Geneva: The head of Baloch Republican Party (BRP), Brahamdagh Bugti has said that Baluchistan was passing through some very serious and compromising situation.
Reminiscing his earlier experience of being under heavy attack by security forces, during Akbar Bugti’s resistance, while being interviewed by foreign media, he recalled that he also accompanied his grandfather Akbar Bugti to mountainous havens, but these mountainous sanctuaries were betrayed by satellite phone detection.
He said that when the noose tightened around the dissidents, he advised his grandfather Akbar Bugti to surrender and also switch off satellite phones, which Akbar Bugti refused.
He informed that during the Army operation’s bombardment his eardrums were badly affected, resulting in hearing loss. During fierce fighting with security forces, he was ordered to escape, while after three days, the official announcement of his grandfather Akbar Bugti being killed along with his 32 tribal fighters was announced.
Brahamdagh Bugti marched to Afghanistan, where he first went to Kandahar, eventually relocating to Kabul. He claimed that efforts were made to kill him in Afghanistan, once by offering thousands of dollars to an Afghan journalist, followed by numerous suicide bombing efforts by Taliban elements.
He attributed his safety to head of Afghan intelligence who treated him like a brother, and always informed him about any assassination efforts.
Considering the increasing dangers posed to his life in Afghanistan, he considered it prudent enough to seek assistance of UNHCR, which also failed. Eventually, he sought Swiss political asylum, and was (only) granted visas for him and his family.
Replying a question, he said that extra-constitutional murders, arrests, missing persons, and dumping of mutilated dead bodies had become a common practice in Baluchistan, citing reports of human rights violations by human rights groups.
Replying to a question, he said that mineral wealth of Province was of utter importance to Pakistan, just as China valued Tibet, while replying to another question, he said that as he was a politician, he envisioned an independent sovereign and prosperous entity like Dubai.
Replying to another question, he said that he had heard through Pakistani media about Musharraf’s arrest warrants, and holding the former President as being responsible for killing of Baloch dissidents and Akbar Bugti, said that Baloch people was observing, as to whether he is brought to justice or not.
Swiss media reports that Brahamdagh request for political asylum is so far pending, one of the reasons being abduction of Swiss nationals from Baluchistan.
The Swiss nationals have been reportedly abducted by Taliban elements, who have conditioned the release of Swiss nationals to release of certain Taliban from jails.
The Swiss media source also makes it clear that Brahamdagh Bugti had no connection with the abduction.
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