Pakistan: Baloch American Congress (BAC) President Tara Chand Baloch urged the international community to intervene and stop the forced displacement of Baloch families from Kalat district of Balochistan by Pakistani authorities.
Citing reports, Tara Chand yesterday said that Pakistani forces and authorities have been forcing Baloch families to abandon their ancestral homes and villages in the Kalat Shor Parod region. The BAC President stressed that Baloch people deserve to live in peace, dignity, and safety on their ancestral land, and the world must not remain silent when innocent families are suffering.
His statement comes after the Balochistan government ordered around 5,000 families in Kalat’s Shoor Paarod area to vacate their homes by October 30 and warned that people who refuse to leave will be removed by force. As many as 30,000 people living in the mountainous area will be impacted by the relocation plan approved by Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti.
[AIR news]