A leading Baloch human rights defender, Mir Yar Baloch, has written to US President Donald Trump, warning that Pakistan’s military leadership has gravely misled the US administration about the “true geography and ownership” of the country’s claimed oil reserves. He asserted that these reserves lie within Balochistan, not Punjab.
This follows President Trump’s announcement on his social media platform that the United States and Pakistan have finalised an agreement to collaborate on developing the South Asian country’s “massive oil reserve.”
Mir Yar Baloch said Trump’s recognition of the oil and mineral potential in the region was “indeed accurate.” However, he stressed that the untapped reserves of oil, natural gas, copper, lithium, uranium and rare earth minerals are “not located within the territories of Punjab, which is the actual Pakistan,” but instead belong to the “Republic of Balochistan, a historically sovereign nation currently under illegal occupation by Pakistan.”
He stated that Pakistan’s claim over these resources is not only “false” but a “deliberate attempt to misappropriate Balochistan’s wealth for political and financial gain.”
Mir Yar Baloch warned that giving Pakistan’s “radicalised military and rogue ISI — known for sponsoring Al-Qaeda and various proxy groups responsible for the deaths of thousands of US soldiers in Afghanistan — access to Balochistan’s trillion-dollar reserves of rare earth minerals would be a grave strategic mistake.”
He said such access would significantly boost the ISI’s operational and financial capabilities, helping expand global terror networks, recruit more militants, and “potentially facilitate large-scale attacks reminiscent of 9/11.”
He further argued that any profits from “Balochistan’s stolen resources” would not benefit its people but instead strengthen “anti-India and anti-Israel jihadist proxies,” worsening instability across South Asia and the wider international community.
The human rights defender stressed that stopping Pakistan’s “exploitation” of Balochistan is not just about justice for the Baloch people, but a matter of global security.
“There is no doubt: Balochistan is not for sale. We will not permit Pakistan, China or any other foreign power to exploit our land or its resources without the explicit consent of the Baloch people. Our sovereignty is non-negotiable, and our struggle for rightful ownership and independence continues with dignity and resilience,” he said.
Mir Yar Baloch called on the international community, including the United States, to back the rightful aspirations of the Baloch people for freedom and control over their homeland and natural resources.
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