HRCP urges Balochistan separatist groups to release tourists

A long-lasting solution to realising the Baloch people’s legitimate fundamental rights can only be achieved through an honest political dialogue initiated by the state

By Sher Ali Khalti
July 09, 2024
Baloch rebels hold their weapons as they pose for a photograph. — Reuters/File
Baloch rebels hold their weapons as they pose for a photograph. — Reuters/File

LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) urged separatist groups in Balochistan to release the tourists taken hostage in Shaban near Quetta last month on humanitarian grounds.

They are civilians and must not be harmed. A long-lasting solution to realising the Baloch people’s legitimate fundamental rights can only be achieved through an honest political dialogue initiated by the state, not kinetic military operations, said the HRCP.