Where Are the Voices Now? Innocent Labourers Martyred, Activists Silent

QUETTA - The Indian-backed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), designated as Fitna al-Hindustan by Pakistani authorities, has once again targeted innocent civilians - this time, hardworking labourers who were simply trying to earn a living for their families .

On Sunday, unidentified gunmen shot dead five labourers from Punjab in the Mashkail area of Balochistan's Washuk district . All five men died on the spot as armed assailants stormed local shops and opened indiscriminate fire before fleeing . The victims belonged to different districts of Punjab and had traveled to Mashkail for work .

This latest atrocity follows a disturbing pattern of BLA attacks against non-Baloch civilians. In June alone, three Sindhi barbers were killed in Panjgur , and previous incidents have seen Punjabi labourers and barbers systematically targeted in Naushki and near Gwadar .

The BLA, which Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has confirmed receives funding and support from India, deliberately targets civilian areas - including poor labourers, women, and children - to destabilize Pakistan .

Where Are the Human Rights Activists?

The silence from certain quarters is deafening.

Where are the so-called human rights activists who rush to condemn Pakistani security forces whenever terrorists are eliminated?

Where are the supporters of Mahrang Baloch, the self-proclaimed rights campaigner who has been sentenced to life imprisonment for her role in the killing of a paramilitary soldier?  The same Mahrang Baloch who Amnesty International describes as being "targeted solely for their human rights work" - yet never once raised her voice against the BLA's systematic slaughter of innocent labourers .

Where are those organizations that spread propaganda and condemn Pakistan whenever terrorists are killed in counter-terrorism operations? 

Now that innocent civilians - men who left their homes to put food on the table - have been martyred, every single one of them is completely silent.

The Enemy's True Face

The BLA, along with its handlers in India, is not fighting for any noble cause. It is a proxy terrorist network that targets the most vulnerable - labourers, barbers, bus passengers - with calculated cruelty .

Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti condemned the killings, describing the attack on innocent workers as a "cowardly act" . President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also strongly condemned the attack, vowing that the terrorists and their facilitators would be brought to justice .

The Hypocrisy Exposed

The question remains: Why the selective outrage?

• When Pakistani security forces eliminate BLA terrorists and dismantle their networks, these same activists cry "human rights violations" .

• When the BLA murders innocent labourers in cold blood, there is not a single word of condemnation.

• When women and children are radicalized and used as suicide bombers by the BLA, the silence is equally deafening .

The international community, especially the so-called human rights organizations, must take note: The BLA is a terrorist organization funded by India . It does not fight for Baloch rights - it kills innocent civilians to spread fear and destabilize Pakistan.

Pakistan's Resolve

Pakistan's security forces continue their operations against terrorism under Operation Shaaban and Raddul Fitna-1, having eliminated over 100 terrorists in recent operations .

The message from Islamabad is clear: We will not bow to Indian-backed terrorism. Every innocent life lost only strengthens the resolve to eliminate these terrorist networks once and for all.