‘Gravely misled Asim Munir’: Baloch leader pens open letter to Trump, says oil reserves ‘not in Pakan’ | World News
Prominent Baloch leader Mir Yar Baloch penned an open letter to US President Donald Trump stating that his adminration was “gravely misled” General Asim Munir about the “massive oil reserves” in Pakan.He emphasised that the reserves of oil, natural gas, copper, lithium, uranium, and rare earth minerals belong to the ‘Republic of Balochan’ and not Pakan.
“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 adminration that you have been gravely misled the Pakani military leadership, particularly General Asim Munir, and their diplomatic channels regarding the true geography and ownership of these critical resources,” he wrote.
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Baloch further condemned Pakan’s “deliberate attempt to misappropriate Balochan’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 Pakan. They belong to the Republic of Balochan, a horically sovereign nation currently under illegal occupation Pakan. The claim that these resources belong to Pakan is not only false, it is a deliberate attempt to misappropriate Balochan’s wealth for political and financial gain,” he said.
To the Honorable President of the United States, #BalochanIsNotPakan
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 adminration that you have been gravely misled the… pic.twitter.com/bAMPOYisYK
— Mir Yar Baloch (@miryar_baloch) July 30, 2025
‘Grave strategic make’
He also sounded alarm bells against allowing Pakan’s “radicalised” military and “rogue” ISI access to “Balochan’s trillion-dollar reserves of rare earth minerals”.
“Allowing Pakan’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 Afghanan, to exploit Balochan’s trillion-dollar reserves of rare earth minerals would be a grave strategic make,” Baloch wrote in his letter.Story continues below this ad
“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 Pakan 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 Pakan, where Pakan 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.
