Quetta, Feb 12 (IANS) As violence against civilians continues to escalate in Balochistan, leading human rights organisations brought to light the extrajudicial killing of another four civilians by Pakistani forces across the province.Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that the mutilated body of 32-year-old Pazeer Baloch was recovered on February 7, after being forcibly disappeared from the Washbud region of Panjgur district in Balochistan, on November 25, 20…
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New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Balochistan, a region marked by bloodshed, systemic oppression and enforced appearances, had erupted in protest against Pakistani forces’ supression, prompting the Baloch fighters to launch counter-strikes on Pakistani security personnel across multiple cities and provinces. The week-long operation has ended, with Baloch fighters “achieving its objective”, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) said in a recent official statement.They launched simultaneous attack across cities …
Quetta, Feb 5 (IANS) At least two Baloch civilians were extrajudicially killed in Balochistan by Pakistani forces, a leading human rights organisation said on Thursday. These latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave of targetted killings and enforced disappearances across the province.Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that Balach Khalid, a resident of Turbat city in Kech district, was killed by a Pakistan-backed death squad on Wednesday,…
Quetta, Jan 27 (IANS) At least three more Baloch civilians have been forcibly disappeared by the Pakistani forces in Balochistan province, a leading human rights organisation said on Tuesday. These latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings across the province.Condemning the incidents, Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that 40-year-old Ali Ahmed Reki, a teacher from Surab district in th…
Quetta, Jan 26 (IANS) At least 10 civilians were forcibly disappeared in Balochistan by Pakistani forces amid a growing wave of enforced disappearances across the province, a leading human rights organisation said on Monday.Condemning the incidents, Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that Eido Bakhsh, a resident of Pir Koh in Dera Bugti district of Balochistan, was forcibly disappeared on January 24 by Pakistan’s Frontier Corps (FC) personnel.In a separate…
Quetta, Jan 24 (IANS) At least four Baloch civilians were forcibly disappeared in Balochistan by Pakistani forces this week, according to human rights organisations.These latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings across the province.Condemning the incident, the Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ) mentioned that 29-year-old Irfan, a shopkeeper and resident of Killi Qambrani region in provincial capital Quetta, was taken from his …
Quetta, Jan 19 (IANS) The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) has claimed heavy losses for the Pakistani forces after its fighters carried out a large, coordinated operation in Kharan on January 15 at around 2:30 pm (local time), took control of the city, seized the police station and attacked banks and government buildings, local media reported. The BLF said that over 50 military personnel were killed while dozens others were injured during what they termed as nine hours of fighting. It claimed …
Quetta, Jan 12 (IANS) Another Baloch civilian was forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan amid an escalating wave of enforced disappearance across the province, a leading human rights organisation said on Monday.Condemning the incident, Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that Arslan Shahwani was forcibly disappeared by Pakistani security forces on Saturday night from the airport road in the provincial capital Quetta.“Arslan was working and …
Quetta, Jan 7 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation on Wednesday brought to light two separate incidents of violence against civilians in Balochistan — an extrajudicial killing in Awaran district and an enforced disappearance in Panjgur district — at the hands of Pakistani forces. Condemning the brutal killing, Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that the bullet-riddled body of Ayaz Baloch, a school teacher, was recovered from the Nondara area of Awara…
Quetta, Dec 31 (IANS) A Baloch political group held a protest in the United Kingdom’s Manchester city against the enforced disappearances of women in Balochistan at the hands of the “occupying” Pakistani forces. The Free Balochistan Movement, which campaigns for the independence of Balochistan, organised the demonstration in Manchester, drawing attention to the growing pattern of repression against Baloch women by the Pakistani authorities.Sharing the pictures of the protests on X, showing demon…