Gilgit Baltistan and Human Rights Violation
By Abdul Hamid Khan
Chairman, Balawaristan
National Front
UNHRC 19th Session 9th
March 2012
Human Rights abuses
are widespread and common practice in Balawaristan (Pakistan and China occupied
Gilgit Baltistan) since Pakistan took its control treacherously by using
religion as its occupation tool. The absence or representation, Judiciary and
free media and non access of Human Rights organizations and specially the
failure of UN in implementation of its resolution have helped the Islamabad to
hide its illicit practices.
The situation in
Gilgit Baltistan is deteriorated, when about 20 Pakistani Army uniform
terrorist killed 18 innocent Shia Muslims in Harban Kohistan Diamar border on
28th Feb. 2012 at about 8 AM after carefully checking their ID Cards issued by
Pakistan. The terrorists stopped 4 passengers’ vehicles including one Bus and 3
other vehicle and asked the passengers to come down and show their identity. By
identifying them as Shias and killed them on spot and some were handcuffed and
slit their throats. Kohistan Police arrived on the spot but did not interfere
this heinous act, after completion of this carnage the uniformed terrorist
climbed on the mountain and disappeared.
These ID Cards issued
by government of Pakistan do not give us rights but death. This is Zulfiqar Ali
Bhutto the then Prime Minister of Pakistan who introduced sectarian violence in
1971 to divide the people on Shia Sunni line, when the people had broken Gilgit
Jail to free their political leaders. Mostly of the people and religious
leaders believe that the present PPP government and Military might be involved
in this carnage , so the people are not united against the government of
Pakistan There are three main reasons for PPP to divide the people,
The people of Yasen
had started serious protest, which was supported by both Shia and Sooni
religious leaders of Gilgit. The whole population had announced to support of
the public protest 2. The so-called empowerment package of 2009 was exposed in
Supreme Court of Pakistan, when it was challenged by petitioners. 3. Shia
religious leader Agha Rahat Hussain and Sunni leader Qazi Nisar both came close
to unity against the official policy of Pakistan DIVIDE and RULE. These unity
trends by the people were not acceptable to the present government of Pakistan.
It should be noted by
the international community that why some mouthpiece of intelligence agency are
blaming nationalist, because we the nationalist demand the Army of Pakistan to
bring the terrorists in front of the public, if it was not involved. We don't
blame Pakistan Army, but unless it presents the real culprits the family of the
deceased will not satisfy, because the terrorists had worn Military uniform, as
a result the Kohistan Police which had arrived on the spot did not interfere
and gave the killers safe passage and the Army helicopters which arrived later
to take the dead bodies to Gilgit, did not bother to search the terrorists on
the mountains. This creates doubt about the role of Army in the carnage. If
USA, Israel or India is involved, what some agency stooges say, then why the
government of Pakistan and agencies do not present any proof, so the foreign
killers are caught. The area is under the control of Pakistan which has the
access to catch anyone but does not catch the terrorists. We are well aware
that Pakistani occupation regime has been providing safe passage to those
culprits who kill any Gilgiti or Balti in the past. This time also we don't
expect any punishment to the terrorists; because some agency people have
started to blame this killing to foreign agencies, so the real culprits are
freed to kill more and more people with full impunity. This is the reason some
government official including the Interior Minister of Pakistan Rehman Malik
has blamed the people of Gilgit for this carnage before investigation, which
shows the intention of the government to let the real culprits are not exposed.
But we demand that the killers should be exposed to the Gilgit Baltistan people
in front of the eye witnesses and then let them go, because we don’t expect any
punishment, because of our experience since 1971.
Runjab Rangers fired
on protestors in Gilgit and killed Naweed s/o Mohammad Reza from Nagaral Gilgit
on 28th when it fired on the peaceful protestors’ indiscrimately, who were
protesting against killing.
1. Raza Ali
2. Hussain ali
3. Karim Abbas
4. Anees Hussain
5. Kalim Abbas
6. Hashmat Changezi
7. Mohsin Abbas
8. Muhammad Abbas
9. Mubashir
10. Idress Ali
11. Owais Hussain
12. Kalim Abbas Barmas
13. Frahan Ali Barmas
14. Tehseen Abbas
Domial
15. Saqlain Domia
16. Asad Zamin Barmas
17. Ambreen Nagaral
18. Fatima Nagaral
Another example of
Human Rights violation and meaning of terrorism in the books of Pakistani
regime
Two people were killed
by Police when they demanded for relief from the occupation regime in Hunza.
Sher Ullah Baig,50,
from Ayeenabad, Gojal, Hunza and his 22 year old son Sher Afzal was killed,
when police opened fire on a peaceful demonstration in Aliabad, Hunza.
On 22nd August 2011 the
following peaceful protestors were arrested and framed in terrorist act when
they protest again the killing of innocent protestors. Case No 291 21/2
Sections 147, 148,
149, 427, 436, 353, 448/34, 6/7 ATA (anti -terrorist), 17 (3)
It has been learnt
that another about 120 people have been arrested from Hunza on charges of
terrorism, who were demanding to arrest he killer Police Officer DSP Babar
Khan. In spite of taking legal action against the culprit, the Police has given
full impunity to the murder3r and framed terrorist charge against the
protestors who were demanding for justice. This is meaning of terrorism in the
eyes of Pakistani regime.
Baba Jan The Chief
Organizer of Peoples Youth Front (PYF) of Hunza and others were arrested and
tortured by Police and Intelligence agencies in joint investigation cell (WHICH
IS JOINT TORTURE CELL) as a result Bab Jan and others have serious health
problems, but they are not allowed to visit to the doctor. Many of them were
freed from torture cell but Baba Jan along with 7 others protestors are still
languishing in Gilgit Jail and facing terrorist act in Terrorist Court Gilgit
which has not accepted their bail application unless they do not give undertake
Diamar Bhasha Dam
Pakistan is also
building mega Dam on river Indus in Diamar which inundated more than 150 KM
area up till Juglot.
The people of Diamar
protested against the construction of this dame, but the occupation regime
killed two innocent people and injured many protestors to generate electricity
for Punjab without considering the will of the people of Gilgit Baltistan, which
is disputed part of like Jammu & Kashmir as per UN resolutions of 13 August
1948, 5th Jan 1949 and 28th April 1949.
Access to Justice is
denied in this part of the world, because neither the 2 million indigenous
people of disputed region have any High Court and Supreme Court nor they are
allowed to appeal in any High Court or Supreme Court of Pakistan against the
illegal decisions of unconstitutional kangaroo Courts running on contract basis.
We the people of
Gilgit Baltistan remind the UN to take urgent action and establish LOCAL
AUTHORITY under its supervision, what has been promised in the above mentioned
UN and UNSC resolutions, so the people of this region are free from tyranny and
decide their future fate by self-determination in free and fair atmosphere.