ISLAMABAD: In the aftermath of its strategic failure in the recent conflict with Pakistan, India has initiated a covert campaign dubbed “Project Red Dust” — a targeted operation aimed at eliminating patriotic Baloch voices advocating for a united Pakistan.
According to credible security sources, the objective of this covert project is chillingly simple: “Identify and eliminate every Baloch who supports the idea of One Pakistan, One Balochistan.” In just nine days since May 10, at least 17 pro-Pakistan Baloch individuals — including poets, teachers, students, and tribal elders — have been either killed or abducted.
Indian sleeper cells are reportedly fully active in Balochistan, orchestrating these killings through proxy groups such as the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) among others. These Indian-sponsored terror outfits are said to be compiling databases of patriotic Baloch citizens for targeted assassinations.
One particularly harrowing incident involved Meer Allah Bakhsh Shehzad, a renowned Brahui-language poet, who was gunned down outside his residence. His only ‘crime’ — refusing to compose a poem for Indian sponsored terrorist groups BLA and BLF. Eyewitnesses reported that the attackers shouted in ‘Hindi’ before fleeing the scene: “Kaam khatam, Desh ki jai!” (The task is done, victory to the nation!). The BLA later claimed responsibility and warned: “There is no room for traitor poets in Balochistan.”
In a recent intelligence briefing by the French-based think tank Institut de Sécurité Globale (ISG), it was revealed:
“The brutality of the BLA post-May 10 is a direct extension of India’s covert revenge strategy after its exhaustive defeat in the May skirmish.”
The same report urged the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions to immediately dispatch a fact-finding mission to Balochistan. Despite such grave developments, Western media remains fixated on geopolitical hotspots like Ukraine and Taiwan, overlooking the targeted killings unfolding in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province.
“This is not merely a list of names,” a senior Pakistani official remarked. “It is a lament for the unsung heroes who stood on the frontline for peace in Balochistan and stability in Pakistan.”
Analysts warn that India and its Baloch proxies believe they can drive a dagger of fear into the heart of Balochistan by silencing intellectuals and cultural leaders. But history, they argue, proves otherwise:
“A nation that guards the blood of its poets and teachers never loses its soul.”
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Civil society, the media, and the state of Pakistan now bear a solemn responsibility — to remember and honour these fallen heroes. The call has been made for memorial walls to be erected in every city and university in Balochistan, ensuring that future generations never forget the sacrifices made in the name of unity and peace.
