Quetta, April 30 (IANS) A Baloch student organisation on Thursday expressed grave concern over a large number of curriculum books found discarded as waste in Balochistan’s Gwadar district. Sharing a video on social media platform X, which showed piles of curriculum books of the Balochistan Textbooks Board lying in garbage, the Baloch Students Action Committee (BSAC) said that these books were printed and distributed in Gwadar for the 2024-25 academic year.However, the group stated that the boo…
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Quetta, April 29 (IANS) Another three civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation alleged on Wednesday. Expressing serious concern, Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that two students – 20-year-old Siraj Qambrani and 22-year-old Lal Khan Qambrani – were taken from their home in provincial capital Quetta on the night of April 24 by the personnel of Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD)…
Quetta, April 27 (IANS) A police head constable was killed after armed assailants targetted a checkpost in Huramzai area of Pishin district in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Monday, local media reported. Police said armed assailants opened fire on a police checkpost using automatic weapons, following which police retaliated, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported. According to the police official who wanted to remain anonymous, the exchange of fire, which continued for some time, claimed the…
Quetta, April 25 (IANS) Several leading human rights organisations on Saturday strongly condemned the arrest of Baloch activist Fozia Baloch, a member of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), by Karachi police. Her arrest comes following the enforced disappearance of her brother, Dadshah Baloch, who was allegedly taken from his home on April 21 by Pakistani security forces.Since then his whereabouts have remained unknown, while the family’s attempt to register a case was reportedly denied by the …
Quetta, April 24 (IANS) The Baloch Women Forum (BWF) on Friday expressed grave concern over the recent incidents of enforced disappearances of Baloch women and minor girls in Balochistan and Karachi by the Pakistani forces. Citing available information, the BWF stated that in the past few days, at least four women have been taken into custody from their homes and hostels before subsequently getting disappeared.The victims were identified as Husseina Baloch, Gul Bano, Samina Baloch, and Khadija B…
Quetta, April 23 (IANS) Routine police patrolling has been disrupted due to growing shortage of fuel for police patrol vehicles in Pakistan’s Quetta, sparking concern among people over a potential increase in crime and delay in emergency response, local media reported on Friday. Patrol vehicles assigned to several police stations in Balochistan’s Quetta have remained largely inactive due to inadequate petrol and diesel supplies, Pakistan’s leading daily The Express Tribune reported. These vehicl…
Quetta, April 23 (IANS) As enforced disappearances of civilians continue unabated across Balochistan, students of Bolan Medical College in the provincial capital, Quetta, continued their protest for the second consecutive day on Thursday outside the college premises, demanding the immediate and safe recovery of a female student forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces. According to the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Khadija Baloch was abducted on Tuesday by Pakistani security forces from the B…
Quetta, April 22 (IANS) As enforced disappearances of civilians continue unabated across Balochistan, students of Bolan Medical College in the provincial capital, Quetta, staged a sit-in protest on Wednesday outside the college premises, demanding the immediate and safe recovery of a female student forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces. According to the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Khadija Baloch was abducted on Tuesday by Pakistani security forces from the BMC female hostel in Quetta and…
Islamabad, April 22 (IANS) A 15-member Afghan family, including minor children, were detained by law enforcement agencies in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi as authorities continued their crackdown against illegal Afghan nationals, local media reported on Wednesday. Sources said more than 5,673 illegal Afghans have been repatriated to Afghanistan since the deadline for voluntary return has ended. The law enforcement agencies have been asked to maintain accurate, comprehensive and consolidated data of all …
Quetta, April 22 (IANS) At least four civilians, including a woman, were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, according to leading human rights organisations. Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, on Wednesday strongly condemned the enforced disappearance of Khadija Baloch, a female nursing student.According to the rights body, she was abducted on Tuesday by personnel of Pakistan’s Frontier Corps (FC), Military Intelligence (MI) and Counter-Terroris…