At a time when the Baloch nationalists are coming heavily under attack from the repressive Pakistani state, leading human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch has urged India to help the nationalist movement. He wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday, highlighting the systematic repression faced by people of Balochistan at the hands of the "occupying" Pakistani military. He wrote in the letter, "On behalf of the 60 million people of the Republic of Balochistan, we extend our deep respect to the Lok Sabha and to the great democratic traditions of the Republic of India. We write to you at a time of immense suffering, historic transformation, and profound urgency for the Baloch nation."

Mir Yar Baloch writes to LS speaker

Mir Yar Baloch added, "From the Baloch national standpoint, Pakis

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