Quetta, March 1 (IANS) After suffering losses during the Baloch Liberation Army’s (BLA) Operation Herof, Pakistani police in Balochistan and Sindh killed 27 forcibly disappeared individuals in Karachi, Quetta, and other places, and later termed them armed militants, according to a report. Baloch youth have been subjected to extrajudicial killings in Balochistan for over 20 years, and Pakistan is now also targeting their families as a form of collective punishment.Hamdan Baloch was in the custody…
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Quetta, Feb 28 (IANS) The killing of 27 forcibly disappeared Baloch people at the hands of Pakistani forces earlier this month during the second phase of ‘Operation Herof’ is not an isolated incident, but part of a broader pattern that has persisted for more than a decade in Balochistan, according to a recent report.According to a report in Balochistan Post, following the launch of the second phase of armed resistance ‘Operation Herof’ on January 31 by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) against Pa…
Quetta, Feb 15 (IANS) The long-running dispute between Pakistan and Balochistan over the province’s legitimacy has never truly been settled but instead suppressed through decades of military campaigns, political manoeuvring, and what many Baloch describe as colonial-style resource extraction, according to a recent report published in Modern Diplomacy.Covering Pakistan’s southwestern frontier, Balochistan accounts for nearly 44 per cent of the country’s total land area while housing only ab…
Quetta, Feb 11 (IANS) The coordinated attacks conducted recently by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) have once again exposed the fragility of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, a report has highlighted.”Islamabad’s insistence on framing Balochistan solely as a security problem is proving increasingly short-sighted. Peaceful forms of dissent — from marches by families of the disappeared to student protests — have been met with arrests, media blackouts, and intimidation. As long as the State r…
Islamabad, Feb 11 (IANS) The threat posed by the ISIS-K remains a cause of concern and its potential resurgence in Pakistan could destabilise the wider region, including India, as the terror group is currently attempting to reassert itself beyond its traditional sphere of operations. The risk, a report highlighted on Wednesday, may intensify if Pakistan covertly attempts to re-negotiate with ISKP and steer its activities towards Kashmir by enabling operations targetting India.According to a repo…
Kabul, Feb 11 (IANS) The recent attacks in Balochistan highlight not only security challenges but also what critics describe as long standing political failures to address the province’s grievances as the roots of growing violence in the province go back to Pakistan’s independence, a report has highlighted. An article in Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press mentioned that the recent attacks in Balochistan highlight not only security challenges but also what critics describe as long s…
Quetta, Feb 10 (IANS) The second phase of ‘Operation Herof’ launched by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) showcased that the group has capability to dismantle state authority in Pakistan’s Balochistan and establish control. The BLA conducted the largest, most organised and most wide-ranging attacks in the history of the Baloch national armed struggle in key cities of Balochistan as part of the second phase of ‘Operation Herof’, a report has stated. “50 fighters from the BLA’s suicide unit, the …
Quetta, Feb 10 (IANS) Pakistani security forces entered Balochistan’s Nushki with tanks and armoured vehicles, intensifying security measures, days after the deadly clashes with Baloch rebels, local media reported.As operations continued, Pakistani authorities imposed a curfew across the town, directing shops to remain closed and instructing residents to stay indoors.Citing local sources, The Balochistan Post reported that Pakistani security forces demolished the ancestral home of Bashir Zeb Bal…
Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) A discussion on the prevailing situation in Balochistan turned contentious after Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanaullah suggested that innocent civilians could end up being detained during security crackdowns following militant attacks, including those reported across the province on January 31, local media reported on Monday.Days after intense clashes between Baloch insurgents and Pakistani security forces, authorities in Islamabad initiated a large-s…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Balochistan, a region marked by bloodshed, systemic oppression and enforced appearances, had erupted in protest against Pakistani forces’ supression, prompting the Baloch fighters to launch counter-strikes on Pakistani security personnel across multiple cities and provinces. The week-long operation has ended, with Baloch fighters “achieving its objective”, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) said in a recent official statement.They launched simultaneous attack across cities …