ability, or knowledge were suited with the situation.
Ghulam Mohammed Baloch is one of those leaders who creates situation for good and if any bad situation
occurs he reacts upon that. He never sits idle. He has created many good situations in Baloch's society,
like giving understanding to his nation the value of motherland. He usually tells the youngsters how to serve
the nation and how to give her freedom. He always advises the nation to get together. If situation that was
seen where the nation was not in safe. He practically gets involved in the situation. He is not only a
theoretical leader but practical as well. All his politics was based on fact and in scientific way. In the 21st
century, leaders must create an atmosphere in which people believe in strategy (Financial Times Prentice
Hall 2000). Today, leadership is increasingly associated not with command and control but with the
concept of inspiration, of getting along with other people and creating a vision with which others can identify.
This indicates that Ghulam Mohammed always getting to people and to other Baloch leaders to discusses
upon the issues and problems of Balochistan. He listens to everyone he never afraid of discussing about
Balochistan's issue to the world. He told everyone for what happening in Balochistan and how people are
treated by Pakistani forces. He never hides the truth and reality of Pakistan and its negative attitude toward
Baloch nation. People always ask whether leadership is an art or a science. It can be both. Ghulam
Mohammed has the both qualities. Ghulam Mohammed Baloch is one of those leaders who is thirsty,
hungry and dying for the freedom of Balochistan. He is thirsty and hungry the way Nelson Mandela was for
the freedom of South Africa.
6.0 Parliamentary Politics and Ghulam Mohammed
The parliamentary politics was begun after assassinating, Fida Ahmed Baloch in 2nd May 1988, the
founder of Baloch National Youth Movement (BNYM). After that the same political organization was formed
from BNYM to BNM led by Dr. Abdul Hayee Baloch. Ghulam Mohammed Baloch was the vice president of
BNM. However, he did not believe in such politics. Therefore, he became inactive and did not play any vital
roles. He did not believe in empty promises which were only the reason he did not play any roles. On the
other hand the members of CC of BNM were keeping promising to nation and the result was always
unsatisfactory. Gulam Mohammed Baloch did not like all these and tried advising his comrades that this is
not the right path and politics that we are doing. We should stop continuing parliamentary politics as we are
not achieving any thing. His comrades did not listen to him. The way the parliamentary politics is going in
Balochistan it reminds me that; ‘If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver
nothing’, a phrase after Napoleon Bonaparte who ended up in an exile and eventual death on a lonely
island in the mid-Atlantic.
Eventually, Napoleon got it wrong. If you want to be success in the world you must deliver that you promise.
This is what exactly Ghulam Mohammed Baloch was carrying on, promising and delivering.
Some Baloch of Parliamentary politicians still believe that they can get independence through
Parliamentary politics. They always give examples of India, South Africa, Indonesia, Libya and other
countries. I think they are completely wrong, because the dilemma of Balochistan is different from those
countries. We should know where we are and where we want to go and how.
7.0 Baloch Youth Movement and Ghulam Mohammed
Ghulam Mohammed Baloch was not limited. His support and struggle was always seen practically to
promote Baloch Youth Movement who is engaged serving the nation in different ways. He believes that
Youths can always make better roles, so he made himself closer to them. Baloch Youth Movement was
always targeted by the state. Thousands of Baloch Youths were arrested by the government without any
reasons. Many of them are still missing. Under such circumstances he always stood hand by hand with
them. He never relaxed when he saw innocent Baloch Youths were arrested without any charges. His
reaction was always there for the support by agitating and appointing legal representatives (lawyers) for
their release.
8.0 Baloch Student Organization and Ghulam Mohammed
On 26th November 1967 Baloch Student Organization was formed in Karachi. Different personalities played
different roles on those days. Ghulam Mohammed Baloch was an active member and then became the
Chairman of BSO in 80's. He knows very well the role of BSO and how students were suffering in different
ways by enemies. He played a vital role when some students were arrested by Pakistani ISI in Karachi.
They were Dr. Alla Nizar, Dr. Imdad and some others. Ghulam Mohammed Baloch stood like a great
shadow struggling for their release. At the end he succeeded.
9.0 Mir Ghous Bakhsh Bizanjo vs. Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
Mir Ghous Bakhsh Bizanjo one of those leaders who played unforgettable role in his life for the sake of
Baloch nation, but he could not been successful due to playing right politics in the improper place and with
improper people. Parliamentary politics was not successful in his time too, so does now. We still can hear
his forceful speech when he gave it on 14th December 1947 rejecting the proposal of being a part of
Pakistan in the assembly, he told the house; ' ….. We have a distinct civilization. We have a separate
culture like that of Iran and Afghanistan. We are Muslims but it is not necessary that by virtue of our being
Muslims we should lose our freedom and merge with others. If the mere fact that we are Muslims requires
us to join Pakistan then Afghanistan and Iran, both Muslims countries, should also amalgamate with
Pakistan. The British conquered Asia through the force of the sword. They also subjugated the Baloch
homeland. We never accepted their authority. We resisted their rule but being oppressive and cruel they
deprived us of our freedom. We were a separate entity. We were never part of India before the British over
lordship….Pakistan's unpleasant and loathsome desire that our national homeland Balochistan should
merge with it, is impossible to concede. It is unimaginable to agree to such demand. It is no secret that
before creation of Pakistan, our Khan had patronized the Muslim League. Our homes, Bungalows and
transport were at their disposal. Under the Khan's guidance many Baloch helped the League through every
possible means. What was our attitude towards Pakistan and what is its behavior towards us …?
