In an impressive interview with TAG TV, Baloch American Congress Secretary General Razzak Baloch asserted that the Pakistani military has lost operational command of close to 80 per cent of Balochistan. He described a bleak scenario of military fear, inaction, and breakdown of governance, stating, “Pakistani forces cannot even leave Quetta after dark.”
This grim state is widely recognized—increasingly so by even elected Pakistani leaders, according to Razzak. He disclosed that the army has discontinued patrolling between 5 pm and 5 am because of concerns about ambushes and armed resistance. Suggesting that Pakistan effectively lost control of vast areas of the province, he called on India and the United States to join the Baloch struggle. “If India supports us, our doors will open,” he promised, threatening that postponing assistance would only encourage what he had called a “barbaric army.”
Echoes of 1971: “Withdraw Like Bangladesh Before Only Boots Remain”
Razzak Baloch did not sugarcoat his words when he invoked historical analogies. He stated, “It would be better for the Pakistani army to retreat with honor than to be left with a scenario of Bangladesh, where they left only their boots behind.” The threat highlights mounting demands for international mediation and regional intervention to avoid more bloodshed and humanitarian emergencies.
Mir Yar Baloch Announces Baloch Independence
Joining the chorus, another senior Baloch leader, Mir Yar Baloch, was recently quoted as saying that Balochistan never legally became part of Pakistan. “We are not Pakistani, we are Balochistani,” he asserted, stating that the province already declared its independence on August 11, 1947, before the British left.
In a series of X posts, Mir Yar called on Indians to end the habit of calling Balochs “Pakistan’s people,” asserting, “Pakistan’s own people are the Punjabi who never faced air bombings, enforced disappearances and genocide.”
The announcement from international media is not too far when we will hear that #PakistanHasFallen !!! Pakistan military begged the Balochistan army for safe passage to withdraw Balochistan’s territories..
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Stay strong, stay determined, never…
— Mir Yar Baloch (@miryar_baloch) May 17, 2025
Mir Yar has also asked India to acknowledge Baloch sovereignty by permitting an embassy in New Delhi and appealed to the United Nations for peacekeeping interventions.
