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…
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Quetta, June 5 (IANS) Human rights activist and chief organiser of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Mahrang Baloch, has dismissed the recent allegations levelled against her, her colleagues, and the organisation by the Pakistani authorities as “baseless.” She said that such a move forms part of a clear and organised effort to discredit the peaceful political struggle in Balochistan.In a statement issued from Huda Jail in Quetta and posted on BYC’s social media platform X on Friday, Mahrang…
Quetta, June 5 (IANS) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has warned that continued silence from the international community has intensified the worsening human rights situation in Balochistan, alleging that the Pakistani Army is carrying out indiscriminate attacks targeting unarmed civilians across the province. Describing the operations as “state terrorism,” the BNM accused Pakistani authorities of committing a “systematic genocide” of the Baloch civilians, stressing the situation deman…
Quetta, June 1 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation on Monday highlighted escalating abuses by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, documenting 53 killings and 124 cases of enforced disappearance across the province.In its latest report, the Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) recorded a total of 53 killings in April, including 44 men and 9 women, while the identities of seven victims could not be verified.“Targeted killings were the most frequently recorded category, accounting for 1…
Quetta, May 26 (IANS) Another five civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation said on Tuesday.Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that 19-year-old Haji Muhammad Karim was taken during a late-night raid on his residence in the Killi Ismail area in the provincial capital Quetta in the early hours of May 22 by personnel of Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD).Expressing grave concern ove…
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…
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 13 (IANS) At least one civilian was extrajudicially killed and two others forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation said on Wednesday. The 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 Rights Department, mentioned that 19-year-old driver Buhran Uddin was dumped in the Turbat region of the Kech district,…
Quetta, May 11 (IANS) Human rights organisation Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) slammed Pakistan’s Sindh government for barring the organisation from participating in the Aurat March programme, describing the move as “state fascism” against the people of Balochistan.The rights body stated that declaring the BYC and Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) as banned organisations in the conditional permit issued for the march on Sunday demonstrated the “extreme of state fascism”.Raising questions ov…
Quetta, May 2 (IANS) At least nine civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, said a leading human rights organisation on Saturday. Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, strongly condemned the enforced disappearance of two civilians, including 24-year-old farmer Qadeer Majeed and a student, Irshad Baloch, from the Khuzdar district.Citing reports, the rights body stated that both individuals were abducted on April 30 from the Badrang Greshag a…