LONDON: A protest demonstration was held on 15 July 2007 in 10 Downing street London, in front of PM house. The protest was organised by WSC (World Sindhi Congress), SBF (Sindhi Baloch Forum) BAC (Balochistan Action Committee) and BRM (Balochistan Rights Movement). A number Baloch, Sindhi and other human rights activist from all over UK have participated in demonstration to record their protest against Pakistani atrocities in Sindh and Balochistan.

The participants chanted slogans against on going army operation in Balochistan, forced disappearances, unlawful detention, and torture of Ghulam Mohammad Baloch, Saleem Baloch, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, Asif Baladi, Nawaz Zauor, Gorham Saleh, Shadi khan Marri, Khan Mohammed Marri and thousands other Baluch and Sindhi political leaders and activist from Sindh and Balochistan.

Protestants repeatedly chanted slogans of "Long live Sindh and Long live Balochistan" they were also holding play cards, some of them read "Stop military operation in Balochistan, Release Baloch and Sindhi political prisoners, Release Safdar Sarki, No to extradition of renounce Baloch human rights activist, Pakistan must end occupation of Balochistan, Pakistan army Sham! Sham! Pakistan is a terrorist state, Stop supporting Pakistan, MQM Mafia, MQM traitors of Sindh etc".

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Several Sindhi and Baloch leaders and activists also spoke at the occasion, the speakers included Dr Lakhu Luhana, Samad Baloch, Haleem Bhatti, Ghulam Hussain Baloch, Hidayat Bhutto, Qadir Bashk Jatio, Mehr Negaar Baloch, Hafeeza and others. Speakers have shown grave concerned about the lives of thousands of missing persons from Sindh and Balochistan. They said no law allows a state to kidnap people and keep them in secret dungeon for years without presenting in any court of law. They strongly condemn the illegal detention and torture of Baloch and Sindhi political prisoners by the hand of Pakistan's Punjabi army.

The speakers also condemn the Pakistani army for not letting the International rights groups to help the flood victims in Sindh and Balochistan. They said Pakistan is neither helping the cyclone victims nor letting the international community to help them, this is a clear indication that Pakistan wants the Baloch and Sindhi people suffer and die, pakistan is only interested in Baloch and Sindhi land and resources but have no pain for the people of Sindh and Balochistan.

They called upon Prime Minister Brown and the international community to help the people of Balochistan and Sindh who have been hit by a devastating cyclone. The Pakistani government has washed its hands of any humanitarian and civilised gestures. It is up to the civilised world to help these victims in the hour of need.

Speaking on the occasion Mr Ghulam Hussain Baloch said, "Pakistan as a rogue and fundamentalist nation has constrained the voices of innocent Baloch and Sindhi civilians through the mass military operations, which have resulted in many thousand deaths and cases of disappearances and kidnappings, which have been orchestrated by the Pakistani Intelligent agency (ISI). These atrocities have accumulated in ethical genocide of an unparalleled historical context."

He went on and further said, "With the recent changes in the position of British politics, in particular the introduction of a new leader for Britain, a new beginning has been heralded. However, I ask you Prime Minister Brown is this new beginning a matter of substance or just a political manifestation. The Baloch and Sindhi people have continuously demonstrated and tried to create awareness amongst the west of the detrimental and manipulative nature of Pakistan's political hierarchy, unfortunately these attempts have seemed to not have any impact. The attempts made by Baloch human right activists to unveil Pakistan's hidden agendas to the international political arena has resulted in them being prime targets for the Pakistani government and has even resulted in pleas of extradition from the Pakistani government of these human right activists. Pakistan is the only country where free speech and equality are of a scarce if not non-existence.

The civilised world that we live in today is based on democracy and free speech of one's right, so let me ask you a question today prime Minister Brown! Why Campaigning against the killings of innocent children, women and the elderly should be considered as a crime or is it an individual right for the creation of stability and peace? Are the forced disappearances, unlawful arrests, detention and torture of thousands of Baloch and Sindhi political and human right activists justified? He questioned."

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