A wide range of people, including women, students, senior citizens, and representatives of civil society organisations, participated in the protest, which was staged on Basima's main square.
In a message shared on the social media platform X, Khattak questioned the lack of response from state institutions regarding the reportedly expanding operational territory of ISIS in Pakistan.
Pakistani paramilitary forces have reportedly detained two young men in the Mastung district of Balochistan and transferred them to an undisclosed location, where their whereabouts remain unknown, according to The Balochistan Post.
According to a statement released by BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch, freedom fighters launched a coordinated operation on the evening of May 31, taking over major military, administrative, and financial facilities of the Pakistani state in Surab.
On May 28, security forces raided a mobile phone shop in Chitkan Bazaar, Panjgur. During the operation, five individuals, including prominent local businessman Wahab Baloch, were detained and taken to an undisclosed location.
Naseem Baloch, the head of the Baloch National Movement, denounced the forced disappearance of Mahjabeen in Balochistan, highlighting the ongoing injustices occurring in the region.
Demonstrators gathered to denounce what they described as the use of Baloch soil for nuclear testing without the consent or consideration of the local population.
The Baloch Women Forum (BWF) has vehemently condemned these alleged extrajudicial killings and announced a district-wide strike in Awaran scheduled for 28 May.
Detained Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch has rejected Pakistan military's accusations as "baseless," demanding credible evidence and transparency over unidentified bodies buried after the Jaffar Express hijacking. In a statement from jail, Baloch asserted her activism is peaceful and called o
BYC condemned these claims as baseless and made without any evidence or legal justification, sparking widespread outrage among human rights advocates and Baloch activists.
Paank, the Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department, strongly denounced the recent incidents of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and arbitrary detentions carried out by the Pakistani military in the Awaran district of Balochistan.