Protests erupted across Balochistan and Karachi after allegations surfaced of torture against Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders in custody, with demonstrators demanding an end to state violence and enforced disappearances.
Families of Baloch political prisoners have launched a protest camp outside the Quetta Press Club, urging authorities to release their loved ones and end what they describe as unlawful detentions, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
The protest rally, which was organized by the BYC, demanded the immediate release of these leaders and condemned the violence that followed the arrests.
Police used tear gas against protesters in Panjgur as a BYC-backed shutter-down strike entered its third day. The arrests of BYC leader Dr Mahrang Baloch and 16 others have sparked protests across Balochistan, with reports of injuries and restrictions on family visits. Malala Yousafzai and i
This came after a recommendation from Karachi South Zone DIG Syed Asad Raza ahead of a planned protest by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) at the Karachi Press Club against the "illegal detention" of leaders Mahrang Baloch and Bebarg Baloch.
The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) has called for the urgent intervention of the United Nations Secretary-General in the ongoing repression of Baloch activists in Pakistan. In a press release, the BHRC urged the UN to press Pakistani authorities for the immediate and unconditional releas
Sharing the details on X, the BYC said that the rally took place early in the morning against several issues plaguing the Baloch people. These include the crackdown on their protests, subjecting them to oppression and repression.
Parts of Balochistan were brought to a standstill on Saturday as residents protested the police crackdown on members of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), as reported by the Dawn.
Paank, the human rights department of the Baloch national movement, criticized the arrest of Baloch rights leader Mahrang Baloch and the violent crackdown on peaceful protesters by Pakistani security forces in Quetta.