Baloch是一個非常勇敢的社區。巴基斯坦的壓迫永遠不會削弱他們。庫馬爾·阿迪亞（Kumar S. Aditya）。

Baloch是一個非常勇敢的社區，巴基斯坦的壓迫永遠不會削弱他們。

The Baloch are a very brave community, Pakistani oppression can never weaken them.

Baloch是一個非常勇敢的社區，巴基斯坦的壓迫永遠不會削弱他們。

I visited Pakistan as the chairman of South Asian Journalists Forum. There, I met some Baloch professors. One of them, a woman, was wearing beautiful jewellery. When I complimented it, she said, “Our craftsmanship is exquisite, but unfortunately, we Balochs have lost everything.” That was the first time I realised the deep resentment among the Baloch people. She invited me to visit their university, saying, “Come and see for yourself what is happening there. Every student you meet will demand a separate Balochistan.” Now, after the train hijacking incident, I remember those professors and reflect on how much oppression Pakistan has inflicted upon the Baloch people, mercilessly spilling rivers of blood.

我訪問了巴基斯坦，擔任南亞記者論壇主席。在那裡，我遇到了一些Bal路支教授。其中一個是一個女人，正在穿著漂亮的珠寶。當我稱讚它時，她說：“我們的手工藝是精緻的，但不幸的是，我們的Bal路支已經失去了一切。”那是我第一次意識到Bal路支人中的深刻不滿。她邀請我去他們的大學，說：“親自看看那裡發生了什麼。您遇到的每個學生都需要單獨的Bal路支省。”現在，在火車劫持事件發生後，我記得那些教授，並反思了巴基斯坦對Baloch人造成了多少壓迫，無情地溢出了鮮血的河流。

Last week, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) hijacked a train, once again drawing global attention to the issue of Balochistan. Do you know that when India and Pakistan gained independence, Balochistan also became an independent country? However, it remained free for only 227 days before Pakistan took control of it. The Baloch people are still fighting for that lost freedom.

上週，Bal路支省解放軍（BLA）劫持了火車，再次引起了全球對Bal路支省問題的關注。您知道，當印度和巴基斯坦獲得獨立時，Bal路支省也成為一個獨立的國家？但是，在巴基斯坦控制它之前，它僅保留了227天。 Baloch人民仍在為失去的自由而戰。

To understand this story, we must turn back the pages of history. Nearly 150 years ago, the Khanate of Kalat ruled over the Balochistan region. In 1876, the British signed a treaty with the Khanate of Kalat, granting it the status of a protected state. In 1946, as it became evident that India was about to gain independence and a country named Pakistan was going to be born, the Khanate of Kalat also started asserting its claim to be a separate nation. The ruler of Kalat Mir Ahmad Khan appointed Muhammad Ali Jinnah as his legal adviser to present his case before the British. Just before India’s independence, on August 4, 1947, a meeting was held in Delhi. Lord Mountbatten, Jawaharlal Nehru, Jinnah and Mir Ahmad Khan attended the meeting. Mountbatten agreed that Kalat could become an independent country. Jinnah supported the formation of a Balochistan nation comprising Kalat, Kharan, Las Bela and Makran. As per an agreement between Kalat and Muslim League, on August 12, 1947, the Khan of Kalat declared Balochistan an independent nation, with its defence being the responsibility of Pakistan.

要理解這個故事，我們必須返回曆史頁面。大約150年前，卡拉特的khanate統治了Bal路支省地區。 1876年，英國人與卡拉特（Kalat）的汗國（Khanate）簽署了一項條約，並授予了受保護國家的地位。在1946年，很明顯印度即將獲得獨立性，而一個名叫巴基斯坦的國家將出生，卡拉特的khanate也開始主張其聲稱是一個獨立的國家。卡拉特·米爾·艾哈邁德·汗（Kalat Mir Ahmad Khan）的統治者任命穆罕默德·阿里·金納（Muhammad Ali Jinnah）為法律顧問，將他的案件提交給英國人。就在印度獨立之前，1947年8月4日在德里舉行了一次會議。蒙巴頓勳爵，賈瓦哈拉爾·尼赫魯，金納和米爾·艾哈邁德·汗參加了會議。蒙巴頓同意卡拉特可以成為一個獨立的國家。金納（Jinnah）支持一個由卡拉特（Kalat），卡蘭（Kharan），拉斯·貝拉（Las Bela）和麥克蘭（Makran）組成的Bal路支省國家的形成。根據卡拉特與穆斯林聯盟之間的協議，1947年8月12日，卡拉特的可汗宣布Bal路支省為獨立國家，其辯護是巴基斯坦的責任。

