Malir: On January 19, 2025, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) led a rally in Malir, organized by BYC organizer team members and activists Sammi Deen Baloch, Aamna Baloch, Maazib Baloch, and other Baloch activists. The protest was intended to raise awareness ahead of the planned political gathering in Dalbandin on 25 January, of this year.
A larger group of locals joined the rally, which started at Sharafi Goth and ended at Jalal Murad Sharafi Goth. They chanted slogans against the ongoing Baloch genocide and condemned the recent brutal violence against BYC rally in Lyari on January 18, 2025.
In Lyari, BYC activists took to street to promote the upcoming Dalbandin political gathering, but the police responded with a brutal crackdown. They dragged and beat the activists, snatched women’s Chaddar, Shawl, and made arrests. Female Baloch activists were also beaten by male police officers. The violence against the Baloch activists was severe. Both male and female Baloch activists were arrested, with the male detainees still in prison. A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed against them.
Rally in Malir
In Malir, BYC led a rally, and the police arrived to ask the activists to disperse. However, the BYC members continued a rally peacefully, delivering a message about the upcoming political gathering in Dalbandin on 25January, while condemning the police violence in Lyari.
Sammi Deen Baloch said that in Dalbandin event was not just a political gathering; it was a message to those who murdered Baloch and buried them without informing their loved ones. “These unknown graveyards are not unclaimed graves; they are no longer unclaimed. We are their heirs. We own them,” she said.
Sammi further added, “The state commits every violent act to kill and destroy Baloch; it is a genocide. When you are deprived of your basic human rights, when your identity as a Baloch is denied, when Baloch are abducted and killed, and when young Baloch students are not allowed to continue their studies, every action that causes harm to Baloch counts as genocide. All Baloch must unite against the state’s genocide.”
Reflecting on the brutal beating she endured in Lyari, Sammi expressed her emotions in her speech. She strongly condemned the violence, saying, “We Baloch will never forget how you treated us. This is not the first time Sindh police have used violence against our protests.”
Aamna Baloch, spoke out, stating that the Pakistan People’s Party, which governs Sindh, does not care about Baloch and Sindhis. “Baloch are being killed everywhere, no matter where we live,” she said. “Now, we stand against the genocide of Baloch people.”
Fouzia Baloch, Maazib Baloch and other Baloch activists also shared their thoughts. They all condemned the state’s brutal violence and vowed to continue raising their voices against it.
