‘Gravely misled by Asim Munir’: Baloch leader pens open letter to Trump, says oil reserves ‘not in Pakistan’

“Your recognition of the vast oil and mineral reserves in the region is indeed accurate. However, with due respect, it is imperative to inform your administration that you have been gravely misled by the Pakistani military leadership, particularly General Asim Munir, and by their diplomatic channels regarding the true geography and ownership of these critical resources,” he wrote.

Baloch further condemned Pakistan’s “deliberate attempt to misappropriate Balochistan’s wealth for political and financial gain”.

“These 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. They belong to the Republic of Balochistan, a historically sovereign nation currently under illegal occupation by Pakistan. The claim that these resources belong to Pakistan is not only false, it is a deliberate attempt to misappropriate Balochistan’s wealth for political and financial gain,” he said.

‘Grave strategic mistake’

He also sounded alarm bells against allowing Pakistan’s “radicalised” military and “rogue” ISI access to “Balochistan’s trillion-dollar reserves of rare earth minerals”.

“Allowing Pakistan’s radicalised military, and rogue ISI known for sponsoring Al-Qaeda and various proxy groups responsible for the deaths of thousands of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, to exploit Balochistan’s trillion-dollar reserves of rare earth minerals would be a grave strategic mistake,” Baloch wrote in his letter.

“Such access would significantly enhance the operational and financial capabilities of the ISI, enabling it to expand its global terror networks, recruit more militants, and potentially facilitate large-scale attacks reminiscent of 9/11,” he added.

Baloch’s warning came after Trump announced that Pakistan and the US have concluded a deal to develop Pak’s oil reserves, adding that “maybe” Islamabad will sell oil to New Delhi “some day”.

“We have just concluded a Deal with the Country of Pakistan, whereby Pakistan and the United States will work together on developing their massive Oil Reserves. We are in the process of choosing the Oil Company that will lead this Partnership. Who knows, maybe they’ll be selling Oil to India some day!” the US president said in a post on his Truth Social account.

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