According to PAANK, security forces have been conducting raids at homes and student hostels, forcibly disappearing students and Baloch Youth Council (BYC) activists, and filing false FIRs against them.
The local administration's attempts to thwart this peaceful assembly have raised serious concerns. Paank criticized these actions as part of a disturbing pattern of repression intended to silence dissent and obscure systemic abuses within the region.
The announcement comes amidst escalating tensions over what activists describe as decades-long oppression akin to colonial rule imposed on Balochistan. The region, known for its rich natural resources, has been a focal point of development initiatives such as the China-Pakistan Economic Corr
Three activists of the Baloch Solidarity Committee (BSC) were illegally arrested while engaging in wall chalking and distributing pamphlets regarding the Baloch National Gathering in Nawaleen, Karachi.
In a powerful appeal to the Baloch nation, prominent Baloch rights activist Maharang Baloch has called on the Baloch community to unite and demonstrate their solidarity at the upcoming Baloch Raji Muchi (Baloch National Gathering) scheduled for July 28 in Gwadar.
Ahead of the Baloch National Gathering scheduled for July 28, Baloch rights activist Maharang Baloch has issued a warning to Pakistan and stated that if the state uses force to suppress the peaceful protests of the Baloch people, it will be unable to control the resulting backlash.
A Baloch rights organisation has condemned the Pakistani government's brutal response to an awareness campaign in Khuzdar, where several Baloch individuals were detained for organising the "Baloch Raaji Muchi" (Baloch National Gathering).
Baloch rights activist Sibghat Abdul Haq Baloch urged the Baloch community to unite and raise voice against the Baloch Genocide and continue their struggle against the Pakistani state, regardless of the repression and suppression getting more severe by the day, a statement released by the
Prominent Baloch rights activist Maharang Baloch urged the Baloch community to gather in Gwadar on July 28 for the Baloch National Gathering (Baloch Raaji Muchi) to demonstrate the unity and strong spirit of the Baloch people, The Balochistan Post reported.
The Pakistani administration lodged an FIR against top Baloch rights activists, including Maharang Baloch, on Saturday, who were demanding the release of forcibly abducted people.
PAANK, the Human Rights Wing of the Baloch National Movement, on Friday, lamented the local administration and its security agencies for "suppressing" peaceful human rights protests in Pakistan's Balochistan province.