Today, when I heard the news that your brother has allegedly been abducted by armed men, I was stunned for a moment.
Then a question crossed my mind: Are you feeling today the pain of those thousands of Baloch mothers, sisters, and brothers whose loved ones have been missing for years?
I am not happy about your brother’s abduction, because I know how agonizing the pain of a person’s disappearance can be. But I do want to ask you one question. When the same pain was inflicted on other Baloch families, where were you?
When Baloch mothers took to the streets in protest holding pictures of their missing sons, when sisters cried out for the recovery of their brothers, when elderly fathers passed away from this world while waiting for their young sons to return—how many times did you raise your voice in their support?
But did you ever condemn the allegations of enforced disappearances with the same intensity?
Are those Baloch sisters terrorists who are demanding justice while clutching photos of their missing brothers to their chests? Are those mothers terrorists who have been waiting for their children for ten, fifteen, and twenty years?
Dear Ms. Meena Majid!
You are a politician, but politics is not just about power, positions, and loyalty to the government. The true test of politics comes when you stand with the oppressed, even if the oppressed disagrees with your political ideology.
I have strong disagreements with your political role and your stance on state policies. In my view, you have not raised the voice you should have for the suffering of Baloch families and the issue of enforced disappearances.
But today, I also demand your brother’s safety and immediate recovery on the same principle on which I demand the recovery of every missing Baloch. Because human rights are not just for one’s own family, one’s own party, or one’s political supporters. Imagine the anxiety and uncertainty you must be going through today as a sister—consider how many sisters in Balochistan have been enduring the same torment for years.
For you, this may be a pain of a few days, but for many Baloch families, this pain has become their entire life. People call it karma, but in my view, this is not an opportunity to rejoice in someone’s suffering, but rather a chance to understand the suffering of others. Today, grief has entered your own home.
My wish is that this grief makes you feel the sorrow that has lingered in others’ homes for years. By all means, raise your voice for your brother’s recovery, but at the same time, raise your voice for all those Baloch mothers, sisters, and families whose loved ones are missing. Because a person’s disappearance does not become justified just because they disagree with your political views.
In the end, I will only say this: Demanding justice for your brother is your right, but demanding justice for other Baloch brothers is also your moral responsibility.
Pain has no political religion, a mother’s tears have no nationality, and a sister’s brother’s life is no less precious than another brother’s life. Every missing person in Balochistan must be recovered, whether they are a politician’s brother or the son of a poor Baloch mother.