Washington, June 24 (IANS) Tara Chand, President of the Baloch American Congress, has written to US President Donald Trump expressing grave concern over the life imprisonment handed down to Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Mahrang Baloch, saying the verdict undermines due process and the rights of peaceful political activists.The remarks came after the Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court on Monday sentenced four activists, including Mahrang Baloch, to life imprisonment in connection with a case…
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Quetta, June 18 (IANS) Naseem Baloch, chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), on Thursday slammed Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif for blaming Afghanistan for terrorism, stressing that such accusations reflect an admission of the failure of Islamabad’s own policies. The criticism came after Asif had accused Afghanistan of being the principal source of terrorism and linking it to insecurity in Pakistan’s provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Taking to his social media …
Quetta, June 11 (IANS) Several Baloch activists on Thursday strongly condemned the violence against the peaceful protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), slamming the Pakistani authorities for their coercive action and brutal use of force.Their strong reaction came amid reports that dozens of people have been killed and hundreds injured following the deadly clashes between the law enforcement personnel and protesters in the Rawalakot city of PoK.The clashes were reported days after the Pak…
Quetta, June 4 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues unabated across Balochistan, Pakistani forces are conducting a massive military operation across several districts, deploying thousands of ground troops backed by gunship helicopters, artillery units, drones and armoured vehicles, local media reported, citing sources.The operation, which began on Tuesday, has impacted several parts of Mastung, Kalat, Noshki, Kech, Khuzdar and Panjgur districts, with reports of casualties and arbitrary…
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…
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…