Islamabad, May 17 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed concern over the sharp deterioration in security in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where residents were increasingly caught between enforced disappearances, targetted killings and militant attacks. It stated that the alleged kidnapping of the vice-chancellor, pro-vice chancellor and two other Gwadar University employees in Mastung, while travelling from Gwadar to Quetta, sparks questions about the state’s abil…
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Quetta, May 16 (IANS) Several leading human rights organisations and activists on Saturday strongly condemned the extrajudicial killing of a leading academician in Balochistan by Pakistani forces. This latest incident comes 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 Ghamkhwar Hayat, a prominent poet, literary scholar, and educator, was reportedly sho…
Quetta, May 12 (IANS) Naseem Baloch, chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), on Tuesday strongly condemned the recent remarks made by the Pakistani armed forces regarding India’s selection of the name ‘Operation Sindoor’ for its military action, stating that the comments reflected a regressive mindset and deep-rooted bias towards women in Pakistan. Citing remarks by Pakistan’s Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) — the official media and public relations wing fo…
Washington, April 20 (IANS) Tara Chand, President of the Baloch American Congress, has slammed Balochistan’s Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti, calling him a “broker for Pakistani soldiers”. He also criticised the arrest of Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders, including Mahrang Baloch, Gulzadi Baloch, and Bebow Baloch, alleging that they have been imprisoned for months without any justification.“You, a broker for Pakistani soldiers, and the so-called Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti should be a…
Quetta, April 18 (IANS) Naseem Baloch, chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), on Saturday asserted that the brutal killing of 12 members of a single family in Balochistan’s Barkhan district reflects the “ongoing and unchecked” violence inflicted by the Pakistani military on innocent Baloch civilians. The remarks came after as many as 12 civilians, including women and children, were killed and three others severely injured in Barkhan during Pakistani military bombardment and shelling i…
Seoul, April 7 (IANS) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) held a peaceful protest in South Korea’s Busan, highlighting the persistent human rights abuses in Balochistan, including enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, torture, collective punishment and systematic military repression by Pakistani forces. The demonstrations held on April 5 near Sasang Station were part of the ongoing BNM Global Campaign running from March 10 to April 9 and brought together Baloch community members, sup…
Quetta, April 3 (IANS) Four more civilians have been forcibly disappeared in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, a leading human rights organisation said, raising fresh concerns over enforced disappearances in the region.These latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings across the province.Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, strongly condemned the enforced disappearance of a Baloch youth, Kareem, on …
Quetta, March 24 (IANS) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) on Tuesday accused Pakistan of continuing with the “inhumane policy” of collective punishment across Balochistan.”Can you imagine that in the 21st century, an entire family is punished for the alleged actions of a single individual? Collective punishment is a practice associated with colonial regimes and authoritarian systems of the past. Yet, in Balochistan, the state of Pakistan continues to implement this inhumane policy — and has re…
Quetta, March 23 (IANS) Naseem Baloch, chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), on Monday called on the global community to end its silence over what he described as the “illegal detention” of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders who have been held in custody for a year.He said that the continued imprisonment amounts to a blatant violation of international human rights and due process.“It has been one year since the illegal detention of BYC leaders. One year of injustice, silen…
Quetta, March 19 (IANS) The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Thursday strongly condemned what it described as the “baseless, politically motivated allegations” against the organisation and its central leader, Sabiha Baloch, asserting it has always been a peaceful movement, consistently advocating for human rights in Balochistan.The BYC said that Balochistan’s Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti and the Inspector General of Police, during a press conference on Wednesday, presented Farzana Zehri…