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Pak: Ex-minister demands transparent polls, terms present rulers 'puppets'
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Former Pakistan federal minister Yar Muhammad Rind calls for transparent and fair elections in Pakistan, criticising current rulers as puppets and expressing disappointment in the political landscape. He highlights the plight of Balochistan women and emphasises the need for democratic values
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Geneva conference calls for UN fact-finding mission to investigate rights
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
A conference organized by the Baloch Human Rights Council and the World Sindhi Congress in Geneva called for a UN fact-finding mission to investigate ongoing human rights violations in Balochistan and Sindh, including enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and resource exploitation
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Four men missing after alleged abduction by security forces in Gwadar, Bal
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing atrocities and enforced disappearances in Balochistan, security forces in the coastal city of Gwadar have allegedly abducted four individuals who have since gone missing
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Geneva: Balochistan, Sindh activists protest in front of UN Office against
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Residents of the Balochistan province of Pakistan continued to witness state-backed brutalities at the hands of Pakistani defence forces
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Pakistan already a failed state, wants to live with wealth of Balochistan:
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Activists around the globe continue to remain concerned over the rising atrocities within the Balochistan province in Pakistan. Razzak Baloch, a member of the Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC), in a recent statement, highlighted the nexus of Pakistan and China involved in looting Balochista
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Pak: Armed men abduct 12 Quetta labourers, set machinery ablaze
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Over 12 labourers of a private construction company were abducted by a group of armed men in the Musa Khel area of Quetta in Pakistan.
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Five Baloch youth abducted in Gwadar, enforced disappearances in Balochist
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakhjeti Committee (BYC), a Baloch rights organisation, highlighted the incident on X, stating, "The saga of enforced disappearances continues in Balochistan with Baloch youth as its prime victims. Today, five Baloch youngsters, residents of Maksar Dasht of district Kech, were
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7 labourers killed in terrorist attack in Balochistan's Panjgur
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Seven labourers from Multan were killed late Saturday night in a terrorist attack in the Khuda-i-Abadan area of Panjgur town in Balochistan.
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At UN, Baloch rights advocate calls for urgent action against enforced dis
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
During the ongoing 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission, Sami Baloch, a representative of the Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC), raised alarming concerns about the escalating cases of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan. He urged for UN in
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Pakistan: Human rights body highlights rising enforced disappearances in B
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
A report by PAANK highlights a troubling rise in enforced disappearances in Balochistan, impacting many families. It details cases like that of Asad Mengal, a student missing since 1976, and Deen Muhammad Baloch, abducted in 2009, emphasising ongoing human rights violations in the region.
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Uyghur activist highlights parallel struggles of Uyghurs, Baloch at intern
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
At the 5th Balochistan International Conference, Rahima Mahmut drew parallels between the struggles of the Baloch and Uyghur peoples, emphasising the detrimental effects of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and calling for solidarity among oppressed nations.
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Pakistan reports another polio case, total tally climbs to 22
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The most recent case involved a 30-month-old boy from Pishin, Balochistan, Dawn reported.
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