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UK Parliament raises alarm over alleged enforced disappearances of BNM Cha
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a cross-party motion, Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom have voiced serious concern regarding the enforced disappearance of three retired government officials and relatives of the chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) in Balochistan, according to a report by Zrumbes
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Balochistan shut down as province-wide strike sparks mass arrests of polit
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Security forces, including police and levies personnel, launched a sweeping crackdown, arresting numerous political leaders and activists belonging to various parties in Quetta and other districts. In Quetta alone, authorities reportedly detained over 100 demonstrators from areas such as Sar
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PTI boycotts NA, backs Sept 8 Balochistan shutter-down strike
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
PTI boycotted National Assembly proceedings on Friday, backing a Sept 8 shutter-down strike in Balochistan. The party urged the judiciary to hear appeals against the 26th Constitutional Amendment, called for suspension of Afghan refugee repatriation, and criticized the government for failing
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Quetta suicide blast at BNP rally claimed by Islamic State, sparks anger a
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
At least 15 people were killed and over 30 injured in a suicide bombing outside a Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP) gathering in Quetta, an attack later claimed by the Islamic State (IS). According to The Balochistan Post, the explosion occurred near Shahwani Stadium on Monday evening,
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Pakistan: 14 killed, 35 injured in blast targeting Balochistan National Pa
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Balochistan Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar confirmed the number of casualties.
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Pakistan targets Baloch leaders for demanding justice as state criminalise
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has recently condemned the notice sent to Sardar Akhtar Mengal, chairman of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M), which accuses him of promoting anti-state objectives by acknowledging the efforts of Mahrang Baloch.
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Protests erupt in Nushki over enforced disappearance of political activist
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Protests broke out in Nushki over the alleged enforced disappearance of writer and political activist Abdul Ghani Baloch. The National Democratic Party condemned the incident as a violation of constitutional rights and has filed legal petitions for his recovery.
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Balochistan politician criticises Pakistan's state institutions for failin
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
President of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M), Sardar Akhtar Mengal, declared the beginning of a "politics of national resistance," criticising the failure of Pakistan's parliament, judiciary, and other state institutions to safeguard the rights of the Baloch people.
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Pakistan: BNP President says people of Balochistan have no choice but to t
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
In his address at a seminar titled 'Pakistan's Judicial System and Human Rights Enshrined in the Constitution', organised by the Kech Bar Association in Turbat, Mengal said residents of Balochistan have become completely disillusioned with the role of the parliament and have lost hope for ac
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Pakistan: BYC leaders start hunger strike against mistreatment of group le
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Speaking to Dawn, Nadia Baloch said on Friday that Mahrang Baloch was observing hunger strike, and Mahrang's lawyer, Imran Baloch, said that BYC central leaders Saghbatullah Shah, Beebarg Baloch, Gulzadi Baloch, and a hundred supporters also began a hunger strike last night.
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Balochistan National Party, civil society condemn crackdown on Baloch acti
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Protests against the arrest of Mahrang Baloch and members of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) continued throughout Balochistan on Sunday as political parties and civil society organisations voiced their opposition, according to a report by The Balochistan Post (TBP).
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Pakistan: BNP-M calls off sit-in against arrest of Baloch activists, annou
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The BNP-M had launched the long march to protest the arrest of BYC chief organiser Mahrang Baloch, other leaders and workers, and police crackdowns on a sit-in. Mengal had said that the BNP-M would hold a march on Quetta but was kept at bay by the government.
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