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 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…
Quetta, May 30 (IANS) Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Saturday strongly condemned the ongoing curfew in the Mashkai region of Balochistan’s Awaran district imposed by Pakistani forces, alleging that it forms part of a wider effort “to paralyse public life”. According to the BYC, the restrictions have disrupted daily lives, confining people to their homes while denying basic freedom of movement, resulting in significant hardships for the public.”Even on the occasion of Eid, t…
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 16 (IANS) The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for 18 attacks across Balochistan targetting Pakistani forces, which resulted in the death of 31 personnel, including a senior officer, local media reported on Saturday.In a statement, BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said that the group’s fighters killed the Pakistani soldiers in a series of attacks carried out between May 4 and 14 involving Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts, ambushes, and highway blockade…
Quetta, May 13 (IANS) At least one civilian was extrajudicially killed and two others forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation said on Wednesday. The latest incidents come 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 19-year-old driver Buhran Uddin was dumped in the Turbat region of the Kech district,…
Quetta, May 13 (IANS) The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) has claimed responsibility for a wave of attacks against Pakistani forces across the province which resulted in the death of seven soldiers, local media reported. In a statement issued to the media, BLF spokesperson Major Gwahram Baloch said the group’s fighters ambushed a Pakistani military convoy on May 10 in the Baincha area of Surab district.The convoy was attacked with rockets, light machine guns and other automatic weapons while …
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…
Quetta, May 9 (IANS) Family of the two brothers, who were forcibly detained and disappeared by the Pakistani forces in Balochistan, has alleged that it is being pressured to take a political stand, local media reported on Saturday. Citing local sources, the Balochistan Post reported that two brothers, Abu Bakr and Tohid, sons of Muhammad Siddiq, were detained from the Khudabadan Mawach area of Panjgur on May 6 and later shifted to an unknown location.No information was provided about them …