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August 12, 2009

Balauchi history

Filed under: History of Pakistan — Moin Ansari @ 4:54 am
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This is a map of the state of Kalat. Some part of Baluchistan belonged to the British Government

Balauchistan was made up of several parts. Kalat was one of the states that makes up the modern Pakistani province of Balauchistan. The other sections of Baluchistan belonged to the British crown and Pakistan was the successor state to the British Empire in these parts. 7000 History of Balauchistan with people of the Indus (Pakistan). Mir Suleman Dawood is not the “Khan of Kalat” just because his grandfather was. He needs a history lesson. The Khan of Kalat never represented all of Balauchistan. He was only in charge of Kalat. Balauchistan decided to remain part of Pakistan in a referendum held under the auspices of the Independence of India Act of 1947. Balauchistan: How it joined Pakistan

The multi-billion dollar deep sea port in the coastal district of Gwadar, being built by the Chinese contractors, has provided myriads of opportunities to the Baloch people. The political analysts say that such paradoxical interpretations of the phenomenon by the “vested group” would only impede any solution to the Balochistan problem. The solution to the people’s issues lies in the distribution of the dividends of development equitably. The attacks on important national installations orchestrated by “miscreants,” has only alienated people and created new problems that only affected the poor people, further squeezing their opportunities for sustainable livelihoods.

Baluchistan was part and parcel of the Indus Valley Civilization

The Geographic Two Nation Theory. Pakistan existed 5000 years ago as the “Indus Valley Civilization”

The Pakistan that existed 5000 years ago. The Balauch have lived with the Punjabis, Sindhis, Pathans, and Kashmiris for thousands of years. This alliance did not begin in recent history.

We wish to start the story of Baluchistan many thousands of years ago–even before the Indus Valley.

Mehergarh situated strategically near the Bolan Pass, is located at the foot of the Balochistan hills on the Katchi plain southeast of Quetta. A 9000 year old site of settlement, Neolithic Mehergarh consists of four mounds. Supported by the Pakistan Department of Archeology, French archeologists have been carrying out extensive excavations there for some years. These excavations, studies and research have led to pushing back these settlements to some 9000 years.

Thus, the chronology of civilization in Pakistan, established through the study of Moenjodaro and Harappa, has been pushed back by over 4000 years. The habitation of the site has been divided into seven periods, the first being the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period that dates to circa 7000 B.C. or even earlier. The site was abandoned between 2000 and 2500 B.C. during a period of contact with the Indus Civilization and then reused as a burial ground for some time after 2000 B.C.

QUETTA: The Khan of Kalat, Mir Suleman Dawood, announced on Tuesday formation of a council for ‘independent Balochistan’ and rejected any reconciliation with the government of Pakistan without the mediation of European Union and United Nations.

Addressing reporters from London on telephone, he said the council would ensure the creation of an independent state of Balochistan.

The Khan said Baloch separatist forces of Pakistan and Iran would have representation in the council.

He said the names of members of the council would be announced later.

He, however, said that Nawabzada Baramdagh Bugti will be a member of the council, adding that he was in touch with him and other forces which stood for an independent Balochistan.

Replying to a question, he said that recommendations adopted at the Kalat Jirga had not been shelved.

He said that a lot of progress had since been made and the issue of Balochistan had been raised at the international level. He said that some people had disassociated themselves from the recommendations.

He said he was enjoying the support of ‘friendly’ and ‘like-minded’ countries who had promised all help and cooperation.

The Khan of Kalat said the Baloch had observed their Independence Day on Tuesday because the British rulers had accepted independent and autonomous status of the Kalat state on August 11, 1947. They later announced independence of Pakistan and India on August 14 and 15.

He said the Qauid-i-Azam had negotiated Kalat’s accession to Pakistan but it was rejected by the Kalat state assembly.

He said Kalat was merged into Pakistan in March 1948 and in reaction Prince Agha Abdul Karim mounted a revolt.

