A cry for justice

It’s been a year since I received the devastating news of my uncle’s murder. Abdul Qayyum was mercilessly gunned down and the pain and shock still linger, and the quest for justice remains unfulfilled. The questions swirled: Who could have done this? Why did they target Abdul Qayyum, a man with no enemies or wrongdoings? The next day, the BLF had claimed responsibility for the heinous crime on social media. The community of tehsil Buleda was in outrage, condemning the killing. I wrote an open letter to the BLF, demanding proof for their baseless accusations against my uncle. I reached out to every media platform, pleading with the separatists to justify their actions.

We filed an FIR with the CTD and approached the courts, but justice remains elusive. Thousands of similar incidents have occurred in Balochistan, where brainwashed youngsters are recruited for destructive purposes. The BLF’s actions — destroying machinery, killing labourers and threatening youth — only fuel hate and hinder progress. Killing innocent people, including locals and those from other provinces, is a cruel tactic. Alleging false claims and taking lives is against Baloch values and tradition. The family of Shaheed Abdul Qayyum still awaits justice. The law enforcement agencies must fulfil their duties to safeguard the public from militants and insurgents. Peace can only prevail when justice is served. The people of Balochistan deserve protection, and the perpetrators must be brought to justice.

I urge the authorities to take immediate action and investigate the murder of Abdul Qayyum. We need answers, and we need justice. The memory of my uncle and all the innocent victims of the BLF’s brutality demand it. The people of Balochistan are tired of living in fear and seeing their loved ones taken away by senseless violence. We demand an end to this brutality, an end to the BLF’s reign of terror. We demand justice, and we demand it now.