The Balochistan National Party (BNP) conducted an urgent press conference in Quetta on Monday evening, cautioning of dire repercussions if the current government crackdown on its members and peaceful demonstrators continues, as reported by The Balochistan Post (TBP).
Pant called on Pakistani authorities to release all Baloch activists detained for exercising their right to freedom of expression and reiterated its call for a "prompt, thorough and impartial investigation" into the use of unlawful force during the peaceful protests held on March 21.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) shared the details of her arrest on X and said the bodies of the slain youth, which were at the protest site, have also been taken into custody.
Baloch protestors, who had been demanding to identify the dead bodies of their relatives, forcefully entered the civil hospital in Quetta and took away a number of corpses from the hospital morgue.
As stated in a post shared by Paank on X, reports reveal that police employed tear gas, conducted baton charges, and arbitrarily arrested peaceful protesters, including elderly women and young activists, on Sunday.
Activist Sammi Deen Baloch is leading the campaign for justice and has once again expressed alarm about extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in Balochistan according to the post shared by Sammi Deen Baloch on X.
In a post on X, Amnesty International stated that the protest, which aimed to raise awareness for Baloch rights, was met with excessive force, as police detained several women for hours before releasing them. Nine male protesters, including Lala Wahab Baloch, the BYC's Central Deputy Organis
Paank, the human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of Jahanzaib, who died after being hit by a vehicle while participating in a peaceful protest at Hooshap Zero Point in Turbat, Balochistan.
Leading Baloch Human Rights Body, Baloch Yakjehti Committee shared on Saturday how Baloch protesting families were attacked by "state-backed individuals".
Agha Hassan Baloch, leader of the Balochistan National Party Mengal (BNP-M), has declared a series of protests throughout Balochistan, beginning with a province-wide shutter-down strike on October 30.