Pakistan assumes Security Council presidency: UN credibility at risk, says Baloch leader Hyrbyair Marri
In a post on X, Marri accused the UN of legitimising a state he described as built on oppression and deception. 'When the accused are handed the gavel, international credibility erodes,' Marri said, warning that privilege has replaced accountability in global diplomacy.
Referring to a recent statement by Pakistan's permanent representative to the UN on promoting peace and diplomacy, Marri called it ironic. 'The very country preaching peace today has exported terrorism and jihad while practising religious persecution at home,' he stated.
Marri cited Pakistan's alleged historical record of human rights abuses, including its involvement in the killing of Afghans during decades of conflict, the 1971 genocide of Bengalis, and its role in the suppression of Palestinians during General Zia-ul-Haq's tenure. 'Then-Brigadier Zia allegedly murdered thousands of Palestinians in Jordan,' Marri said.
He accused Pakistan of continuing its violent campaign against the Baloch people since annexing Balochistan in 1948, in what he described as a violation of Article 2 of the UN Charter.
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'Pakistan has forcefully killed and disappeared hundreds of thousands of Baloch,' he said.
Marri recalled key betrayals in Baloch history, including the imprisonment of Prince Abdul Kareem, the younger brother of the Khan of Kalat, who was jailed for 17 years after seeking negotiations, and the hanging of the sons of Nawab Nauroz Khan despite Pakistan's sworn assurance of safe talks. 'Pakistan swore on the Quran to honour the talks, then publicly desecrated it twice,' Marri said.
He further warned that Pakistan remains an artificial and militarised state, dominated by a Punjabi elite that suppresses minority national identities through enforced disappearances, torture, religious conversions, and extrajudicial killings.
Marri concluded by urging the international community to reconsider its engagement with Pakistan. 'Your decision lends moral sanction to a regime steeped in terror and oppression. Accountability must never yield to privilege,' he said, calling on democratic nations to revoke Pakistan's UNSC presidency and recognise it as a rogue state.
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