QUETTA– In response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent announcement of a deal to help Pakistan develop its “massive oil reserves,” prominent Baloch human rights activist Mir Yar Baloch issued a stern warning, claiming Pakistan’s military leadership has misled Washington about the true location and ownership of those resources.
Trump had posted on his social media platform that the U.S. and Pakistan had finalized an agreement to collaborate on developing oil reserves. In a letter to the President, Mir Yar Baloch said, “The oil and mineral reserves you referenced are indeed real — but they are not located in Punjab, which is the core of Pakistan. They belong to Balochistan — a historically sovereign nation currently under illegal occupation by Pakistan.”
The activist said these untapped resources include oil, natural gas, copper, lithium, uranium, and rare earth minerals, and that the Pakistani government’s claim over them is “false” and a “deliberate attempt to misappropriate Balochistan’s wealth for political and financial gain.”
Mir Yar Baloch warned that giving Pakistan’s “radicalized military and rogue ISI,” which he accused of supporting Al-Qaeda and proxy groups responsible for the deaths of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, access to Balochistan’s trillion-dollar mineral wealth would be a “grave strategic mistake.”
“Such access would significantly enhance the operational and financial capabilities of the ISI, enabling it to expand its global terror networks, recruit more militants, and potentially facilitate large-scale attacks reminiscent of 9/11,” he said.
He added that profits from Balochistan’s resources would not benefit its people but would instead fund “anti-India and anti-Israel jihadist proxies,” threatening South Asian and global security.
“Balochistan is not for sale,” Mir Yar Baloch declared. “We will not permit Pakistan, China, or any other foreign power to exploit our land or its resources without the explicit consent of the Baloch people. Our sovereignty is non-negotiable.”
He urged the international community, including the United States, to support the Baloch people’s rightful aspirations for freedom and control over their homeland and natural resources. (Source: IANS)
