Geneva, March 20 (IANS) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) called on the international community to take urgent action against widespread human rights violations in Balochistan, accusing Pakistani authorities of weaponising the law to suppress dissent, target civilians, and systematically silence the region. Speaking at a United Nations Human Rights Council session, BNM representatives highlighted enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and restrictions on freedom of expression as part …
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Quetta, March 19 (IANS) The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Thursday strongly condemned what it described as the “baseless, politically motivated allegations” against the organisation and its central leader, Sabiha Baloch, asserting it has always been a peaceful movement, consistently advocating for human rights in Balochistan.The BYC said that Balochistan’s Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti and the Inspector General of Police, during a press conference on Wednesday, presented Farzana Zehri…
Geneva, March 19 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation highlighted serious human rights violations in Balochistan, including enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings allegedly carried out by the Pakistani authorities during the United Nations Human Rights Council 61st Session in Geneva. Addressing the session, Jamal Baloch, media coordinator of Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, stated that the abuses are intensifying amid the projects linked to the Chi…
Quetta, March 12 (IANS) Another Baloch student was extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation said on Thursday. This latest incident comes against the backdrop of a growing wave of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances across the province.Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) revealed that the mutilated body of 18-year-old Zameer Dargarzai Baloch from the Sardo area of Panjgur district was dumped on Wednesday in the Was…
Quetta, March 10 (IANS) Another Baloch student was forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in the Balochistan province, a leading human rights organisation said on Tuesday. Citing sources, Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that 16-year-old Abdullah Baloch was forcibly taken from his home on Monday in Jiwani tehsil of Gwadar district.According to family members, personnel from Pakistan’s Frontier Corps (FC), accompanied by Military Intelligence, took Abdu…
Quetta, March 9 (IANS) At least seven Baloch civilians were extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, according to leading human rights organisations.Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, strongly condemned the extrajudicial killings of two brothers, Nadil Baloch and Sher Jan, from Awaran district after they were subjected to enforced disappearance by Pakistani security forces. The rights body mentioned that the bullet-riddled body of Nadil was dumped in…
Quetta, March 6 (IANS) At least three civilians were allegedly extrajudicially killed by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan, according to leading human rights organisations, raising fresh concerns over the continuing cycle of violence and persecution in the restive province. Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that the mutilated body of Ganj Bakhsh was handed over to his family on Thursday, nearly three months after he had been forcibly disappeared. His…
Quetta, March 5 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues unabated in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation on Thursday brought to light the extrajudicial killing of another civilian and the enforced disappearance of two others across the province, allegedly at the hands of Pakistani forces.These latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances across the province.Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Right…
Quetta, March 4 (IANS) Another Baloch civilian was extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation said on Wednesday. This latest incident comes against the backdrop of a growing wave of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances across the provinceHuman rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) revealed that the dead body of 17-year-old Yahya Baloch was dumped in the Washbood area of Panjgur district on Tuesday, after five months of being…
Quetta, March 3 (IANS) At least nine Baloch civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation said on Tuesday.These latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings across the province.Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that 17-year-old Shoaib Ahmed Qambrani, a student from Killi Qambrani region of provincial capital Quetta, was forcibl…