The article details the author's experience in Hudda Prison since being arrested for advocating Baloch rights, drawing parallels with his father's past imprisonment. He describes how the Pakistani state security agencies attempted to coerce him into silence while lacking evidence of any wrongdoing. The author clarifies his stance against violence and questions the opaque circumstances of arrests and disappearances in Balochistan. The article highlights the peril faced by those advocating for Baloch rights in Pakistan, who can be labeled as terrorists by the state simply for voicing their opinions.
I refused. The state has failed to produce a single piece of evidence linking me to any act of violence or criminality.
In Pakistan, terrorist is a label pinned on anyone who advocates for Baloch rights. Those who speak up run the risk of arrest by military and intelligence agencies.
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