But Britain played a trick. On September 12, 1947, Britain declared that Balochistan was not in a position to exist as an independent nation. It is believed that Jinnah himself had hatched this conspiracy. On March 18, 1948, Jinnah lured the tribal leaders of Kharan, Las Bela and Makran (neighbouring regions of Kalat) with incentives and separated them from Kalat. Therefore, it became clear that Pakistan would not allow Balochistan to remain independent at any cost. As the Pakistani army was preparing to invade, Mir Ahmad Khan ordered his army chief Brigadier General Parvez to mobilise forces and arrange weapons and ammunition. However, by then, it was too late. On March 26, 1948, the Pakistani army occupied Balochistan. Thus, Balochistan’s 227 days of independence came to an end and a free nation was once again enslaved!

但是英國發揮了作用。 1947年9月12日，英國宣布Bal路支省沒有作為一個獨立國家存在的能力。人們認為，金納本人已經孵化了這一陰謀。 1948年3月18日，金納（Jinnah）吸引了哈拉（Kharan），拉斯·貝拉（Las Bela）和麥克蘭（Makran）的部落領導人（卡拉特（Kalat）的鄰近地區），並將他們與卡拉特（Kalat）分開。因此，很明顯，巴基斯坦不允許Bal路支省保持獨立。當巴基斯坦軍隊準備入侵時，米爾·艾哈邁德·汗（Mir Ahmad Khan）下令他的陸軍首席準將帕爾維茲將軍動員部隊並安排武器和彈藥。但是，到那時為時已晚。 1948年3月26日，巴基斯坦軍隊佔領了Bal路支省。因此，Bal路支省的227天獨立終結，一個自由的國家再次被奴役！

This incident ignited the flames of rebellion and discontent before long. In the same year, Mir Ahmad Khan’s brother Prince Karim Khan led an armed revolt but the Pakistani army swiftly crushed it. However, whenever they got the chance, the Baloch people tried to wage a war against Pakistan in every possible way. By 2005, four major uprisings had already taken place. The fifth rebellion broke out in 2005 when a senior military officer close to President Pervez Musharraf raped a Baloch female doctor. Instead of taking action against the officer, the Pakistani authorities harassed the victim herself. This incident shook Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, the chief of the Bugti tribe. Bugti had once served as Pakistan’s defence minister but at that time, he was leading the Balochistan Liberation Army. The Baloch people launched their fifth uprising but the Pakistani army responded with brutal force, bombing Akbar Bugti’s residence, killing 67 people. This massacre further enraged the Baloch people and they intensified their struggle against the Pakistan government. However, in 2006, Akbar Bugti and dozens of his supporters were assassinated. It is believed that in just the last decade and a half, the Pakistani military has either killed or caused forced disappearance of more than 5,000 Baloch people.

不久之後，這一事件激發了叛亂和不滿的火焰。同年，米爾·艾哈邁德·汗（Mir Ahmad Khan）的兄弟卡里姆·汗（Karim Khan）王子領導了一場武裝起義，但巴基斯坦軍隊迅速摧毀了它。但是，每當有機會時，Baloch人都試圖以各種可能的方式與巴基斯坦發動戰爭。到2005年，已經進行了四個重大起義。第五叛亂在2005年爆發，當時一名接近總統佩爾維茲·穆沙拉夫（Pervez Musharraf）的高級軍官強奸了一名Baloch女醫生。巴基斯坦當局沒有對軍官採取行動，而是自己騷擾了受害者。這一事件震驚了Bugti部落的負責人Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti。 Bugti曾經擔任巴基斯坦國防部長，但當時，他領導了Bal路支省解放軍。 Baloch人民發起了第五次起義，但巴基斯坦軍隊以殘酷的武力做出了反應，轟炸了阿克巴·布格蒂（Akbar Bugti）的住所，炸死67人。這次大屠殺進一步激怒了Baloch人民，他們加強了與巴基斯坦政府的鬥爭。但是，在2006年，阿克巴·布格（Akbar Bugti）和他的數十名支持者被暗殺。據信，在過去的十年半中，巴基斯坦軍隊殺死或導致了5,000多名Bal路支人的失踪。

You will be shocked to know that Balochistan geographically makes up 44% of Pakistan, yet its population is only around 1.5 crore. The region is rich in gold, copper, oil and numerous other minerals. Even China has arrived to exploit these resources, yet the Baloch people continue to struggle with extreme poverty.

您會震驚地知道，Bal路支省的地理位置佔巴基斯坦的44％，但其人口只有1.5億左右。該地區富含黃金，銅，石油和許多其他礦物質。甚至中國也來利用這些資源，但Baloch人民繼續在極端貧困中掙扎。