Quetta, March 6 (IANS) The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) has claimed responsibility for an armed attack in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district that killed three Pakistani soldiers and injured several others, briefly seizing control of Karkh town while targeting multiple government installations during the operation, local media reported on Friday.In a statement issued to the media, BLF spokesperson Major Gwahram Baloch said that the operation occurred on March 4 involving a coordinated assault…
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Quetta, March 3 (IANS) The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on Tuesday claimed that it has killed seven Pakistani military personnel captured during ‘Operation Herof II’ following Senior Command Council’s order, local media reported. In a statement, the BLA said that seven men related to regular units of the Pakistani military were sentenced by the ‘Baloch National Court’ for involvement in crimes, including enforced disappearances, abuses against civilians and other war crimes, ‘The Balochistan Pos…
Quetta, March 1 (IANS) After suffering losses during the Baloch Liberation Army’s (BLA) Operation Herof, Pakistani police in Balochistan and Sindh killed 27 forcibly disappeared individuals in Karachi, Quetta, and other places, and later termed them armed militants, according to a report. Baloch youth have been subjected to extrajudicial killings in Balochistan for over 20 years, and Pakistan is now also targeting their families as a form of collective punishment.Hamdan Baloch was in the custody…
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Five United Nations special rapporteurs have voiced concern over criminal proceedings against human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha in Pakistan, stressing that the charges made against them may be used to suppress legal advocacy and freedom of expression, local media reported on Tuesday. In a formal communication sent to the Pakistani government, the UN experts voiced concerns regarding the convictions of the two lawyers under the Prevention…
Quetta, Feb 10 (IANS) The second phase of ‘Operation Herof’ launched by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) showcased that the group has capability to dismantle state authority in Pakistan’s Balochistan and establish control. The BLA conducted the largest, most organised and most wide-ranging attacks in the history of the Baloch national armed struggle in key cities of Balochistan as part of the second phase of ‘Operation Herof’, a report has stated. “50 fighters from the BLA’s suicide unit, the …
Quetta, Feb 10 (IANS) Baloch rights advocates have severely criticised an international digital news outlet after it removed an online interview with 21-year-old UK-based Baloch activist Yusuf Baluch shortly after its publication, local media reported. The interview, initially shared on social media, featured Baluch talking about issues faced by people of Balochistan, including what he termed state occupation, human rights violations, forced disappearances and the environmental crisis. However, …
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) India on Sunday slammed Pakistan for its recent statement against New Delhi over attacks in Balochistan, terming it “baseless allegations and usual tactics” of Islamabad to deflect attention from its internal failings. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) advised Pakistan to stop “parroting frivolous claims” and focus on addressing demands made by the people in the region.In response to queries regarding comments made by Pakistan, the MEA stated, “We categorically rejec…
Quetta, Jan 29 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday condemned the detention of government employees who were peacefully raising their demands and also called for the release of leaders and members of the Balochistan Grand Alliance who were reportedly shifted to Mach Jail under the Maintenance of Public Order. In a statement shared on X, HRCP stated, “HRCP demands the release of leaders and members of the Balochistan Grand Alliance, reportedly transferred to Mach Jail…
Quetta, Jan 23 (IANS) The approval of the ‘Balochistan Prevention, Detention and Deradicalisation Rules 2025’ by the provincial government headed by controversial Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti is an attempt to legalise enforced disappearances in Balochistan, a report has highlighted. A meeting of the Balochistan provincial cabinet was held under the chairmanship of Bugti earlier this week whose government is led by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). During the meeting, ‘The Balochistan Post’ analy…
Quetta, Dec 23 (IANS) As violence continues to escalate in Balochistan, at least 248 civilians and 205 security personnel were killed in several attacks, bombings, and armed incidents across the province in 2025 — making it one of the deadliest years for the region in recent times, according to the Pakistani government’s data.As per the findings of the Pakistani government released by security authorities, a total of 432 armed incidents were recorded across Balochistan during the year, resultin…