Quetta, July 6 (IANS) Five tortured dead bodies of Baloch men were recovered from Balochistan’s Gwadar district, with families and rights groups alleging that at least four had been forcibly disappeared months earlier, local media reported. Pakistani military officials, however, said that the five were armed men killed in an operation launched following Friday’s vehicle-borne attack by the Baloch Liberation Army’s Majeed Brigade on a Pakistan Coast Guards camp in the Panwan area of Jiwani in G…
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Quetta, July 1 (IANS) Another three civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, leading human rights organisations alleged on Wednesday. Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that 20-year-old driver Azizullah was allegedly taken away by Pakistani forces during a raid on June 29 in the Paroom area of the Panjgur district.Citing reports, the rights body stated that security forces, accompanied by a state-backed armed group, took him to…
Quetta, June 30 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues unabated across Balochistan, leading human rights organisations on Tuesday brought to light the extrajudicial killing of one civilian and the enforced disappearance of three others allegedly at the hands of Pakistani forces.Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) revealed the dead body of 15-year-old student Saif Jan was dumped in the Airport Road area in the Panjgur district on Monday, after he had remained missing for nea…
Quetta, June 27 (IANS) Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has announced that its central leader, Mahrang Baloch, has been nominated for the coveted Nobel Peace Prize for the second time.The announcement made on late Friday came just days after a Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court sentenced four activists, including Mahrang Baloch, to life imprisonment in connection with a case relating to the killing of a Frontier Corps official — a verdict that sparked widespread global condemnation…
Amsterdam, June 27 (IANS) The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) — a political organisation advocating for the independence of Balochistan — staged a protest in the Netherlands’ capital, Amsterdam, drawing attention to decades of brutality against Baloch civilians by Pakistani forces, while calling for justice.The demonstration, held at Dam Square in Amsterdam to mark the United Nations’ International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on Friday, saw activists highlight what they described as “…
Quetta, June 24 (IANS) Another Baloch civilian was extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation alleged on Wednesday. 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) said that the mutilated body of a 24-year-old labourer, Rahmdil, was found dumped near the Banuk-e-Chadae area in the Kech district on June 20…
Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) Several leading human rights organisations on Monday strongly condemned the continued detention of Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, describing their imprisonment as “unlawful”.The statement came after Imaan and her husband, Hadi, completed 150 days behind bars, prompting renewed concern over the case.Taking to its social media platform X, Amnesty International said, “Today marks 150 days of unlawful imprisonment of hum…
Quetta, June 19 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues unabated across Balochistan, leading human rights organisations on Friday brought to light the extrajudicial killing of two civilians and the enforced disappearance of two others allegedly at the hands of Pakistani forces.Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) revealed that the bullet-riddled body of 22-year-old driver Mujahid was recovered near the Chakul area in the Panjgur district on Thursday after he had remained miss…
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday expressed grave concern over persistent extrajudicial killings in Pakistan’s Punjab province, where 808 police ‘encounters’ reportedly have resulted in the deaths of 1,100 suspects.According to the HRCP, the organisation had earlier cautioned the Punjab government that the Crime Control Department (CCD) Punjab appeared to be routinely using lethal force as a tactic to “control” crime.Since the CCD was form…
Quetta, June 13 (IANS) As violence against civilians escalates across Balochistan, leading human rights organisations on Saturday brought to light the extrajudicial killing of one civilian and the enforced disappearance of two others allegedly at the hands of Pakistani forces.Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) revealed that the dead body of 28-year-old Saddam was dumped on Friday in the D-Baloch area of the Turbat region in the Kech district.“The circumstances surrounding his de…