Pakistan’s assumption of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) presidency for the month of July 2025 has prompted a predictable outburst from exiled separatist and designated terrorist figure, Hyrbyair Marri. Amplified by anti-Pakistan networks and foreign intelligence sympathizers, his rhetoric is not just baseless—it is dangerous. It demands a fact-based response.
Let us begin with clarity:
Hyrbyair Marri’s Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) is officially recognized as a terrorist organization by the United States, and the United Kingdom. Attempts to frame him as a political activist or human rights defender conveniently omit the extensive record of violence his group has perpetrated—from suicide bombings and extortion to the targeted killing of civilians and public servants.
Misrepresenting Pakistan’s Global Role
Pakistan’s presidency of the UNSC is not a privilege, but a procedural outcome based on alphabetical rotation among member states. It does not reflect political endorsement or moral judgment—it reflects structure and protocol. Misrepresenting this process to delegitimize Pakistan’s role in global diplomacy is intellectually dishonest and deliberately misleading.
Pakistan has made sustained contributions to international peacekeeping and diplomacy. As one of the world’s largest contributors to UN peacekeeping missions, its credentials at the UNSC are earned through decades of constructive engagement—not propaganda.
Distortion of Historical Context
Marri’s invocation of past conflicts, such as the Afghan Jihad of the 1980s, is presented in isolation and stripped of geopolitical context. The resistance to Soviet occupation in Afghanistan was not Pakistan’s war alone; it was a U.S.-led global effort, involving the West and regional allies. Pakistan, while playing a frontline role, paid the highest price—sheltering millions of Afghan refugees and enduring decades of regional instability.
Balochistan: The Real Victims of Militancy
The accusations of “genocide” in Balochistan are not only false, but also hypocritical coming from a man whose own organization has shed innocent blood. The 11th March Jaffer Express train attack, where 21 passengers were killed, is one of many horrific examples of BLA’s tactics. Their targets are often soft: daily-wage laborers, teachers, and civil servants—hardly military combatants.
Furthermore, Marri’s group has been involved in kidnappings and extortion of construction workers and contractors working on development projects in Balochistan—especially those tied to CPEC and Gwadar Port. Roads, hospitals, and schools being built for Baloch communities have been repeatedly attacked by the very people who claim to represent them.
Young Baloch men who refuse to join their militant ranks are often coerced—and if they resist, they are executed. These are not freedom fighters; they are oppressors masquerading as saviors.
Hypocrisy on Human Rights
Pakistan’s Constitution provides full legal protections to religious minorities. Allegations of forced conversions, where they do arise, are taken seriously and investigated by relevant state institutions. Hyrbyair Marri, however, turns a blind eye to the widespread lynchings and forced conversions in India, because his ideological and financial backers are deeply embedded in those very structures.
He dares to mention Bangladesh’s separation from Pakistan but conveniently avoids acknowledging how foreign elements actively supported Mukti Bahini to ignite a civil war. He will never speak a word against Hasina Wajid or her international patrons—because they serve the same masters he does.
Outdated, Misplaced Accusations
References to General Zia-ul-Haq’s alleged involvement in Jordan during the 1970s are outlandish and irrelevant. If such issues exist, they are a matter for Jordan’s own historical reckoning—not ammunition for a self-exiled militant to weaponize in 2025.
And before questioning the nature of Pakistan’s democracy or its institutional framework, Marri would do well to reflect on the Sardari system from which he hails. This feudal aristocracy has disenfranchised ordinary Baloch people for generations—far more than any state policy has. Marri’s luxurious life abroad stands in stark contrast to the economic and educational deprivation his own tribe has endured under elite rule.
A New Balochistan Is Rising
Most importantly, the people of Balochistan have moved on. They are not looking to return to the days of Sardari feudalism or be ruled by militants. They are looking forward—to international investments, infrastructure, CPEC, and a thriving Gwadar Port. They want connectivity, jobs, and peace—not extortion, violence, and slogans shouted from comfortable apartments in London.
To question the credibility of the United Nations Security Council, simply because Pakistan currently holds the gavel, is not just disingenuous—it is absurd. It’s even more farcical when such claims come from a man declared a terrorist by the very institutions he now seeks to critique.
