Quetta, April 18 (IANS) At least five civilians were extrajudicially killed, and four others were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, according to leading human rights organisations. Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) mentioned that the bullet-riddled body of 17-year-old student Hatim Baloch was dumped on April 16, nearly 11 days after he was allegedly forcibly disappeared by Pakistan’s Frontier Corps personnel from the Paroom area in the Panjgur district.Cond…
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Quetta, April 16 (IANS) Three Baloch young men have reportedly been forcibly disappeared in overnight raids in Pakistan, sparking fresh concerns over enforced disappearances, local media reported on Thursday. As per reports, Zubair Baloch, a Baloch student, was taken from his home in Dera Ghazi Khan area of Pakistan during the early hours of Wednesday, The Balochistan Post reported.In a post on X, Baloch Student Council, Punjab, stated, “Zubair Baloch, son of Ghulam Fareed, former chairman of Ba…
Kabul, April 15 (IANS) Police in Pakistan’s Quetta has arrested over 20 landlords and shop owners for renting properties to undocumented Afghan migrants, local media reported on Wednesday. The crackdown launched on Tuesday targetted those who “violated rental laws”, with cases lodged against those arrested under existing legal provisions governing housing and foreign residency, Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press reported.Hundreds of undocumented Afghans were identified and arrested d…
Quetta, April 14 (IANS) At least two people from Hazara community were killed and three others injured after unidentified assailants opened fire on them in Quetta city of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, local media reported. Senior police officer Muhammad Khair Sumalani stated that the men were attacked on Sunday while there were heading back to Hazara Town from the Hazarganji vegetable market, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported.”Unidentified armed men riding motorcycles opened fire at thei…
Quetta, April 14 (IANS) At least 12 civilians, including women and children, were killed and three others severely injured in Balochistan’s Barkhan district during Pakistani military bombardment and shelling in the area, local media reported on Tuesday, citing sources.Reports suggest that unidentified armed men earlier launched an attack on Pakistani forces, killing 12 security personnel.Following the attack, Pakistani forces reportedly carried out a large-scale operation in the civilian areas…
Quetta, April 13 (IANS) A protest camp against enforced disappearances in Quetta city of Pakistan’s Balochistan province entered its 6133rd Day on Monday, the organisers said. The camp outside the Quetta Press Club has been set up by the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP). Several people have participated in the protest to express solidarity with the families of missing persons.”VBMP Protest Camp in Front of Quetta Press Club Continues on 6133rd Day. Participation of Various Individuals, Ex…
Quetta, April 13 (IANS) Highlighting the extent of adversity in Pakistan’s largest province, Balochistan Health Secretary Mujeebur Rehman has admitted that more than 80 per cent of the population in the region lacks access to even primary healthcare facilities. Rehman’s statement implies that less than a quarter of people in Balochistan have access to an ambulance that takes them to a hospital, a general practitioner who can diagnose their ailments or basic outpatient treatment. Several factors …
Islamabad, April 11 (IANS) Gas supply to Sibi district and its surrounding areas in Pakistan’s Balochistan province was disrupted after unidentified armed men blew up a pipeline, according to officials, local media reported. Citing sources, Pakistani daily Dawn reported that a four-inch-diameter gas pipeline exploded late Thursday night on the outskirts of Sibi town, which caught fire following the blast.The engineers from Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) suspended the gas supply through the affe…
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) The death of nine workers in a recent marble mine collapse incident in Mardan area of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province demonstrates systemic neglect. Mining is one of the most unprotected, hazardous and neglected sectors in Pakistan due to lack of safety regulations and insufficient protocols, resulting in miners getting trapped underground or getting killed in mine collapse incidents and explosions, a report has stated. “The region of Mardan in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa…
Quetta, April 9 (IANS) At least one young man was killed, and several women were injured in a drone strike carried out by Pakistani forces in the Mastung district of Balochistan, local media reported on Thursday. Citing reports, The Balochistan Post stated that Pakistani forces targeted a house in the Kurdgap area of Mastung with a drone, fatally injuring Abdul Samad, while women in the house were also wounded.Abdul was transferred to Quetta for medical treatment when he succumbed to his injurie…