Quetta, Jan 29 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday condemned the detention of government employees who were peacefully raising their demands and also called for the release of leaders and members of the Balochistan Grand Alliance who were reportedly shifted to Mach Jail under the Maintenance of Public Order. In a statement shared on X, HRCP stated, “HRCP demands the release of leaders and members of the Balochistan Grand Alliance, reportedly transferred to Mach Jail…
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Quetta, Jan 23 (IANS) Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) condemned the violence against government employees in Balochistan’s capital Quetta, stating that the incident exposed the oppressive face of the Pakistani authorities.The rights body alleged that the crackdown against protesting government employees in Quetta demonstrated the state’s preference for force, coercion, and violence over dialogue and democratic processes in addressing public grievances. This approach, it sai…
Quetta, Jan 22 (IANS) The Unemployed Pharmacists’ Action Committee in Pakistan’s Balochistan have criticised government’s decision to announce a limited number of vacancies for more than 2,000 unemployed pharmacists, terming it “equivalent to offering a pinch of cumin to a camel,” local media reported on Thursday. While addressing a press briefing at the Quetta Press Club on Wednesday, UPAC General Secretary Qasim Aziz Mengal termed the decision unacceptable and called for creation of more p…
Quetta, Jan 22 (IANS) The Baloch Students Action Committee (BSAC) condemned the Pakistani police raid on the protest by the Balochistan Grand Alliance, a coalition of government employees, calling the resulting violence and arrests of teachers, professors, and other professionals “extremely alarming”.The remarks followed the arrest of dozens of government employees in Balochistan’s capital Quetta on Tuesday after police blocked a planned sit-in in the city’s Red Zone, where workers had a…
Quetta, Jan 13 (IANS) Government employees held protests in Pakistan’s Balochistan, demanding the implementation of the Disparity Reduction Allowance (DRA), leading to road blockades and arrests, local media reported. The employees from various government departments have been holding protests for the past seven months, demanding 30 per cent DRA, like how it has been granted in Punjab and Sindh provinces.Employees from various sectors joined the protest led by the Balochistan Grand Alliance (BGA…