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Baloch politician exposes exploitation, oppression by Pakistan Coast Guard
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In a stirring video circulating on social media, a local politician in Balochistan has been protesting against what he says is ongoing exploitation and oppression by the Pakistan Coast Guards.
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Baloch population could become minority by 2048 amid rising Chinese influe
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Shabir Choudhry, a prominent writer and activist based in London, has issued a stark warning regarding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a multi-billion-dollar connectivity project, predicting a bleak future for the Baloch people.
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Human rights report exposes alarming rate of missing persons in Balochista
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
At least 24 individuals were forcibly disappeared in Balochistan by Pakistani forces, two were extrajudicially killed, and 21 tortured victims were released, according to the latest report in March by Paank, the human rights department of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), revealed alarming
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Pakistan: Two killed, five including woman injured in Khuzdar blast
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
At least two people were killed , and five, including a woman, were injured in a blast near Umer Umar Farooq Chowk in Khuzdar city of Balochistan on Sunday, ARY News reported citing a government official.
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Pakistan: Six security personnel, 12 terrorists killed in KP, Balochistan
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Six security personnel and 12 terrorists were killed in separate incidents in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan on Friday night and Saturday, reported Dawn.
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Pakistan: Paramedics protest in Quetta against privatisation of hospitals
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Grand Health Alliance, Balochistan staged a protest on Saturday opposing the government's plan to privatise hospitals in the provincial capital, Dawn reported.
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Baloch student's disappearance sparks social media campaign
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A resident of Taunsa Sharif, he was forcibly disappeared on the March 9, and his whereabouts remain unknown.
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Pakistan: Farmers block highway in Khuzdar to protest against loadshedding
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Long queues of vehicles were formed on both sides of the road as the highway blockade suspended all kinds of traffic between Sindh and Balochistan, causing inconvenience to the passengers.
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Pakistan: Balochistan awaits cabinet formation
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Bugti, who took the oath as chief minister on March 2, had earlier hinted that the cabinet would be formed after the Senate elections, and the swearing-in of the ministers was likely on April 4.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf announces anti-govt movement from April 13
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
he Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced plans to organize a major public rally in Balochistan on April 13, in collaboration with a newly formed "grand alliance of opposition parties."
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Election Commission of Pakistan announces the victory of 37 senators
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday issued notifications of 37 candidates who were elected to the Senate in the April 2 elections
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Pakistan's human rights body urges action to end decades-long pattern of e
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) chairman Asad Iqbal Butt demanded an end to the decades-old problem of forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan province.
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