The Khan said the Baloch had lost trust in Pakistani rulers.

However, he said that if European Union and United Nations mediated then negotiations could be held with the government of Pakistan.

Meanwhile, the Khuzdar Engineering University was closed on Tuesday for an indefinite period.

According to sources, a group of students belonging to the Baloch Students Organisation-Azad entered the university campus and tried to hoist the flag of ‘independent Balochistan’ on the administration building. Law-enforcement personnel did not allow them to remove the national flag and arrested a number of students.

After the incident, the administration announced the closure of the university. Dawn.com Khan of Kalat raises the stakes, By Saleem Shahid Wednesday, 12 Aug, 2009 | 05:30 AM PST |

Perhaps the most important feature of Mehrgarh is the fact that one can witness its gradual development from an early village society to a regional center that covered an area of 200 hectares at its height. In the course of this development, a huge platform that may reflect some form of authority was constructed at the site. Mehrgarh was also a center of manufacture for various figurines and pottery that were distributed to surrounding regions

Research shows that people here lived in houses and were involved in hunting, domesticating of animals and farming cereals like barley and wheat. This hunting-farming society developed gradually and their pursuits were creative. During the early period these people used stone and bone tools i.e. polished stone-axes, flint blades and bone-pointers. By 6000 B.C. the hand-made pottery appeared and in the 5th millenium B.C. Metallurgy and potter-wheel were introduced and they produced some fine terra-cotta figurine and pottery with exotic geometric designs.

Subsequently they produced and wore ornaments of beads, seashells and semi-precious stones like Lapis Lazuli. A museum has been set up at sibi where a wide range of rare finds from the site of mehergarh are on display.

Accessibility: Mehargarh is well connected by road, air and by train with the rest of the country by Quetta

The 5000 yeard old Pakistan as it interacted with the other 3 superpwoers

The Pakistani civilization interacted with many regions of the world

The history of Baluchistan is fascinating. Mehergarh is the oldest agricultural site in the Subcontinent. The artifacts found there go back 7000 years. The people of Mehargarh have been living peacfully with the Indus Valley Civilization for tousands of years. During the British colonial rule no such province existed. It is a merger of many independent states. At the end of the colonial era the Provinces of West India decided to band together and form Pakistan.

Baluchistan part of Pakistan part of Amir taimur’s empire

The British empire with hundreds of states in the Subcontinent

The British empire of 1857 in the Subcontinent without Baluchistan

The British Empire with Baluchistan and Afghanistan

This is a map of the state of Kalat. Some part of Baluchistan belonged to the British Government

Kalat

The coast of Baluchistan

The maps of Pakistan

Many Pakhtuns today want to join Pakistan. They call this inevitable

The state of Kalat

In 1947-1948 there were only two choices before the Raja of Kashmir the leaders of FATA, NWFP, the Khan of Kalat and the Baluch leaders.

Contrary to some of the revisionists who are rewriting history, Balauchistan’s 6 million people were not forcibly incorporated into Pakistan. The Baluchis have been living with the Indus Valley people for thousands of years.

Balauchistan decided to join Pakistan in a referendum held under the auspices of the Independence of India Act of 1947. 1. During the period of the British Raj, there were four Princely States in Balochistan: Makran, Kharan, Las Bela and Kalat, the largest and most powerful.

The British “On to the Oxus policy” was short lived. In 1876 Sir Robert Sandeman concluded a treaty with the Khan of Kalat and brought his territories–including Kharan, Makran, and Las Bela–under British suzerainty.3. After the Second Afghan War of 1878-80, the Treaty of Gandamak concluded in May 1879, the Afghan Mmir ceded his districts of Pishin, Sibi, Harnai, and Thal Chotiali to the British.

1) It is ironic that jounalists that were are citizen of colonial powers that still occupy countries in the Middle East, Caribbean and West Asia are discussing colonialism in one of its former colonies. Many of these are spreading lies and disinformation about Baulauchistan and Pakistan.

