At extreme right is Bob Blackman, MP
His
Highness the Khan of Kakat Suleman Daud speech in the house of lord 23/2/2017;
The
British authorities in India did always consider Baluchistan as an independent
and sovereign entity and never as part of the India . The 1854 and 1876
treaties between British government and the Khan of Kalat recognised
Baluchistan as a sovereign country outside India. In the partition plan of 3
June 1947, both Pakistan and the British had accepted Kalat State's
independence and sovereignty. The British withdrawal plan from India was
announced the Viceroy of India decided whether to entrust the
responsibility of the Leased lands to Kalat (Baluchistan) or Pakistan.
This
decision was in contravention of all international laws, as the area called
British Baluchistan was leased out to British India by a treaty agreed upon by
the sovereign Khan of Baluchistan and Britain. After British withdrawal,
the area's should have been handed over to Kalat Baluchistan.
On
the objection of Khan of Kalat, the British agreed that the question of the
sovereignty over the leased areas would be discussed between the
representatives of Pakistan and Kalat. But with the obvious assistance of British Assistant to
Governor General in Baluchistan, a controversial and much manipulated
referendum was held in Quetta . It was announced that the British Baluchistan
has opted to join Pakistan.
On
4th August 1947, a three parties agreement was signed between Pakistan, the
British and Kalat Baluchistan called, The Standstill Agreement, in which
the sovereign status of Kalat Baluchistan was accepted. The article I of
this agreement stated that: the Government of Pakistan recognises the status of
Kalat as an independent sovereign state which has Treaty
relations with the British Government, and whose position is different
from that of other Indian states."
The
Khan declared Kalat Baluchistan independent on 11th August 1947, three
days before the independence of Pakistan. The Khan affirmed his intention to
build Baluchistan as a prosperous sovereign country in which Baluch could
retain their identity and live in accordance with their traditions. It will
establish relations through treaties of friendship with neighbouring states of
Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan as well as with India and the outside world.
Soon after the independence elections were held to Baluchistan two legislature
chambers and a period of tranquillity and peace ensured in the country.
In
the meantime Pakistan began to pressurise the newly independent Kalat State to
join Pakistan and an uneasy calm appeared in relations between Kalat and
Pakistan. Talks between Pakistan and Kalat dragged on for fairly a long time.
Pakistan continued to harass the Khan and Baluch State machinery on various
pretexts. Pakistan was engaged in conspiracies and underhand tactics to compel
the Khan to join Pakistan. On 26th March 1948 Pakistan army was ordered to move
into Baluchistan coastal region of Pasni, Jiwani, and Turbat. This was the
first act of aggression prior to the march on Capital Kalat by Pakistani
military detachment on 1st April 1948.
1- "The question of constitution positions on confederacy unit,
tribal land, leased area and question of sovereignty of the Kharan and Lasbela.
The constitution position
of Kharan and Lasbela had been regarded by the British as part of
Kalat Baluchistan as two confederate units. Of which the Khan of
Kalat was the sovereign.
The Sovereignty of leased
land, (Nushki,Chagai (1899) agreement of Quetta and Nasserabad), remained
with the Khan of Kalat.
1- 1947 independent and 1948 occupation of Baluchistan.
At first Jinnah tried to
persuade the Khan of Kalat as the head of Baluch confederacies to join
Pakistan. The Khan of Kalat put Jinnah proposal to the lower house and upper
house in which both Baluch houses of Parliament rejected Jinnah's appeal
instead the Parliaments proposed cooperation between the two states.
M.A. Jinnah was
Kalat Baluchistan's lawyer, as the lawyer {Legal Adviser} he learnt a lot
about the Baluch internal matters and Baluchistan politics. M.A. Jinnah wasted
no time to use it against the Baluch.
After Pakistan's
independence Jinnah was appointed Governor General of Pakistan.
The British and new born
Pakistan could not deny Baluchistan its independence. After the
independence Jinnah was encouraged by the British Ambassador at Karachi had
change of heart about the independence of Baluchistan. Jinnah had managed
to isolate the Khan of Kalat. The Pakistani forces had blockaded the Capital of
Baluchistan Kalat and moved forces in Makran.
Makran was a district of
Kalat. Jinnah declared Makran as a princely state in order to sign
agreement.
2- Did the Jinnah have the mandate to declare Kharan, Lasbella and
Mukran as princely states?
The Baluch confederacy was
formed in the 12th century. Kharan and lasbela were part of the Baluch
confederacy which first formed in 12th century and survived in part till 1948.
Constitutional position of Kharan (R/1/34/59) (Kalat state council R/134/52)
the Khan of Kalat was the head of the Baluch confederacy.
Jinnah declared Makran
a district of Kalat as princely State. Jinnah had no mandate to declare
Kharan and Lasbela as princely States which were part of
Baluch confederacy.
Nawab of Kharan and Jam of
Lasbela during British India rule had requested the Crown representative to
declare their states as princely states but the crown representative rejected
their claims. The crown representative wrote to them that the Khan of Kalat as
the head of Baluch confederacy is the sovereign.
A) M.A. Jinnah had no legal mandate to clear the Kharan, Lasbela and
Makran as princely states. Baluchistan was sovereign country and the Khan
of Kalat as the head of the Baluch confederacy was the sovereign.
B) The Nawab of Kharan and Jam of Lasbela also had no mandate to sign
treaty with foreign power. To declare Makran as princely state was insult to
the Baluch and international Standard.
4-Conclusion"
Ladies and gentlemen
Baluchistan is occupied land. The Baluch are the victim of the geopolitics.
Pakistan was allowed to occupy Kalat Baluchistan and has created
a false narrative. The Baluch have acquired identity and ethno
consciousness before the formulation of the nationalism doctrine. They have
been a self-defining ethno culture through history even if they did not have
the required sense of social and political solidarity to assert themselves as a
nation as it is understood in today’s world.
The Baluch
as proud Nation reject foreign domination and strive for an independent United
Baluchistan. My appeal to the international community and specially the British
Crown and Government. Is that to help us to gain our dignity and independence
from the cradle of terrorist the Punjabi military state
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