Chaghi District is the largest district of Pakistan, located in the northwest corner of Balochistan, Pakistan with an area of 44,748 km but it is extremely heart-wrenching than a few days before the drivers who were prohibited to do border trade in the Nok Kundi border were misbehaved and treated extremely appalling. They did a peaceful protest which is a constitutional right of every citizen in order to be permitted to go on or continue their trade-in NOK Kundi border was fired by the armed forces of Balochistan. Neither they were against the state nor they were miscreants. However, it is the fundamental and constitutional right of every citizen to do peace protest consequently due to the reckless firing of armed forces many drivers, innocent children, and high esteemed women were injured and a few of them lost their precious lives during the protest.

            In addition, Unemployment is at its peak in Balochistan and there isn’t any other source of income as a reason the destitute public of Chaghi and other citizens are compelled to do border trade to support and run their families. They face plenty of hurdles to do border trade and are away from their families for many days or weeks in order to just earn three times meal. Recently, before the protest in Nok Kundi, the drivers were halted by the sources, and their vehicle's keys were snatched. The innocent drivers stayed there for a few days without food and water a reason three or four innocent drivers lost their lives. In fact, it is against Islam's instructions and what humanity guides us.

            Thus, it is pleaded to the government of Balochistan and high authorities to look over this serious issue which has been a hot potato. However, border trade is their compulsion to feed their families and is their source of income. If they are prohibited to do border trade, then the Govt should avail them of other opportunities in order to get rid of such extreme and awful circumstances.

 

By: Abrar Tariq

Turbat Kech