by Banok Baloch on Thursday, 04 November 2010
Abduction, detention, and enforced disappearances of nationalistic Baloch’s from different fields of life, by Pakistani agencies; has become a routine.Such news is daily broadcast in print and electronic media. Barely a day passes when nationalistic Baloch are not whisked away by the occupier, ones who are trying there best to restrain the voice of Baloch lot, the natural inhabitant of Texas size mineral rich occupied Balochistan.
News broadcasts about abduction of Balochs has become a routine, and something common. News agencies are over and done with there sense of duty by announcing the sad news of a Baloch being abducted, that is no doubt ‘routine’, while the viewer and reader are done with their duty by having a glimpse of such news, cursing the abduction in abusive phrases,and feeling gloomy for few seconds or few precious minutes. Both the announcers and viewers have done well with their responsibility. Ask them few minutes later to tell the name and detail of one being abducted, but, so sorry, they have forgotten it (including myself). Definitely how one can claim to remember the names of the disappeared, as they are so many in numbers and are unconcerned. While we are naturally habitual to remember uncommon and concerned event and people.
As for the part of effected family, the news about abduction of family member, (not relative its only family member) falls as a heartbreaking and tear jerking, announcement. Leaving them unconscious and out of order not for seconds but hours. As it’s an ill omen of forthcoming catastrophe. Abduction at this juncture means being taken away to a dark cavern, from where a being returns either unhealthy, or unfortunately dead.
Abduction of a son falls as a heavy burden on frail shoulders of an old father, one he has no choice to throw or take. On a mother it falls as if her heart is taken out of her chest and is continuously crushed in front of her. On a brother this falls as if his hands are cut off and he has put out of action. For a sister it is like she is robbed away of a gift from Allah, the most precious gem and one and only of its kind. For an ill-fated wife, its like she is standing bare headed under killing fiery sky. On poor little children’s it falls as if they have lost there guardian in jamboree.
Trust me readers! these news of abductions that have turn out to be common to us, leaving us gloomy for few seconds, minutes or hardly a day, is not at all common for the family members of abducted Balochs.
It’s the most worst and painful experience of their life. “He is missing from few months”, “that guy is missing from a year”, “oh, he is missing from two years”, are simply numbered and uttered by the bystander. But, the victimized family knows real pain behind these figures. They figure there waiting for return of there loved ones; not in days, months or years, but in torturing and agonizing minutes and seconds, where each second falls as a century. On each knock at the door they rush towards it bare footed expecting it would be there lost dear one but unfortunately it wasn’t. On each phone call they rush to receive it at once, thinking would be some good news or God forbid some………….
Silent spectator dead man or hollow men (including myself) are done with our responsibility and sympathy by giving such news a glimpse or discussing it with a friend. Hardly ever planning to visit the victimized family who are in agony each and every second, or comfort them a little with a number of fake words of solidarity, or wipe off there tears with our hands. That may not cure there wounded soul but for few minute would balm the pain.
There pain would be realized only when the spectator would be the sufferer, but would be too late and unfortunate, as would one have no one around to show there practical sympathy and solidarity.
