Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took up the cause of Balochistan in July, members of the Baloch community in Pakistan and abroad have renewed their campaign to bring to light alleged human right violations in the Pakistani province.

China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took up the cause of Balochistan

building the CPEC in Baloch territory

commit attrocities and human rights violations

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Balochis protest in Quetta against Chinese intrusion in Balochistan

NEW DELHI: Balochi activists in Quetta, Pakistan , protested today against China intruding in Balochistan using the excuse of building the, ANI reported."The protest demonstration was taken out by the Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) to expose before the world the plunder of their natural resources by Pakistan and China in the name of CPEC and human rights violations by Pakistan in Balochistan," one of the protesters said to ANI.Ever sincein July, members of the Baloch community in Pakistan and abroad have renewed their campaign to bring to light alleged human right violations in the Pakistani province.Today, FBM activists burnt the flags of China and Pakistan while protesting the occupation of Balochistan and the exploitation of natural resources there for. The activists also accused China of helping Pakistanin the province.They burned effigies of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif , Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif, and Chinese President Xi Jinping. They also raised slogans like "Stop War Crimes in Balochistan," "Stop Baloch Genocide," "Down with Pakistan" and "Down with China." And dozens of Baloch women and children who participated in the protest, blocked main roads in the area for several hours."Baloch people, women, students, youth, who gathered here, condemn the alliance partners of Pakistan, who are supporting it in the name of military and economy. In the name of development, Pakistani military and its partners are plundering Balochistan's resources and are trying to dismantle Balochistan's identity," a protestor said."Every day people are being killed in Balochistan," he added.Starting tomorrow, Baloch activists will also protest outside the Chinese consulate in Canada against what they call a China-Pakistan nexus and alleged human right violations in the Balochistan province, a report on Balochnama website said last week."Pakistan is deploying 10,000 more Punjabi jihadist mercenaries to crush the Balochistan freedom movement, to enable Chinese to loot Baloch resources, in the pool of Baloch blood," the report said, adding that Beijing has, in return, agreed to give Islamabad as much as $46 billion by 2030.FBM's goal is toabout the plight of the Balochi people in Pakistan.