Mahrang Baloch and other BYC leaders -- Beebow Baloch, her father Ghaffar Baloch, Sabghat Ullah Shah Jee, and Bebarg Baloch -- were arrested on March 22 and sent to Quetta District Jail under MPO-3. The detention of BYC leaders has been extended for the fourth time.
In his statement, Bangulzai alleged that ISIS training camps have been set up in Balochistan's mountainous regions with assistance from Pakistani security forces.
The BYC is demanding the immediate release of their leaders who have been detained by the authorities. The activists are calling for an end to enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan.
Mahrang Baloch, writing from a Quetta jail, accused the Pakistani state of targeting peaceful Baloch activists through arrests and smear campaigns. She defended her non-violent advocacy, described harassment in Norway, and called for justice and rights for Balochistan's people, stressing tha
Three bodies were found in Balochistan's Panjgur and Khuzdar districts, and a Karachi University student was allegedly abducted in Turbat. Rights groups say enforced disappearances, killings, and abuse by security forces continue unchecked, despite government claims of stability in the regio
In a message shared on the social media platform X, Khattak questioned the lack of response from state institutions regarding the reportedly expanding operational territory of ISIS in Pakistan.
Mahrang Baloch, a Baloch human rights activist, was honoured with an empty chair at the World Expression Forum in Norway to highlight her imprisonment in Balochistan for speaking out against injustice. Her family and activists condemned her detention and called for justice.
Detained Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch has rejected Pakistan military's accusations as "baseless," demanding credible evidence and transparency over unidentified bodies buried after the Jaffar Express hijacking. In a statement from jail, Baloch asserted her activism is peaceful and called o
BYC condemned these claims as baseless and made without any evidence or legal justification, sparking widespread outrage among human rights advocates and Baloch activists.
Hakeem Baloch, a representative of the Baloch National Movement's Foreign Committee, described the situation in Balochistan as a "slow genocide" perpetrated by the Pakistani military and governmental bodies during an exclusive interview with ANI.
She said, "The state has normalised enforced disappearances and violence in Balochistan, and is now attempting to legitimise these human rights violations by imprisoning those who raise their voices against such oppression. The judiciary's role in all of this appears less like that of a neut
In a written response, Harris stated that the Irish Embassy in Islamabad is actively tracking developments in the region and is coordinating with the European Union Delegation and other like-minded partners to evaluate an appropriate diplomatic response.