At least 92 per cent of all fatalities and 86 per cent of the attacks in Pakistan, including those related to terrorism and security forces operations, were recorded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces in the first quarter of 2024, reported Geo News.
Advocate Imaan Zainab Mazari from Pakistan, representing Baloch rights activist Rashid Hussain, revealed that the proceedings of his client at the Islamabad High Court have been delayed since 2022.
The Election Commission of Pakistan has already notified eighteen candidates, who were elected unopposed from Punjab and Balochistan in the disputed general elections, would return to contest the vacant seats in these two provinces, adding that all preparations are in place for the Senate el
Amid chants condemning the atrocities, demonstrators highlighted the harrowing reality of "extrajudicial killings perpetrated by the Pakistani Army and authorities," specifically targeting Baloch and Pashtun communities.
The Election Commission of Pakistan is allotting electoral symbols to candidates contesting by-elections for 23 national and provincial assembly seats, ARY News reported on Saturday.
Senior Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC), leaders, human rights activists, and press personnel highlighted the severe deterioration of human rights situation in Balochistan and the atrocities inflicted by the Pakistani administration upon the Baloch community.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee on Thursday emphasised that the brutal policy of killing and dumping Baloch people by the state continues unabated, adding that the enforced disappearances of Baloch people have deeply scarred the lives of Baloch people.
Representing the Baloch Human Rights Concil, Qambar Malik in his address at the event elaborated that in constant violation of national and international laws and its obligations under various UN conventions, Pakistan has been committing heinous crimes against humanity in Balochistan.
Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch emphasised that enforced disappearances continue to devastate Balochistan and have been leaving the families of the victims in unimaginable distress.
The Baloch community worldwide observed Black Day on March 27. On this occasion, the Baloch National Movement in the Netherlands called for global attention to the Baloch genocide and organised a protest rally in Amsterdam.