(The symbol
of Baloch struggle for freedom, rights, equality, justice and
revenge)
In Iranian Balochistan, the people were under tighter control, The
Shah’s was an oppressive administration. But people like Daad Shaah, who
is a folk hero for his fight against the Iranian Monarch in the fifties
were given full praise by the minstrels and poets. In a long poem, Jan
Muhammad Baloch mentions the exploits of Mir Daad Shaah and his
determination and courage in fighting the Iranian troops.
The poem starts with the
statement that Daad Shaah was living peacefully in Nillag village until
the Iranian interference. Aggrieved, Mir Daad Shaah took to the mountains
and fought troops superior in arms and strength.
The poem also
narrates the bravery of his wife, Bibi Hatun, who fought alongside Mir
Daad Shaah Balochi, Karachi, in its issue of March 1958, announced that it
intended to bring out a special issue on Mir Daad Shaah.
In a note by the
editor, the paper regarded Daad Shaah as one of the greatest of Baloch
heroes who had laid down their lives for the great cause.
Eulogizing him,
the paper expressed the hope that the long struggle, in which the Baloch
would offer more sacrifice, will continue. On the political front, Mir
Abdi, who opposed to the Shah’s policies in Balochistan, went into
self-exile in Iraq. Quite a few educated Baloch joined him in an effort to
streamline the national struggle.
Mir
Abdi was however persuaded by the Shah to return to Iran where, he was
given privileges. With Iraqi support, the Baloch intelligentsia continued
their campaign for an independent Balochistan, and broadcasts from Radio
Iraq directed towards Pakistan and Iran had a certain educational impact
on the people. However, with Iran-Iraq agreement in 1975, which deprived
the Iraqi Kurds of the Shah’s support, the Iraqis for their part also
withdrew assistance for the Baloch dissidents, and their access to the
publicity media came to an abrupt end.
In Iranian Balochistan, the people were under tighter control, The
Shah’s was an oppressive administration. But people like Daad Shaah, who
is a folk hero for his fight against the Iranian Monarch in the fifties
were given full praise by the minstrels and poets. In a long poem, Jan
Muhammad Baloch mentions the exploits of Mir Daad Shaah and his
determination and courage in fighting the Iranian troops.
for the great cause.