2) Some think that the history of the Subcontinent began when Lord Clive invaded Bengal. Actually the history of Baluchistan and the history of Pakistan begins 150,000 years ago in the Suan vallay where the first Pakistanis walked and swam in the Suan river.

3) Mehergarh is the oldest agricultural site in the Subcontinent. It is 7000 years old. The poeple of Mehergarh traded with the Kashmiris, Punjabis, Sindhis, and Pathans for thousands of years. Contrary to some of the revisionists who are rewriting history, Balauchistan’s 6 million people were not forcibly incorporated into Pakistan. The Baluchis have been living with the Indus Valley people for thousands of years.

4) The Indus Valley Civilization existed on the banks of the Indus in more or less Pakistan of today. This was 3500 BC or thereabouts.

5) Balauchistan and Pakistan were part of many empires in a seesaw between Kushan, Abdali, Greeks, Persians, Timur, Mughals, and the British.

6) The British “On to the Oxus policy” was short lived. In 1876 Sir Robert Sandeman concluded a treaty with the Khan of Kalat and brought his territories-including Kharan, Makran, and Las Bela-under British suzerainty.3. After the Second Afghan War of 1878-80, the Treaty of Gandamak concluded in May 1879, the Afghan Mmir ceded his districts of Pishin, Sibi, Harnai, and Thal Chotiali to the British.

7) Balauchistan and Pakistan were part of the British Empire. There are British military cantonments in Quetta, Zhob, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Peshawar, Karachi, Sialkot and other places. During the period of the British Raj, there were four Princely states in Balochistan: Makran, Kharan, Las Bela and Kalat. In 1876 Sir Robert Sandeman concluded a treaty with the Khan of Kalat and brought his territories – including Kharan, Makran, and Las Bela – under British suzerainty. After the Second Afghan War of 1878-80, the Treaty of Gandamak concluded in May 1879, the Afghan Emir ceded the districts of Quetta Pishin,Sibi, Harnai, and Thal Chotiali to the British. In 1883 the British leased the Bolan Pass, southeast of Quetta, from the Khan of Kalat on a permanent basis. In 1887 some areas of Balochistan were declared British territory. In 1893, Sir Mortimer Durand negotiated an agreement with Amir Abdur Rahman Khan of Afghanistan to fix the Durand Line running from Chitral to Balochistan to as the boundary between the Afghans and the British.

8) Balauchistan decided to join Pakistan in a referendum held under the auspices of the Independence of India Act of 1947. 1. During the period of the British Raj, there were four Princely States in Balochistan: Makran, Kharan, Las Bela and Kalat, the largest and most powerful.

11) In 1883 the British leased the Bolan Pass, southeast of Quetta, from the Khan of Kalat on a permanent basis,.5. In 1887 some areas of Balochistan were declared British territory.6. In 1893, Sir Mortimer Durand negotiated an agreement with Amir Abdur Rahman Khan of Afghanistan to fix thethe Durand Line running from Chitral to Balochistan to as the boundary between the Afghans and the British. 1920 British Raj

12) The Government of India Act, 1935, treated Kalat as an independent State and provides representation for it in the Federal Legislature. Kalat was not all of Baluchistan, it is part of Balauchistan.

13) In 1947, Kalat was ruled by Mir Ahmed Yar Khan. Indeed, the British had given many Princely States the choice of either India, or Pakistan during the immediate pre-partition period (though they were worried of having too many independent nations). The states in Balauchistan were: Makran, Kharan, Las Bela and Kalat

14) The Indian Independence Act, 1947 allowed the independent states to join either India or Pakistan. According to Indian Independence Act 1947 – Section II
Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (3) and (4) of this section the territories of Pakistan shall be (a) the territories which on the appointed day, are included in the Provinces of East Bengal and West Punjab as constituted under the two following sections; (b) the territories which, at the date of the passing of this Act, are included in the Province of Sind and the Chief Commissioner’s Province of British Baluchistan; and (c) if, whether before or after the passing of this Act but before the appointed day, the Governor General declares that the majority of the valid votes cast in the referendum which, at the date of the passing of this Act, is being or has recently been held in that behalf under his authority in the North-West Frontier Province are in favour of representatives of that Province taking part in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, the territories which, at the date of the passing of this Act, are included in that Province.

