London, July 31 -- Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has condemned the ongoing repression of peaceful Baloch demonstrators, students, and women by the Pakistani state, while also emphasising the increasing silence and complicity of Punjab's political leaders.

In a video statement, Mirza harshly criticised the lack of any human rights advocates, parliament members, or senators from Punjab participating in the ongoing protests led by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), which has now been ongoing for three weeks in Islamabad.

"They urge the Baloch people to protest peacefully and to hold seminars, yet even these peaceful attempts are met with force," Mirza noted, referring to the recent police action against th...