A strike was observed on Tuesday in response to the call of the National Party of the National Party of Baluchistan to support the recent protests of the Balochjehti Committee (Byc) against the police repression and the arrest of its leaders.
All companies, banks, stores and gasoline pumps in the city were closed. In Ormara, a city 270 kilometers from Gwadar, a complete strike of the Association of Merchants was underway to protest against the arrests and cases registered against all the leaders of Byc, including Dr. Mahrang Baloch, Bebo Baloch and Sammi Deen Baloch.
This occurs a day after the Karachi police arrested the leader of Byc Sammi Deen Baloch and several others during a protest against the recent arrests of BYC leadership and an offensive in his sitting Quetta.
On Friday night, the Police used tear gas and water gase cannons, and fired in white to disperse the bystants of Byc, who had organized a sitting on the Sariab road near the University of Baluchistan, against alleged forced disappearances, including their leader Brown Baloch.
The Baluchistan government and the Byc had reported victims beside them as a result of the actions of others, with the activist group claiming three dead and another 13 who suffered wounds and the police who said that around 10 of their staff were injured.
The situation intensified even more when the byc chief organizer Mahrang Baloch was arrested in the early hours of Saturday and was reserved under terrorist positions along with another 150.
Responding to the call of Byc, closed attacks have been organized during the weekend in several cities of Baluchistan, including Quetta, Panjgur, Kalat, Turbat, Mastung, Kharan, Chaghi, Dalbandin and Dhadar.
Separately, the president of BNP-M, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, announced a long march on March 28 against the arrest of Byc leaders.
In a publication about X, Mengal said: “I announce a long march from Wadh to Quetta, against the arrest of our daughters and the desecration of our mothers and sisters.”
“I will direct this March and invite all the Baloch brothers and sisters, young and old, to join us in this March,” he added.
He also wrote: “This is not just about the arrest of our daughters, it is a matter of our national dignity, our honor and our own existence. We will not remain silent until our mothers, sisters and daughters are safe.”
The byc welcomed the call of Mengal indicating: “The announcement of the National Baluchistan Party of a long march is a commendable step, and we respect this decision.”