We are ready to have friendship with that country on the basis of sovereign quality but no means ready to
merge with Pakistan. We cannot humiliate the Baloch nation and amalgamate it with others. How can we
sign the national death warrant of fifteen million, Asian Baloch? That is inconceivable. That is impossible.
We cannot be a party to such a grave mistake. We cannot commit such a great crime. We are told that we
Baloch cannot defend ourselves in the atomic age. Well, are Afghanistan, Iran and even Pakistan capable
of defending themselves? Today, if Russia and America so desire, they can wipe out many such states
from the world map. If we cannot defend ourselves, a lot of others cannot do so either. As regards the
question of statehood, let me emphasize that no Asian country including Pakistan fulfils the criteria of a
modern state in true sense. They say we must join Pakistan for economic reasons. That is also absurd. We
may not have a hard currency but we have numerous means of income. We have minerals, we have
petroleum, and we have ports. We should not be made slaves on the pretext of economic viability. We can
survive without Pakistan. We can remain without Pakistan. We can prosper outside Pakistan. But the
question is what Pakistan would be without us? I do not propose to create hurdles for the newly created
Pakistan in matters of defense and external communication. But we want an honorable relationship, not a
humiliating one. If Pakistan wants to treat us as sovereign people we are ready to extend the hand of
friendship and cooperation. If Pakistan does not agree to do so, flying in the face of democratic principle,
such an attitude will be totally unacceptable to us, and if we are forced to accept this fate then every Baloch
son will sacrifice his life in defense of his national freedom.
Ghulam Mohammed Baloch faced the same situation when the merger of BNM and BNDP took places. He
knew that such merger will make Pakistan stronger. As a result Ghulam Mohammed did not let BNM to die.
He made a big U turn. He started going on non parliamentary politics the way Fida Ahmed wished for. What
Mir Ghous Bakhsh Bizanjo wanted to come true for what he said in 1947, Ghulam Mohammed made it true
by giving sacrifices with those Youths Baloch and many elders as well.
10.0 Ghulam Mohammed Baloch and the World Media
Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscious, above all liberties (Jean
Folkerts and Dwight L 1998). The power of truth cannot be weaken, despite having no media where Baloch
nation could raise its voice. In this regard Ghulam Mohammed Baloch did not hide himself to highlight the
issues of Baloch nation. He tried his every effort to approach to the world media. In many extents he has
been successful to tell the world by radio, Indian TV channel, websites and daily newspapers. In the current
global village in which we all live in, the national movement cannot be run without the support of World
Media. On the other hand, we see the all the world has become electronic. Therefore, electronic media is
playing a good role for the sake of Baloch nation. Ghulam Mohammed Baloch has shown his effort bravely
to the world.
11.0 Ghulam Mohammed Baloch and Free Balochistan
"We call the people of South Africa black and white – let us speak together Freedom! - let the voices of all
the people be heard and let the demands of all the people for the things that will make us free be recorded.
Let the demands be gathered together in a great charter of Freedom" (Nelson Mandela 2000). Free
Balochistan is the demand of Baloch nation; this is what Ghulam Mohammed wants and working for.
Baloch nation is not asking something which is not belong to them. They claim that Balochistan is for
Baloch nation. This is the fact which cannot be denied. If you don't work for freedom it will never come to
knock your door. Waiting for freedom is meaningless. "I waited and waited, until the country should develop
the non-violent strength necessary to throw off the foreign yoke. But my attitude has now undergone a
change. I feel that I cannot afford to wait. If I continue to wait, I might have to wait till doomsday. For the
preparation that I have prayed for and worked for May never come, and in the meantime I may be enveloped
and overwhelmed by the flames that threaten all of us. That is why I have decided that even at certain risks
which are obviously involved I must ask the people to resist the slavery". I want freedom immediately, this
very night, before dawn, if it could be had. Freedom cannot wait for the realization of communal harmony
…congress must win freedom or be wiped out in the effort (Yougesh Chanda 1997). Such facts on the
earth cannot be removed and vanished. Free Balochistan is another fact people must recognize it.
