Pakistan: Shutter-down strike, protests erupt in Zehri over enforced disappearances of Baloch people
3 days, 5 hours ago

Pakistan: Shutter-down strike, protests erupt in Zehri over enforced disappearances of Baloch people

India TV News  

Protests have erupted in Zehri town of Balochistan after more than 10 Baloch individuals were forcibly abducted by Pakistani security forces on Saturday, sparking widespread outrage and demands for their safe return. According to the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, a leading Baloch human rights organization, the raids carried out by the Pakistani military and law enforcement agencies in Zehri were part of a broader pattern of “state vengeance” against the Baloch population. The group condemned the ongoing wave of abductions and violence against the Baloch people, describing the actions as "intensifying enforced disappearances and violence" against the community. Amid the rising violence and brutality faced by the Baloch people, Mahrang Baloch, a prominent Baloch human rights activist and organizer of the BYC, has called for a national gathering on January 25 in Dalbandin.

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Pakistani military forces abduct over 18 people in Gwadar, violence erupts
2 weeks ago

Pakistani military forces abduct over 18 people in Gwadar, violence erupts

Live Mint  

Gwadar: Leading Pakistan Human Rights body, Baloch Yakjehti Committee brought to focus the military operations, raids, violence and enforced disappearances of Baloch people taking place at the hands of Pakistani military forces. In a post on X on Wednesday, the BYC shared that the areas of Ganz and Panwan in Jewani, Gwadar were "sieged by the Pakistani military forces launching …

Pakistan: Balochistan residents stage protest over enforced disappearances of their men
1 month, 1 week ago

Pakistan: Balochistan residents stage protest over enforced disappearances of their men

Op India  

Residents of Parom, a town in the Panjgur district of Balochistan, staged a sit-in outside a local Frontier Corps camp, calling for the immediate release of their missing family members. During the operation, four young men Khalil Siddique, Abdul Shakoor Saleh, Arshad Rafiq, and Waseem, son of Muhammad Hashim were reportedly taken into custody and have since disappeared, with no …

Understanding the Flare-up in Baloch Militancy in Pakistan
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Understanding the Flare-up in Baloch Militancy in Pakistan

News 18  

August 25 and 26 this year marked a grim reminder for Pakistan as Balochistan, the nation’s largest province, was engulfed by a series of militant assaults. The Balochistan Liberation Army, established in the year 2000, along with other militant groups, has persistently challenged the Pakistani state, advocating secession due to the blatant exploitation of the Baloch populace. Additionally, the China-Pakistan …

Pakistani police free 290 Baloch activists arrested while protesting extrajudicial killings
1 year ago

Pakistani police free 290 Baloch activists arrested while protesting extrajudicial killings

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani police Monday freed 290 Baloch activists who were arrested when they attempted to hold a protest last week in the capital, Islamabad. The police use of force against the protesters sparked anger among Baluchistan residents and drew nationwide condemnation from top human rights activists. Protest organizers said that as the dozens of vehicles carrying the activists reached …

Pakistan: Several Baloch protesters still in custody despite govt claims as country fumes over crackdown
1 year ago

Pakistan: Several Baloch protesters still in custody despite govt claims as country fumes over crackdown

India TV News  

After Islamabad police violently cracked down on Baloch protesters during a rally against enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings in their province, several remained in custody despite the federal government claiming to release 90 per cent of the demonstrators - including all women and children. Then they said the 19-20 women they had were released and now they’re shoving 50+ women …

Pakistan: Police crackdown on Baloch protesters in rally against enforced disappearances triggers outcry
1 year ago

Pakistan: Police crackdown on Baloch protesters in rally against enforced disappearances triggers outcry

India TV News  

Several Baloch protesters were baton-charged and arrested by police in Islamabad during a rally in the Pakistani capital, triggering an outcry among human rights organisations, analysts and politicians for effecting a "violent state crackdown". The Islamabad police arrested several men and women during a demonstration against enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings against Baloch people. Instead of suppressing peaceful protests and …

Families of missing Baloch people protest on the Eid for the 10th year
4 years, 5 months ago

Families of missing Baloch people protest on the Eid for the 10th year

Op India  

Like every other religious festival, Eid al-Adha is one of the most important and symbolic Islamic festivals to commemorate the sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim and his son Prophet Ismail. For the last 10 years on every Eid, the families of Baloch missing persons have been protesting on the first days of Eid to remind the Pakistani state, its judiciary, its …

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