Amid ongoing enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings by Pakistani armed forces in Balochistan, the Baloch Republican Party organised a seminar in London to mark the death anniversary of Shaheed Nawab Akbar Bugti
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed concerns about deteriorating law and order in Balochistan and Punjab, blaming a specific institution for the situation. He emphasized that national reconciliation is impossible without accountability for alleged electoral fraud. Khan also
The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Naib, Emir Liaqat Baloch announced that the religio-political party would hold a shutter-down strike across the country on August 28 to mount pressure on the government to provide relief to the masses, Geo News reported.
In a separate attack in Musakhel district, local officials said at least 23 civilians were killed after attackers stopped their convoy, checked their IDs and determined they were from Punjab. 35 vehicles were also set ablaze in the incident.
Baloch nationalist leader Akbar Khan Bugti was killed on August 26, 2006, during a Pakistani military operation aimed at suppressing the Baloch insurgency. His death occurred in the mountainous terrain of Balochistan, which was the centre of the military operations against his forces.
In an incident in Balochistan's Musa Khel, the Territories stopped a convoy of vehicles coming from Pakistan's Punjab, including a passenger bus and killed 23 people in the firing incident that occurred in the Rarasham area of Tingri tehsil.
The Baloch community in Pakistan and across the globe paid tribute to Shaheed Nawab Akbar Bugti, the revered leader and chieftain of the Bugti tribe, on his 18th death anniversary.
The report stated that the demonstrations will highlight the persistent issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan, where Pakistani forces have detained and vanished thousands of Baloch activists, students, and civilians over the years
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) plays a significant role in the Baloch resistance against the Pakistani government. Founded in the early 1990s, it has been a key organisation advocating for the protection of Baloch rights.
Amid the ongoing atrocities and enforced disappearances in Balochistan, Pakistani security forces have recently targeted Baloch activists and leaders who speak out against these human rights violations, resorting to abductions and killings.