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Dear Mr. President, July 4th, 2005

We the "Baloch Society of North America (BSO-NA)" here, congratulate and join you and the American people
to celebrate the 229th anniversary Of America's Independence. Indeed, Independence and freedom is a
great thing to have and to cherish. As the Americans rejoice their freedom and Independence Day, millions
people around the world including the people of Occupied Balochistan, are living under the military
dictatorship, tyranny, oppression and hopelessness. Mr. President, Let me breifly explain the situation in
Balochistan.

Eastern Occupied (Pakistani) Balochistan

Before the Partition of India and creation of Pakistan in 1947, Balochistan was a free sovereign independent
state with it own parliament, the Dar-ul Awaam (the House of Commons) and Dar-ul Umraa (House of
Lords). Soon after the creation of Pakistan, it invaded Balochistan and forcefully annexed it into Pakistan.
Balochistan, rich in oil and Gas with a 900 miles of warm water strategically located costline was very
important for the survival Pakistan. The Baloch people didn’t have a strong big army compare to Pakistani
army, but still they resisted the Pakistani Occupation of their Baloch land. Thousands Baloch took up arms to
defend their land from the occupiers. Many thousands Baloch got killed and many hundreds were arrested
and later executed by Pakistani Military. A half million Baloch took refuge in Neighboring countries, like
Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and India. While the Genocide of Baloch Nation continued by Pakistani military, the
world watched as silent spectator and didn’t do anything about it to stop it. It took 10 years before the
Pakistani military crushed the Baloch insurgency and took control of most of the cities of Balochistan. Baloch
though lost the battle, but the struggle for freedom continued.

In 1968, another arm struggle was organized by Nawab Nowroz Khan Zarakzi, to liberate Baloch land
(Balochistan) from Pakistan. He was later arrested by Pakistani military, when he came for negotiation with
army. He and his sons and nephews and his 70 freedom fighter followers were taken to Hyderabad Jail,
where all of them were hanged (executed), but him, for anti-State (anti-Pakistan) charges. He was held in the
prison due to his old age, where he later passed away at the age of 92. The Baloch struggle for freedom
continued.

In 1970-1977 Baloch took up arm again to fight the occupier Pakistani army to liberate their land. This time
Baloch were better prepared and they inflected heavy casualties to Pakistan’s military, but due to the lack of
international support, Baloch lost the battle again and the insurgency was crushed by well armed Pakistani
army, using tanks, and gunship helicopters. The insurgency lasted for 5 years and about 18 thousand
Baloch were killed by Pakistani military, while the death toll of Pakistani army personnel was about 12
thousand.

From 1977-2005, Pakistan continues its crime against Baloch people. Thousand Baloch political activists
and students have been arrested since then and are being tortured in secret jails. Many are missing,
including Dr. Allah Nazar Baloch, Goher Baloch and Akther Nadeem Baloch. Pakistani military, paramilitary
and security forces are given tasks to arrest, kidnap or kill any Baloch who talks or think about freedom. More
than 600 military check post have been established all over Balochistan to control the activities and
movements of Baloch people. There are 60 thousand troops stationed in Balochistan and more troops are
on the way. Balochistan have been turned into a military occupied war zone. Baloch people are living with
fear and in hopelessness. They are desperately looking at the world community and the freedom loving
people for thier help and rescue against the tyranny of Pakistani and Irani regimes. They are saying, "Enough
is enough".

Western Occupied (Iranian) Balochistan.

In 19th century the British and Persian Empires divided Balochistan in to Eastern "British Balochistan" and
western "Iranian Balochistan" as part of their colonial policy of "divide and rule", to weaken the Balochunity as
one Nation. The Baloch in Western Balochistan have been in constant revolt against the domination by and
chauvinistic policy of Iranian governments. The revolt of Jask (1873), of Sarhad (1888) and the general
uprising in 1889 resulted in a scorched earth policy by Iranian forces in 1889, aimed at suppressing the
Baloch rebellion. A major uprising under Baloch chieftain Sardar Hussein Narui in 1896 prompted a joint
Anglo-Persian expeditionary force to crush the resistance. The resistance was crushed after two years and
Chief Narui was arrested. In the beginning of the twentieth century, Bahram Khan gained control of almost
the entire central and southern region of Western Balochistan, ending the occupation by Iranian forces. In
1916, the British recognized him as the effective ruler of Western Balochistan. His nephew, Mir Dost
Mohamed succeeded Mir Bahram Khan. Mir Dost Mohamed’s attempts to consolidate his power coincided
with the rise to power in Persia of Reza Khan in 1921. In 1928 the Iranian forces began an operation against
Mir Dost Mohamed.

