By Mir Yar Baloch
As Pakistan marked its annual observance of so-called “Kashmir Day” on 5 February—symbolically renaming a major thoroughfare in Islamabad as “Srinagar Road”—leaders of the Baloch independence movement issued a stark warning to the international community, arguing that Pakistan itself has become a primary source of regional and global instability.
According to the Republic of Balochistan, Pakistan’s continued survival is now overwhelmingly dependent on the systematic exploitation of Balochistan’s vast natural wealth. Revenues generated from gold, copper, oil, gas, uranium, and other strategic resources extracted from Baloch land are, Baloch leaders allege, being diverted to sustain Pakistan’s struggling economy, finance its expanding military apparatus, and bankroll extensive international lobbying campaigns centered on Kashmir.
Baloch representatives claim that these same resources are also being used to fuel what they describe as a “fabricated jihad” against India and Afghanistan. They argue that Pakistan’s military establishment has transformed the wealth of Balochistan into an instrument for exporting unrest far beyond its borders.
In a direct appeal to policymakers in India and to its 1.4 billion citizens, the Baloch leadership urged immediate recognition of Balochistan’s independence, asserting that such a step would strike at the root cause of instability in South Asia. They maintain that once Balochistan regains sovereign control over its land, coastline, waters, and resources, Pakistan’s capacity to finance militancy in Kashmir and elsewhere would collapse, opening the door to lasting regional peace.
The statement further accuses Pakistan’s military and its intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), of using Balochistan’s strategic coastline and geography as a platform for destabilization campaigns. These operations, the Baloch leadership alleges, extend beyond South Asia into Europe and Western countries through covert networks and what they describe as “silent jihad” initiatives.
Particular concern was raised over the presence of retired Pakistani military officials and former intelligence operatives residing abroad. Though officially retired, these individuals are accused of continuing to play active roles in extremist financing and ideological radicalization, allegedly channeling billions of dollars looted from Balochistan into shadow networks operating across Europe, North America, and the Gulf region.
“These individuals may no longer wear uniforms,” the statement warned, “but their methods, intentions, and conspiratorial ambitions remain unchanged.” Baloch leaders described this phenomenon as a growing threat to global security, capable of igniting violence far beyond Pakistan’s borders if left unchecked.
Positioning Balochistan as a global whistleblower, the statement warned that ignoring these developments would amount to gambling with international peace. It called on Western governments to take immediate and decisive measures, including the expulsion of retired Pakistani military and intelligence figures from host countries and the freezing of their overseas financial assets to disrupt alleged terror-financing networks.
“The world stands at a dangerous crossroads,” the statement concluded. “Failure to act now risks allowing a slow-burning crisis to erupt into irreversible global chaos.”
