Quetta, June 3 (IANS) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) strongly condemned the strict curfew imposed by Pakistani forces in the Mashkai area of Balochistan’s Awaran district, where residents have been confined to their homes for the past two weeks under what it described as a “military siege.”In a statement, the BNM said that markets, shops, hospitals, and educational institutions remain closed, with people unable to leave their residences for their daily livelihood activities.The group add…
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Quetta, June 2 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch has written to Kaja Kallas, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, expressing grave concern over designating Pakistan as a partner in counter-terrorism despite longstanding allegations of Islamabad’s links to proxy networks, support for militancy and extremist groups. His remarks follow the Joint Communique issued after the Eighth Pakistan-EU Strategic Dialogue held in Islamabad on …
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…
Kabul, May 27 (IANS) As many as 868 families, comprising 1,847 people, were deported to Afghanistan through various border crossings on Tuesday, local media reported on Wednesday citing a statement issued by the Taliban regime. Taliban deputy spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat stated that 772 families, including 1,479 people, returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham border crossing.As many as nine families returned to Afghanistan through the Spin Boldak border crossing, 47 families through the Nim…
Dhaka, May 26 (IANS) Bangladesh is witnessing an alarming rise in violence against women and children, triggering widespread concern and outrage among human rights organisations.Amid increasing gender-based violence across the country, multiple alleged rape and attempted rape incidents involving women and children have been reported from several districts, sparking renewed concerns over the public safety of vulnerable groups, local media reported on Tuesday.The police took the accused into custo…
Paris, May 25 ( IANS) A leading international human rights organisation strongly condemned a university administration in Bangladesh after two students were recently detained and handed over to the police, while four others were expelled over “allegations of homosexuality”, terming the move as “repressive measures”.JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) said that the actions taken against the students of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) in Dinajpur district were …
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…
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 19 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation highlighted escalating abuses by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, citing the continuing pattern of enforced disappearances, torture, and extrajudicial killings across the province.In its latest report, Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department documented 29 cases of extrajudicial killings throughout March this year, highlighting the “lethal consequences of unchecked state power”.Additionally, a total of 56 cases of e…
Quetta, May 12 (IANS) A leading Baloch student organisation expressed grave concern over the deaths of nearly a dozen labourers in the Kuntani area of Balochistan’s Gwadar district while they were reportedly searching for food and work, calling it an example of “extreme state barbarism”.Describing the incident as a “massacre” carried out by Pakistani forces, the Baloch Students Organization Azad (BSO-Azad) said that the case reflected a broader pattern of Baloch genocide.“The Baloch civili…