Leaders Go to Prison in Balochistan

俾路支省領導人入獄


Introduction

A court in Quetta sent Mahrang Baloch and Sibghatullah Shahji to prison for life. A soldier died during a protest.

奎達的一家法院判處 Mahrang Baloch 和 Sibghatullah Shahji 終身監禁。一名士兵在抗議期間死亡。

Main Body

In 2024, there was a big meeting in Gwadar. The court says the leaders told people to throw stones. A soldier named Shabbir Ahmed died. The leaders must also pay 200,000 rupees.

2024年在瓜達爾舉行了一次大型集會。法院稱領導人們教唆民眾投石。一名名為 Shabbir Ahmed 的士兵死亡。領導人們還必須支付 20 萬盧比。

Mahrang Baloch fights for people who disappear. Her father disappeared in 2009. She wants the government to find these people.

Mahrang Baloch 為失蹤者而戰。她的父親於 2009 年失蹤。她希望政府能找到這些人。

The government says the court is right. But other groups say the trial was not fair. They say the leaders could not talk to the witnesses. Some groups say the government wants to stop their protests.

政府表示法院的判決是正確的。但其他團體認為審判並不公平。他們表示領導人們無法與證人對質。部分團體則稱政府是想阻止他們的抗議。

Conclusion

Now, many people in the province are on strike. They closed their shops and offices.

現在該省許多人正在罷工,他們關閉了商店和辦公室。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The Power of "WANT"

In the text, we see: "She wants the government to find these people."

When you are at A2 level, you need to express your desires. We use Want + To + Action.

How it works:

  • I want \rightarrow to eat.
  • She wants \rightarrow to go.
  • They want \rightarrow to speak.

⚠️ The Golden Rule: If the person is He, She, or One person, add an -s to the word "want".


🕒 Past vs. Present

Look at how the story changes time:

Past (It happened) \rightarrow The court sent them to prison. Present (It is happening now) \rightarrow Many people are on strike.

Quick Shift:

  • Closed (Past) \rightarrow Close (Present)
  • Died (Past) \rightarrow Die (Present)
  • Disappeared (Past) \rightarrow Disappear (Present)

Vocabulary Learning

prison (n.)
A building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime.
Example:The man went to prison for stealing money.
protest (n.)
An event where a group of people show they disagree with something.
Example:The students held a protest to ask for better books.
disappear (v.)
To go away suddenly so that no one can find you.
Example:The cat seems to disappear every time I open the door.
trial (n.)
A meeting in a court to decide if someone is guilty of a crime.
Example:The trial lasted for three days.
witnesses (n.)
People who see an event happen and can tell the court about it.
Example:The police asked the witnesses what they saw.
strike (n.)
When workers stop working to ask for something better.
Example:The bus drivers are on strike, so there are no buses today.
Practice A2 words in a crossword