Quetta, March 23 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch rejected the observance of ‘Pakistan Day’ on Monday as “fake”, stating that the decision to cancel the military parade by the Pakistani authorities on the occasion reflects rising insecurity and mounting internal pressure. “The people of the Republic of Balochistan categorically reject the fake day of 23rd March, which Pakistan calls its so-called ‘Defence Day’. The decision by the Pakistan Army to cancel or significan…
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Athens, March 13 (IANS) Pakistan’s strategy to silence opposition combines domestic authoritarianism with transnational repression. As the crackdown inside the country intensifies through arrests of journalists, censorship of media, and violent dispersal of protests – the drive to target critics who evade domestic crackdown but remain vocal abroad has also escalated, a report has highlighted. According to a report in the ‘Greek City Times’, Pakistan’s partners in Europe and North America face a …
Tel Aviv, Feb 28 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday confirmed that Israel and the United States had carried out a joint military operation, dubbed ‘Operation Lion’s Roar’, against Iran, describing the action as necessary to remove what he termed an “existential threat” posed by the Iranian regime.In a video message addressed to the nation, Netanyahu said the operation was launched to counter the danger emanating from Tehran. “My brothers and sisters, citizens of Isr…
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Pakistan’s military establishment has been emboldened by US and Arab engagement, enabling it to escalate repression against ethnic groups such as Baloch and Pashtun as well as Hindu minorities across the country. The resurgence of the Pakistani military on the global stage has given it confidence to stifle the autonomy of the country’s democratic institutions and rule civilians with an iron fist, a report said on Thursday.“Recent engagement by President Trump and key A…
Berlin, Jan 8 (IANS) Shafi Burfat, Chairman of the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), accused the Pakistani military of defending its incompetence by blaming neighbouring countries for internal failures.The Sindhi leader asserted that such rhetoric by Pakistan’s military media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), targeting India and Afghanistan does not reflect the conduct of a responsible state institution but rather exposes a deep psychological insecurity, rooted in decades of failure…