insignificant force compared to the movement in Pakistani Balochistan. Due to suppression, the harsh
methods that were used by Iranian security forces and persecution by SAVAC (the Iranian secret police under
the Shah), its leaders were forced to emigrate and operate underground from foreign countries. They had
little ongoing contact with their widely scattered supporters inside Iran. The handful of Baloch activists, who
braved the Shah’s repression, kept alive the spirit of resistance to Persian domination and thus directly set
the stage for the resurgence of nationalist activity that took place after the overthrow of the Shah. After the
Shah’s overthrow a new political force emerged in Balochistan, alongside traditional leaders comprising
mostly of the educated young Baloch people.

Treatment of Baloch in Western occupied (Iranian) Balochistan.

Baloch people in Iran are treated as third class citizens, and are deprived of their cultural, social and
economic rights. They are rapidly losing their identity. The previously Baloch-dominated regions of Bandar
Abbas, part of Kerman, Seistan and Zabol are the most affected areas of the assimilation efforts by the
Persian state. Now in all these areas the Baloch are a minority, even the capital city of Zahidan does not look
like a Baloch city. The Baloch in Iran are completely excluded from the structures of political, social and
economic powers of the country. The dissemination of Balochi culture and language is a declared act of
treason against the state and is dealt with through brutal measures. Many army garrisons are permanently
stationed in Baloch areas. For most of the fifty years of Pahlavi rule, Tehran had to depend primarily on the
use of overt military force to keep the Baloch areas under control, even when there was little co-ordinated
insurgent activity. Politically and economically the Baloch are kept weak, disunited, and backward as much
as Possible. This policy was implemented in practice so that in the last years of the Shah’s regime
Balochistan was the poorest province "with an estimated annual per capita income of $975, less than half of
the $2,2000 national average for rural areas and less than one-fifth of the overall national average."
Balochistan is still the poorest province in Iran, followed by Kurdistan. The demise of the Palavi dynasty and
establishment of the Islamic Republic have not brought about any positive changes to the situation of the
Baloch people, but rather have worsened the oppression.

The use of the Balochi language is forbidden in public places and Baloch children are deprived of using their
mother tongue as the medium of instruction at school. The Iranian government does not allow any kind of
freedom of press in Balochistan. Successive Iranian governments have been engaged in demographic
manipulations to systematically reduce the Baloch people to a minority in their own homeland. Government
policy has been based on giving easy access to non-Baloch to purchase land at a cheap price. The policy of
keeping the Baloch backward has resulted in the lack of job opportunities and impoverishment of the entire
population. The policy of Iranian governments in dealing with different sectors of Baloch society is based on
"divide and rule". The politics of the Iranian Government in Balochistan is characterized by human rights
violations and abuse. It has distorted political, economical and cultural development of Balochistan and
insulted the human dignity of Baloch people. Religion is manifestly being used as a mean to assimilate
Baloch nationality into Persian national identity. These basic realities have reinforced the Baloch’s general
feeling of frustration and determination of having their own independent State.

Mr. President,

As You said in your famous historic speech at the State of Union on Jan 2005,

"The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The
best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world. All who live in tyranny and
hopelessness can know that the United States will not ignore your oppression, or excuse your
oppressors. When you stand for your liberty, we will stand with you," President Bush, Jan 20th, 2005

We couldn’t agree more with you, Mr. President. We hope that you will prove your words with actions. As you
have liberated Afghans and Iraqi people from terrorists and tyrants, their freedom will not be complete
without the freedom of Balochistan, as we all know that a free secular and democratic United Balochistan is
in everyone’s interest, including USA, Iraq, Afghanistan, India, Great Britain and Russia. Baloch people are
looking to you Mr. President and to the world community for their freedom. PLEASE hear the cry of 60 millions
Oppressed Baloch people of the world. Thank you Mr. President and Happy 4th of July.

Baloch Society Of North America (BSO_NA)

BSO-NA is a Non-profit Organization, working to unite and organize all Baloch in North America, to expose
the Pakistani and Irani Occupation of our Baloch land (Balochistan), and to bring their human rights
violations in Balochistan to the world's Notice.