15) The people of Balauchistan, overwhelmingly voted to join Pakistan in a referendum that was held on June 30, 1947, to ascertain their wishes on this issue.

16) ABOUT THE BLA– a terror organization which is a creation of Indian RAW
BLA: A threat to International Peace. The BLA is a creation of Indian Intelligence agencies which are trying to create instability in the areas bordering Paksitan, Iran and Afghanistan

17) Balauchistan joined Pakistan as a result of the free will of the Muslims.

18) The Khan of Kalat acceded to Pakistan on March 27, 1948. Like Kalat, Hydrabad and Kashmir, hundreds of other states also had the choice of either joining India or Pakistan.

The present campaign to create issues in Pakistan is the same conspiracy that was tried by the USSR to impede the defeat of the USSR forces in Afghanistan.

Pakistan gained independence from the British legally and the boundaries were recognized by Brittan, and all the other members of the United Nations.

Gwadar Port on the Baluch coast

The BLA was a relic of the cold war. During the USSR-USA war it was supported, financed and armed by the Soviet Union. When the USSR imploded, so did the BLA. With the massive development in Baluchistan happening, Baluchistan had two decades of peace. Mir Balaach Marri, the head of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), was killed on 20 November 2007.

BLA – A threat to international peace by Ahmad Shah Baloch: “The BLA is the creation of Indian intelligence agencies, which are trying to create instability in the areas bordering Iran and Afghanistan.”. Expose on RAW by Isha Khan of Dhaka Bangladesh. All the Balochi websites operating in western countries responsible of fanning anti-Pakistan sentiments, are tantamount to inciting people to commit acts of terrorism, should also be precluded.

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The arrest of Faiz Baluch and Hyrbyair Marri by British Metropolitan Police Counter-Terrorism Command from north-west and west London on 4 December 2007, on the charges of “commissioning, preparing or instigating acts of terrorism”, clearly shows the seriousness of UK in their fight against terror. Both of them were held on two accounts under Terrorism Act of 2000: firstly, inciting people to commit an act of terrorism, and secondly, possessing “a weapon designed or adapted for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas or other thing” contrary to the Firearms Act. During the raids on the homes and offices, the police recovered large quantities of documents, DVDs, computer files and a cash of £4,000.

The two London residents are senior commanders of Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) – an international terrorist group that is banned in Britain by the then home secretary John Reid in July 2006. The BLA has been responsible for attacks on the infrastructure such as gas pipelines, power stations, electric pylons as well as bomb blasts where innocent civilian have been victims. Due to targeted military operation aganist the armed militants in Balochistan, many BLA activists sought political asylums or refuge in the European countries. These political asylum seekers under the garb of “aggrieved party” are sponsoring the foreign-based organizations of Pakistani origin responsible for committing acts of terrorism inside Pakistan.

The BLA is the creation of Indian intelligence agencies, which are trying to create instability in the areas bordering Iran and Afghanistan. In the larger interest, the effective counter-terrorism requires Indian support and cooperation with Pakistan authorities to help create an environment of peace and tranquitlity.

July 31, 2009

The people of Balochistan played a vital role in the translation of a great ideal — the goal of Pakistan.

Filed under: History of Pakistan — Moin Ansari @ 6:03 am
Tags: Balauchistan

The people of Balochistan played a vital role in the translation of a great ideal — the ideal of Pakistan. But what do they want now? The masses, most of them having lived for decades at the mercy of sardars and nawabs of feudal mindset, want emancipation from slavery, poverty, ignorance and exploitation. This is how Balochi-speaking young and old men in Rawalpindi and Islamabad intercommunicate with others, asserting their love for Pakistan is deeper than the ocean.

