The response of Pakistan police's Baton charge over the peaceful protests demanding the safe return of forcibly abducted Zaheer Ahmed Baloch in Quetta on Thursday has resulted in a wave of criticism from across the country.
While addressing a weekly press conference on Thursday, Pakistan's Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said, "...Pakistan has no designs of entering into any talks with a terror group that has been involved in killings of Pakistani citizens...."
The Quetta police have arrested several peaceful protestors demanding the return of Zaheer Ahmed Baloch, post the lathi charge incident held at the Saryab Road in Quetta, Balochistan.
The statement was released by the BYC on the sidelines of the major "Baloch Raji Muchi" (Baloch community gathering) scheduled to take place on July 28.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has raised significant concerns regarding the recently announced Azm-e-Istehkam operation by the Pakistan Army and has called for the protection of the rights of the citizens.
Balochistan is preparing for the Baloch National Gathering on July 28, a widespread demonstration across Balochistan and the rest of Pakistan aimed at protesting the Baloch genocide and the exploitation of natural resources by Pakistan and China.