Quetta, March 1 (IANS) After suffering losses during the Baloch Liberation Army’s (BLA) Operation Herof, Pakistani police in Balochistan and Sindh killed 27 forcibly disappeared individuals in Karachi, Quetta, and other places, and later termed them armed militants, according to a report. Baloch youth have been subjected to extrajudicial killings in Balochistan for over 20 years, and Pakistan is now also targeting their families as a form of collective punishment.Hamdan Baloch was in the custody…
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Quetta, Feb 28 (IANS) Another Baloch student was extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation said on Saturday. Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) revealed that the mutilated body of 26-year-old Imran Taj was found in Turbat city of Kech district on Friday, after nine months of being forcibly disappeared.“This tragic loss has left a deep void in his family and the entire Baloch community,” the rights body stated.According to th…
Quetta, Feb 28 (IANS) The killing of 27 forcibly disappeared Baloch people at the hands of Pakistani forces earlier this month during the second phase of ‘Operation Herof’ is not an isolated incident, but part of a broader pattern that has persisted for more than a decade in Balochistan, according to a recent report.According to a report in Balochistan Post, following the launch of the second phase of armed resistance ‘Operation Herof’ on January 31 by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) against Pa…
Quetta, Feb 27 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation on Friday drew attention to escalating abuses by Pakistani forces across Balochistan, documenting 107 enforced disappearances and 78 extrajudicial killings throughout January. In its latest report, the Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) recorded 107 enforced disappearances, including a woman.As per the findings among the 107 documented cases, 78 individuals were abducted through house raids, while 29 were taken into custody throug…
Quetta, Feb 25 (IANS) As violence against civilians intensifies across Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation on Wednesday brought to light the extrajudicial killings of two civilians and the enforced disappearance of five others across the province, allegedly at the hands of Pakistani forces.Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that on Tuesday morning, personnel of Pakistan’s Frontier Corps (FC), Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), and intelligenc…
Kabul, Feb 11 (IANS) The recent attacks in Balochistan highlight not only security challenges but also what critics describe as long standing political failures to address the province’s grievances as the roots of growing violence in the province go back to Pakistan’s independence, a report has highlighted. An article in Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press mentioned that the recent attacks in Balochistan highlight not only security challenges but also what critics describe as long s…
Quetta, Feb 10 (IANS) Baloch rights advocates have severely criticised an international digital news outlet after it removed an online interview with 21-year-old UK-based Baloch activist Yusuf Baluch shortly after its publication, local media reported. The interview, initially shared on social media, featured Baluch talking about issues faced by people of Balochistan, including what he termed state occupation, human rights violations, forced disappearances and the environmental crisis. However, …
Quetta, Feb 3 (IANS) Citing that the January 31 coordinated attacks by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) marked a significant escalation in the long-running insurgency in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, a report has highlighted that the latest development demonstrates decades of political, economic, and human rights grievances and not any external interference. It is for the first time that coordinated operations were conducted simultaneously in 12 cities, including Quetta, Gwadar, Kharan, Pan…
Quetta, Feb 3 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation on Tuesday strongly condemned the killing of unarmed civilians, including a minor child, in a Pakistani military drone strike, targeting residential areas in Balochistan.According to Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ), the attack on February 1 in Killi Jamaldini region of Nushki district struck civilians while they were inside their homes, with women and elderly persons among the victims.”The killing of unarmed civilians, including a child, co…
Quetta, Feb 2 (IANS) At least 10 civilians were killed after Pakistani security forces opened fire on a passenger vehicle near Cadet College in Nushki district of Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation said on Monday. These latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave of targetted killings and enforced disappearances across the province.Condemning the attack, the Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ) said such attacks on unarmed civilians are unlawful and constitute a serious …