Recently, the Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC), an organization dedicated to advocating for Baloch people, submitted a written statement to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres through the Center for Gender Justice and Women Empowerment.
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) condemned the killing of Abdul Khaliq, allegedly by the Pakistan army. They described Khaliq as a dedicated political activist engaged in social and political work while recognising his fight for 'freedom'.
The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) and Centre for Gender Justice and Women Empowerment (CGJWE), in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, has highlighted the systematic imposition of religious extremism on the Baloch community by Pakistan.
The report claimed that Balochistan during August witnessed, 35 enforced disappearances, three extrajudicial killings and 13 incidents of extrajudicial torture.
In a statement released on Pakistan's 78th Independence Day, Shafi Burfat, Chairman of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), has called for the recognition of August 14 as a day of enslavement rather than celebration in Pakistan.
Quetta, Balochistan: A series of attacks resulted in three deaths and at least 10 injuries. The violence began with a deadly explosion in Liaquat Bazaar and continued with grenade attacks targeting a girls' high school and a shop selling Independence Day items. Additional incidents included
The people gathered also protested the killing of deputy commissioner Zakir Baloch in Mastung district. Zakir Baloch's vehicle was target by gunmen and in the firefight he was killed.
BYC organized a large public gathering in memory of the martyrs of Baloch National Gathering at Shahwani Stadium, Sariab Road, Quetta, which was attended by thousands of people.
The Baloch Unity Committee will now be taking the Diwan (where the people are paying homage to protesters killed in Baloch Raji Machi) to Nushki in Balochistan.