Quetta, April 13 (IANS) At least six civilians were forcibly disappeared in Balochistan by Pakistani forces, a leading human rights organisation said on Monday.These latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings across the province.Expressing grave concern over the mass enforced disappearances in Dera Bugti district, the Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ) said, “These actions continue without warrants, charges, or due process, deep…
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Quetta, April 11 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues unabated across Balochistan, leading human rights organisations brought to light the extrajudicial killing of three civilians and the enforced disappearance of five others at the hands of Pakistani forces.Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) mentioned that the dead bodies of 17-year-old student Sadiq Noor and 40-year-old driver Muslim Dad were discovered in the Turbat region of Kech district on Friday, nearly seven mont…
London, April 10 (IANS) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) staged a protest in London outside the Prime Minister’s House against ongoing human rights violations across Balochistan, including enforced disappearances, collective punishment, and the “genocide” of civilians by the Pakistani forces. The demonstrations held this week were part of the month-long BNM Global Campaign running from March 10 and brought together a large number of members of the Baloch diaspora.According to the BNM, du…
Quetta, April 10 (IANS) Pakistani forces were attacked in an ambush in Balochistan’s Turbat, where a Baloch armed group had earlier imposed a road blockade, resulting in severe casualties, local media reported.Citing sources, The Balochistan Post reported that the attack occurred on Thursday after the group blocked the road on the outskirts of Turbat for about three hours before taking control of a nearby police post and seizing weapons.After entering the area, a military convoy of six vehicle…
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 6 (IANS) At least three Baloch civilians were extrajudicially killed, while five others were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, according to a leading human rights organisation. Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that the bullet-riddled body of a Baloch student, Shayhaq Raheem, was recovered on Sunday from the Pasni Link Road area in the Turbat region of the Kech district.Citing reports, the rights body stated that Raheem …
Quetta, April 2 (IANS) At least three members of a Baloch family, including a child, were killed in mortar fire by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, according to leading human rights organisations.Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that the tragic incident occurred on the evening of March 31 in the Bungul Bazar area of Awaran district. It added that Pakistani security forces deployed heavy weaponry, including mortar shelling, in areas close to civilian popula…
Geneva, April 1 (IANS) Shalee Baloch, the central organiser of the Baloch Women Forum (BWF), during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, drew attention to human rights abuses across Balochistan, including enforced disappearances and the extrajudicial killings committed by the Pakistani forces. Expressing serious concern, she stated that Pakistan is constantly engaged in targeting and killing Baloch civilians while branding them as “terrorists.”Addressing the ses…
Kabul, March 30 (IANS) The International Human Rights Foundation (IHRF) has urged Pakistani forces to stop attacks on civilian areas in Afghanistan and respect international law. Calling firing on residential areas “war crimes”, the IHRF urged the United Nations and international human rights organisations to investigate the violations and take action against those responsible. Citing reports, the IHRF said Pakistani forces have fired heavy weaponry and indiscriminate mortar rounds into resident…
Quetta, March 28 (IANS) As violence against civilians escalates across Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation brought to light the extrajudicial killing of one civilian and the enforced disappearance of two others by Pakistani forces.Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that the bullet-riddled body of Yawar Habib was discovered in the Turbat region of the Kech district on Friday, nearly nine months after he was forcibly disappeared.The rights body st…