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BYC alleges enforced disappearance of four after Human Rights Day event in
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
In their statement, the BYC mentioned that an awareness event took place on 10 December, coinciding with International Human Rights Day, within a secure venue in Quetta. They asserted that the event did not obstruct any roads or interfere with government functions. Despite this, four family
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Oxford event explores contemporary national liberation movements, focusing
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Khurshid Ahmed, Director of Research at BASC, participated as a key speaker. The programme, held in Oxford city, was attended by academics, students, and political and social activists, marking the first international public discussion in Oxford focused specifically on the armed national lib
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Balochistan: Human rights groups demand immediate release of missing woman
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
According to Paank, the human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), Farzana, daughter of Muhammad Bakhsh Zehri, was forcibly taken by Pakistani forces on the night of 1 December 2025 while returning home from a hospital in Khuzdar. "Her whereabouts remain unknown, and authoritie
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BASC webinar highlights widespread human rights abuses against Baloch in I
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Sabiha Baloch painted a grim picture of the realities in Balochistan, Pakistan, underscoring the systematic and complex nature of the human rights violations endured by the Baloch populace. She noted the pervasive occurrence of enforced disappearances. She highlighted the escalated targeting
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Baloch American Congress President urges Bollywood to expose 'forced occup
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
In a post on X, Chand asserted that Balochistan had attained independence before being forcibly occupied by Pakistan in March 1948. He claimed that since the occupation, the Pakistani army has invaded and maintained control over Balochistan and its regions, leading to decades of conflict
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Families of missing underage students in Quetta urge authorities to trace
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
During a press conference at the Quetta Press Club, Samrosh Baloch stated that Pakistani armed forces had apprehended several young students from their residences during raids conducted months ago, leaving their whereabouts unknown.
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BNM slams US loan, calls it boost to Pakistan's oppression in Balochistan
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has strongly denounced the US Export-Import (EXIM) Bank's decision to provide $1.25 billion in financing for the Reko Diq mining project, warning that the funding will tighten Pakistan's control over Balochistan and intensify state-led repression in the pro
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Human rights day protest highlights Pakistan's worsening record on enforce
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The protest, chaired by JSFM Chairman Sohail Abro, was marked by fervent speeches condemning what participants described as Pakistan's "state-sponsored genocide" of Baloch, Sindhi, and Pashtun communities.
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Baloch woman critically injured in Kech as Pakistani forces accused of ind
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to The Balochistan Post, the victim, identified as Durdana, wife of Nazir Ahmed and a resident of Sahaky village, was struck by a bullet while preparing the evening meal inside her home, according to local sources.
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US commits $ 1.25 billion for major mining project in Pakistan's Balochist
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The United States on Wednesday announced a significant investment aimed at boosting mining activity in Pakistan's Balochistan province, with the US Export-Import Bank (EXIM) approving USD 1.25 billion in financing to support the development of the Reko Diq critical minerals project.
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Enforced disappearances persist across Balochistan as families urge Pakist
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Fresh incidents of enforced disappearances have surfaced from Quetta, Mastung, Gwadar and Karachi. Families of the victims have once again appealed for justice, urging authorities to end what they described as a systematic violation of human rights and constitutional protections, as reported
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Detained BYC leader Mahrang Baloch backs human rights lawyers facing charg
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Detained leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Mahrang Baloch, has voiced her support for human rights attorneys Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, asserting that the charges against them are indicative of the state's "oppressive tactics" and the application of "colonia
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