LONDON: Activists campaigning for an independent Balochistan have launched a new phase of an advertising drive on London buses to raise awareness against alleged human rights abuses in the restive province by the Pakistan government.The World Baloch Organisation said the latest drive will see more than 100 London buses with adverts carrying slogans like "Free Balochistan", "Save The Baloch People" and "Stop Enforced Disappearances" from this week. "This is the third phase of our London campaign to raise awareness about Pakistan's human right abuses in Balochistan and the right of the Baloch people to self-determination. We started with taxi adverts, then did roadside billboards and now we are advertising on London buses," said Bhawal Mengal, spokesperson for the organisation.He claimed that the Pakistan government had pressured Transport for London (TfL) to ban the adverts on London transport but it had failed in its "bullying tactics". "These adverts are much needed to defend the human rights of the Baloch people and to expose the atrocities of the Pakistani military and intelligence agencies," he said. "Balochistan was previously a British protectorate that was granted independence in 1947.

Source: Economic Times November 14, 2017 12:45 UTC