Pak forces raided the home of Balochistan National Party (BNP) leader and Senator Mohammad Qasim Ranjho in Bela. The raid occurred shortly after Senator Ranjho made notable remarks about Pak-occupied-Balochistan’s issues during a Senate session.
Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal, the BNP’s chief, reported via social media that police and other security forces conducted the raid on Ranjho’s ancestral residence, known as White House, without any legal authorization. Mengal condemned the raid as a direct attack on the BNP and its leadership.
Following the raid, BNP leaders and activists began assembling at Ranjho’s home in protest. Sardar Mengal emphasized that Senator Ranjho had previously addressed POB’s grievances in a measured manner during the Senate session, expressing concern about the growing hostility towards the region. Ranjho had highlighted that the deep-seated animosity against POB has reached a point where Baloch people are regarded as infidels in Punjab.
In his remarks, Senator Ranjho criticized the occupied-Punjabi govt for treating POB as a colonial territory, and causing systemic neglect and exploitation.
As of now, authorities have not issued any official statement regarding the raid on Senator Ranjho’s home. This incident follows Sardar Akhtar Mengal’s recent resignation from the National Assembly of Pakistan, a move he made in protest against the parliamentary system’s failure to address POB’s issues.