Following Pakistan's general elections, protests have erupted in Balochistan as allegations were raised that there has been electoral interference that has allegedly favoured certain political parties, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
After the recent elections, both the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) are strongly pursuing paths to establish governments in the Centre, Punjab, and Balochistan, as per Dawn.
As the results of the Pakistan general elections is about to be declared, the situation of people in Balochistan remains unchanged as all the key issues concerning them continue to be overlooked, a news piece by Sidra Iqbal Baloch in the Balochistan Post stated.
At a time when general elections in Pakistan remained a burning issue globally, the at-home politics portrayed a totally different picture, with protests and boycotts across the nations, especially Balochistan.
The pro-freedom Baloch leader and Free Balochistan Movement President Hyrbyair Marri has urged Baloch people not to participate in Pakistan's polls set to be held on February 8.
Balochistan, amidst rising security concerns due to a surge in terrorist attacks, has decided to limit internet services in sensitive polling stations leading up to the February 8 elections
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) killed 78 Pakistani soldiers as it conducted its Operation Dara-e-Bolan, a two-day campaign featuring 385 'Baloch freedom fighters' including 12 fidayeen, Balochistan Post reported citing a statement from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).
He said on January 16, 18, both Iran and Pakistan bombed the mud houses of unarmed Baloch citizens with missiles and drone attacks in a preplanned war aggression in which 12 Baloch were martyred and many others were injured, including women, children and elderly.
Several incidents of violence marred the pre-election atmosphere in Balochistan and Karachi as multiple hand grenade attacks and explosions targeted political entities and election-related offices.
Despite huge protests by people against torture and atrocities, the provincial administration in Pakistan has refused to hand over the bodies of 14 people to their families, the Balochistan Post reported.