The spokesperson for the Baloch National Movement (BNM) strongly condemned Pakistan’s attacks on Afghanistan, stating that on the night between 21 and 22 February, Pakistani forces targeted populated areas inside Afghanistan. As a result, entire families — including children — were killed. The Baloch nation stands in solidarity with the affected families and expresses full support for Afghanistan’s sovereignty and its right to self-defense.
He stated that Pakistan’s attacks constitute a direct assault on the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and freedom of the Afghan nation, deliberately targeting unarmed civilians. The facts, he said, contradict Pakistan’s official claims. As in previous airstrikes, innocent civilians were intentionally targeted.
The spokesperson further stated that for the past 79 years, the primary cause of instability in the region has been the policies of the State of Pakistan, which are driven by both its overt and covert expansionist ambitions. Shortly after its creation, Pakistan occupied Balochistan, stripping its nations of their sovereignty and freedoms and keeping them subjugated under a dominant Punjabi regime.
In the present so-called Pakistan, he said, oppressed nations are struggling for their national survival. The world can see that Pakistan has become politically and socially fragmented, and these very conditions have become a source of crisis for the state itself.
He concluded by stating that despite military repression and state violence against political forces, Pakistan has consistently failed to resolve its issues. Instead, it seeks to deflect responsibility for its failures onto neighboring countries, thereby fueling instability and a war-like atmosphere in the region. He warned that Pakistan’s military power poses a clear threat not only to the region but beyond. To address this situation, he emphasized that unity and the formation of a joint front among the nations of the region are essential.
