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…
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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 …
Quetta, Jan 23 (IANS) The approval of the ‘Balochistan Prevention, Detention and Deradicalisation Rules 2025’ by the provincial government headed by controversial Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti is an attempt to legalise enforced disappearances in Balochistan, a report has highlighted. A meeting of the Balochistan provincial cabinet was held under the chairmanship of Bugti earlier this week whose government is led by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). During the meeting, ‘The Balochistan Post’ analy…
Quetta, Jan 22 (IANS) At least seven people were forcibly disappeared from Pakistan’s Balochistan province in recent days, local media reported. Pakistani forces detained a young nursing student, identified as Mehran Baloch, a resident of Balochistan’s Bal-Nigor outside a local hospital on January 15, The Balochistan Post reported, citing sources in Turbat. Baloch’s family said he was moved to an undisclosed place and that no official information regarding the reasons behind his detention were s…
Quetta, Jan 21 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation rejected the Balochistan provincial government’s official claim that the issue of missing persons has been “resolved on a permanent basis,” describing the statement as “false and contradicting ground realities.”According to the Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB), the statement issued following the Balochistan provincial cabinet meeting on Tuesday–which declared the issue resolved while families continue to search for thei…
Quetta, Jan 17 (IANS) As violence targeting civilians continues unabated across Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation raised alarm over the enforced disappearance of another Baloch youth, allegedly at the hands of Pakistani forces.Citing local sources, Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that18-year-old Mehran Baloch, a nursing student from Kaleero region in Kech district of the province, was forcibly abducted on January 15.At the time of the incid…
Quetta, Jan 10 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues to escalate across Balochistan, leading human rights organisations on Saturday brought to light the extrajudicial killing of two Baloch civilians by Pakistani forces.Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that Balach Baloch, a resident of Tasp area of Panjgur district, was killed on January 8 after individuals allegedly linked to a Pakistan-backed death squad attempted to detain him and fatally shot h…