12.0 Free Balochistan, New Balochistan
Free Balochistan is the dream of every Baloch's son and Ghulam Mohammed is one of them. He is dying
for it from the day one. Many Baloch have questions in their minds that how the new Balochistan looks like.
How Ghulam Mohammed wants to see his new birth country? The vision of any leaders will always be
different. Ghulam Mohammed Baloch wants a new Balochistan which should be a full of justice, co
operations, love among people, honesty, hard working, and respect each other. Martin Luther King had the
same dream that how America should be. Martin Luther has given a remarkable speech in 1963 under title
"I have a dream". He said; I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they
will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today. I have
a dream that one day the state of Alabama, whose governor's lips are presently dripping with the words of
interposition and nullification, will be transformed into a situation where little black boys and black girls will
be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers. I have
a dream today. I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be
made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory
of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. This is our hope. This is the faith with which
I return to the South. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.
With this hope we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to
stand up for Freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day. This will be the day when all of God's
children will be able to sing with new meaning "My country "tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing.
Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring. And if
America is to be a great nation this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of
New Hampshire! Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York! Let freedom ring from the
heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania! Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado! Let
freedom ring from every hill and mole hill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring.
Ghulam Mohammed Baloch wants all his Baloch children walks hand by hand ignoring the colour of skins.
He has worked for doing so by uniting the entire nation in Karachi and other parts of Balochistan. He
wishes that all Baloch children to sing "Ma Choken Balochani, Ma Choken Balochani".
13.0 Voice of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
Today the voice of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch is heard by everyone. This is the voice of justice, truth,
equality and fairness, voice of death of baloch children in Kohalu, Bugti and Kahan, voice of baloch youth
movement who are in Pakistani jails, voice of Baloch mothers who lost their valuable sons for the sake of
Balochistan, and this is the voice of all Baloch nation and Balochistan, no matter where they live and how
they see Balochistan.
14.0 Ghulam Mohammed Baloch in the eyes of people
I have interviewed around 70 people to know their opinions about Ghulam Mohammed Baloch with different
questions. Their responds were as shown bellow charts.
Figure: 1.1 (Ghulam Mohammed Baloch as a Leader)
The above (figure 1.1) shows that Ghulam Mohammed Baloch as a leader he is 100% Brave, and Honest.
95% he is Knowledgeable and 98% he is straight forward.
Figure 1.2 (BNM's Relation with other Baloch Parties)
The (figure 1.2) shows that BNM's relation as Baloch political party was very good especially with BYM, BSO,
JWP and BNP-Mengal. BNM's believes that these are the true Baloch parties working for the sake of Baloch
nation. However, NP and BNP-Awami are completely not working for the sake of Baloch nation but they are
always double faces.
15.0 Arrest of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
Lastly, but not the end that Ghulam Mohammed Baloch was arrested by Pakistani Forces in Karachi with
Sher Mohammed Baloch who were planning a meeting in kalari, where the Khan of Kalat Mir Suleman
Daud, former provincial minister, Sardar Sanaulla Zehri and many others ought to attend.
Will this be the end of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch and BNM? Will the nation keep silent? Will the Media
stop supporting Baloch nation? I strongly believe this will not be the end but will be a new page for the
struggle. The message of Ghulam Mohammed Baloch was already reached to the baloch nation and the
world.
16.0 Conclusion
Ghulam Mohammed Baloch is one of the best leaders in the world. He believes in humanism and justice.
He is very straight forward. He is honest. What he could do for the nation he showed it practically and in
public and now it is the duty of baloch nation where ever they are they should support him the way or the
other and to continue his mission.
17.0 References and Bibliographies
1) Janmahmed (Essays on Baloch National Struggle in Pakistan, 1989).
2) Jean F & Dwight L (Voice of a Nation, A history of Mass Media in the United Stated, 1998, 3rd Edition).
3) Nelson Mandela (Long Walk To Freedom, 1994).
4) Bruce J. Avolio (Full Leadership Development, 1999).
5) Yagosh Chanda (Rediscovering Gandhi, 1998).
6) Stephen B. Oates (Let the Trumpet sound A life of Martin Luther King, JR, 1994).
7) John Humphries (Managing Through People, 1998).
8) Hayat Al – Balochi (Baloch Nationalist Movement, 1994).
9) Laurie J. Mullins (Management and Organizational Behavior, 2005, 7th edition.)
Other sources
1) www.bso-na.com
2) www.Balochwarna.com
3) www.dailytawar.com
18.0 Photo on strike
The below photo has shown that the all the nation is with Ghulam Mohammed Baloch.
THE VOICE OF
GHULAM MOHAMMED
BALOCH
THE PRISEDENT OF BALOCH NATIONAL MOVEMENT
BY
Jambar Baloch
GHULAM MOHAMMED
BALOCH
THE PRISEDENT OF BALOCH NATIONAL MOVEMENT
BY
Jambar Baloch
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