The Baloch Yakjahti Committee - Kech's sit-in against "the enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings" at Islamabad's National Press Club entered its 37th day on Monday
Pakistan's apex electoral body approved nomination papers for 6,449 candidates, including 6,094 men and 355 women candidates, for national assembly seats in Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and the federal capital, The News International reported on Monday.
In a statement, National Party member highlighted the procedural disruptions in the upper house that have hindered meaningful debate on this crucial human rights issue.
The explosion happened near the shops located behind a police station on Jail Road in Bolan's Mach area. While no group has taken responsibility for the attack.
It was reported that people continued to protest against the increase in the price of wheat at Yadgar Chowk and a large rally was also held at Jamia Masjid Skardu on Friday, bracing severe cold conditions in Skardu.
In a bid to amplify the chorus of protests against the alleged enforced disappearances and human rights violations in Balochistan, Salia Marri, the niece of Baloch national leader Baba Khair Bakhsh Marri, announced that a five-day sit-in in London from January 3 to 7.
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a 'pro-independence' armed group, has claimed responsibility for the attacks in Balochistan's Noshki, Turbat, and Buleda, as reported by the Balochistan Post.
In another series of protests in Pakistan's Balochistan, residents of Pasni, a tehsil in the Gwadar district of Balochistan, staged a protest against the persistent water shortage in the region, reported the Balochistan Post.
The Pakistan caretaker government has released 34 more Baloch protestors who had been arrested during a police crackdown in the federal capital last week, as reported by Geo News.
Amid the ongoing protests by Baloch activists against 'enforced disappearances' and alleged extrajudicial killings by the Pakistani forces, Zaheer Baloch, a PhD student has been released by Islamabad police after a five-day disappearance, reported The Balochistan Post on Thursday.
Pakistan security authorities detained four Sindhi teenagers in Mirpur Khas for their participation in a demonstration in support of Baloch women and children participating in a sit-in protest in Islamabad, according to The Balochistan Post stated, citing the media reports.
The crackdown on Baloch long march protesters has brought a lot of criticism to the federal government for not being able to ensure the safety of people, after unidentified armed men took away the sound system used by the demonstrators, according to Dawn.