THE Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights body of Balochistan, onTuesday strongly condemned Pashtun “genocide” by the Pakistan GovernmentinWaziristan,highlighting thedroneattacksoncivilian homes and the brutal massacre of children. “We strongly condemn the drone strikes on civilian homes, the brutal massacre of children and the Pashtun genocide in North Waziristan. The Pashtun land has been subjected to state repression, violence and military brutality for the past several decades.

 

We consider this a clear and systematic Pashtun genocide without any interpretation or vague explanation,” read a statement issued by the BYC. Drawingparallelwith thecondition in Balochistan, the BYC stated that just as the Baloch nation, the government is pursuing a policy of systematic genocide against thePashtun people, adding that in the same vein, state brutality and violence continue in Pashtun lands.

 

“Today, not only the Balochand Pashtun nations, but alsothe oppressed nationalities of the entire region are facing theworst state repression, enforced disappearances of politicalleaders, extrajudicial killings, andongoing military brutality through so-called operations. Mortarshellinganddronestrikeson civilian populations have become routine operations, which are a clear violation of human rights,” the statement added. The BYC urged that all oppressed nations must uniteand struggle against state oppression and barbarity. It is only through joint resistance and popular power that this oppressive system can be defeated.