“Change will come; we want change — end to feudal system; why should you and I be deprived of free access to education and healthcare, both necessary for our good future,” say the Baloch youths who travelled from native towns to earn livelihood in the twin cities. Search for bread and butter is part of life of every Pakistani. Isn’t it?

One must appreciate a common Baloch who waits for fruit of his strife against bondage of sardars and expresses his emotions in Urdu. How the Baloch elders endorsed the idea of Pakistan can be judged from their positive response to the statements and appeals of the architect of Pakistan.

The underlying principle of a national home was according to the fact that the new state was to comprise the predominantly Muslim majority units of the Punjab, NWFP, Balochistan, Sindh, Bengal and Assam.

“Pakistan is in sight and Balochistan will be a part of it,” said Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s message of May 20, 1947, to Balochistan Muslims through Haji Surat Khan, president of the Loralai District Muslim League. “Muslims of Balochistan should remain solidly united under the Muslim League and when Pakistan is established and we’ve our own government, we’ll take up all matters and every question will be settled justly and fairly, but till then unity and discipline should be our motto,” it concluded.

The Quaid appealed to every Muslim to vote in favour of joining Pakistan Constituent Assembly. The statement of June 25, 1947, carried by world media, said, “Apart from the fact that Balochistan can exist only in Pakistan politically, geographically and economically, it will be in the interest of the people of Balochistan to join the Assembly for it is Pakistan alone that can help them in their educational, social, economic and political uplift.” The man assured the people of Balochistan that in Pakistan all classes will get even justice and fair play. He expressed the hope that the people will not be misled by the propaganda of the enemies of Pakistan putting class against class and one particular interest against another.

The words of the father of the nation live on even when he is no more with us. The follies of the previous regimes in context of people’s welfare programmes and hurdles in their execution apart, the enemies have again chosen some so-called nationalist groups of Balochistan for consummation of their vile designs. The enemies are using the same tactics as the imperialists did in the past to fasten their grip over the natives through tribal chiefs in their pay. Will the neo-imperialists, under cover of regional and world champions of democracy, like to see Pakistan strengthen her economy and defence in the global village? Never!

The mega projects, such as Gwadar seaport, have become an eyesore to them. Money and weapons may not be any problem to vested interests. They seek what they call independent identity as claimed in his London interview by Herbiyar Marri who has a nodding acquaintance with ‘Balochistan Liberation Army’ without any root in the masses. As a matter of fact, masses have never lent any support to such activity, which they consider harmful to Balochistan and Pakistan. RAW’s involvement has not been ruled out by analysts and international think tanks. Under whose umbrella training camps have been set up in Afghanistan for subversion in Balochistan?

“Everybody knows it,” say the Baloch patriots who came across this scribe the other day. They remember the June 29, 1947 brief of the Assistant Governor-General on referendum, which inter alia said, “Shahi Jirga met with elected members of Quetta Municipality … The present members voted unanimously for Pakistan.” Thus, the Baloch stress, the British Balochistan became a part of Pakistan, while in March 1948 the Khan of Kalat, Ahmad Yar Khan and his confederate chiefs acceded to the new state of Pakistan. And the federation shall stay forever despite foreign intrigues.

“Pakistan’s strength lies in unity, whatever the cost of our bread and butter, we share it.” That’s how the Balochs express their love to people of the twin cities. Balochs love for Pakistan deeper than ocean,

Friday, July 31, 2009, By Zafar Alam Sarwar

July 12, 2009

How Balauchistan joined Pakistan

Filed under: History of Pakistan — Moin Ansari @ 5:48 pm
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Balauchistan decided to remain part of Pakistan in a referendum held under the auspices of the Independence of India Act of 1947.