Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) People of Sarvekai and Barwand areas in Pakistan’s Upper South Waziristan district held protest against the continuous disruption of mobile network signals and internet services and called for the restoration of communication facilities, local media reported on Tuesday. A large number of local tribesmen, youth and traders took part in the protest on Monday and voiced concern over the prolonged suspension of mobile and internet connectivity, which they said had badly impa…
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Quetta, May 21 (IANS) Students of the University of Balochistan sub-campus held a protest in Mastung district of Pakistan’s Balochistan province against delay in the distribution of the laptops under Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Scheme and the prolonged internet disruption in the area, local media reported. As per reports, a large number of students gathered outside Mastung’s Degree College and blocked the national highway, causing long queues of vehicles, The Balochistan Post reported. Traff…
Quetta, May 14 (IANS) A leading student organisation strongly condemned the removal of Balochi and Brahui language programmes from Pakistan’s radio broadcasts under the ‘Balochistan Digital Policy 2026′, calling the Pakistani authorities’ move “extreme cunning and malice”.The Baloch Students Action Committee (BSAC) said that the decision, along with cuts to the annual funding of the Balochi Academy, is an attempt to eradicate the languages of the Baloch community.According to the student body, t…
Quetta, March 23 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation on Monday strongly condemned the enforced disappearance of another student in Balochistan by the Pakistani forces. The latest incident comes against the backdrop of a growing wave of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings across the province.Citing sources, Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that Mumtaz Baloch, a student of the Balochi Literature and Language department at the University…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) While resource-rich Balochistan accounts for roughly half of Pakistan’s discovered mineral wealth, the state’s population is amongst the poorest in the country, with human rights suppression adding to the woes of the people along with the economic exploitation.The state accounts for 90 per cent of the country’s copper reserves, substantial gold, sizable coal deposits, chromite, barite, marble, and other industrial minerals. Hydrocarbon resources are also signific…