Know the Pakistani Gandhi, Mama Qadeer Baloch

New Delhi: He is A 72-year-old Pakistani rights activist,who works under the banner of Voice of Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP).He is famous as Mama Qadeer Baloch. He has been campaigning for the recovery of missing persons since 2009 when his son Jalil was killed in the custody of secret agencies.The term “missing persons” is used in Pakistan to refer to persons detained without charge by Pakistani security and intelligence agencies. Rights groups claim hundreds of people have been detained in Balochistan.Mama Qadeer Baloch only demands production of missing persons in courts. He has walked has walked over 2,000 km in order to demand justice for the missing people of Balochistan and has broke the record of Mahatma Gandhi who traveled for 390 kilometers on foot from Ahmadabad to Dandi as part of his famous salt march.When Mama Baloch announced his long march from Quetta to Karachi, many people never took him seriously.But he started his long march with some families of missing persons from Quetta on 27th October 2013.This small convoy completed 730 kilometers from Quetta to Karachi on foot in 27 days. They faced some problems during their march but did not give up.Mama Qadeer Baloch traveled more than 1,400 kilometers from Karachi to the areas close to Islamabad along with his 7-year-old grandson.He made history by traveling more than 2,000 kilometers from Quetta to Islamabad at the age of 72 just for justice.Ijn an interview to PTI Mama Qadeer Baloch said “Mahatma Gandhi got his country after a march of 300 km. I am hopeful I will get justice after having walked 2,000 km.”Baloch said he has already entered the jurisdiction of Islamabad and will visit the United Nations office here on Monday with his supporters to seek justice for “missing people” in Balochistan.The march also aims to create awareness about rights violations in the southwestern Balochistan province.Organisers claimed Baloch's campaign is the world's longest ever protest march.