Quetta, May 23 (IANS) Yet another civilian has been extrajudicially killed in Balochistan by Pakistani forces, a leading human rights organisation alleged on Saturday.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) mentioned that 27-year-old shopkeeper Mehran Baloch was shot dead in broad daylight by Pakistan-backed death squads on May 21 while leaving his…
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Lisbon, May 23 (IANS) Pakistan’s government and media have attempted to project the country as a link between the Muslim world and the West, alongside renewed aspirations to position itself as a leading voice of the global Muslim community. Yet serious doubts remain about how far a state marked by economic underdevelopment, governance challenges, and strained public welfare systems can effectively claim such leadership.“Pakistan is at one of its toughest economic crisis in recent years. The co…
Islamabad, May 23 (IANS) The Balochistan province of Pakistan has long occupied a “paradoxical place” in the national imagination, often described as remote when its people demand rights but treated as central when strategic interests come into focus. It is frequently neglected in discussions on basic services and political autonomy, yet it becomes indispensable in debates on Gwadar port, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and regional connectivity.”Pakistan’s decision to open six land …
Islamabad, May 23 (IANS) Pakistan continues to grapple with a deteriorating security situation amid the revival of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a deepening Baloch insurgency, and mounting tensions with Afghanistan. With a surge in militant violence, escalating cross-border confrontations and the increasing operational capabilities of armed groups, the country is expected to face instability and violence in the coming period.Citing partial data compiled by the South Asia Terrorism Portal…
Quetta, May 23 (IANS) Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) strongly condemned the ongoing curfew in the Zehri region of Balochistan’s Khuzdar district imposed by the Pakistani forces, describing it as an “excessive exercise of state power”.According to the rights body, the sweeping restrictions sparked serious concerns about the treatment of civilians and the devastating impact on their social and economic lives.“In Zehri, Khuzdar, the situation for the local population contin…
Quetta, May 22 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues unabated across Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation brought to light the extrajudicial killing of two civilians allegedly at the hands of Pakistani forces.Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Friday strongly condemned the killing of an elderly farmer, Sheerdil, in the Turbat region of Kech district on May 21, alleging that personnel of Pakistan’s Frontier Corps (FC) opened fire near his land.Citing local s…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Lashkar-e-Taiba has been in regroup mode ever since the Indian armed forces undertook Operation Sindoor. The outfit faced immense losses in the operation, and the most visible one was the destruction of its primary training facility in Muridke.Since then, there have been multiple meetings between the leaders of the terror outfit and ISI, where regrouping strategies have been discussed. While most of these meetings have failed to yield results, as the Lashkar-e-Taiba …
Quetta, May 22 (IANS) Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Friday strongly condemned the recent wave of violence against human rights defenders in Balochistan, alleging that Baloch activists, teachers, intellectuals and students are being systematically targeted by Pakistani authorities.The rights body described the recent killing of academician Ghamkhwar Hayat Baloch as a major example of “state barbarism”.Hayat, a prominent poet, literary scholar, and educator, was reportedly…
Quetta, May 21 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation on Thursday strongly condemned the demolition of civilian homes by the Pakistan Army in Balochistan’s Awaran district. Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that during the military operation on May 13 in the Peer Mashkai, Kallar area of Awaran, the houses of Niaz Baloch and Huzoor Bakhsh Baloch were bulldozed.“This incident reflects the ongoing policy of collective punishment being carried out across …
Quetta, May 21 (IANS) Students of the University of Balochistan sub-campus held a protest in Mastung district of Pakistan’s Balochistan province against delay in the distribution of the laptops under Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Scheme and the prolonged internet disruption in the area, local media reported. As per reports, a large number of students gathered outside Mastung’s Degree College and blocked the national highway, causing long queues of vehicles, The Balochistan Post reported. Traff…