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Baloch students demand immediate education reforms
Updated : 2 years ago IST
According to a statement released by BSAC, government and non-government literacy reports depict an alarming picture, with Balochistan's literacy rate hovering between a mere 26 to 30 per cent, and female literacy virtually nonexistent.
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At least 11 killed after inhaling methane gas inside Balochistan coal mine
Updated : 2 years ago IST
At least 11 people lost their lives after inhaling methane gas inside a coal mine in the Sanjdi area, some 50 km from Quetta, according to Dawn.
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Pak: 2 personnel, 2 workers injured as mob attacks polio team in Balochist
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Two levies personnel and two women workers of an anti-polio campaign were injured in an alleged attack in Balochistan's Chaman, reported Dawn, citing officials.
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Pakistan: Family members of forcibly disappeared Baloch students stage pro
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Family members of forcibly disappeared Baloch students Shayhaq and Farooq Dad staged a sit-in protest at the Commissioner House Quetta and urged people from all walks of life to join the struggle to reunite disappeared ones with their families, said the Baloch Yakjehti Committee.
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Campaign to release Zahoor and Sajjad gains momentum amid Balochistan disa
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The online movement highlights the harrowing experiences of those left behind, emphasising the urgent need for justice and resolution.
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Human Rights body calls on UN to address enforced disappearances, extra
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) has submitted a written statement to the UN Human Rights Council for its upcoming 56th Session, highlighting the enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings of Baloch people in Balochistan by Pakistani state authorities.
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Pakistan: VCs of public sector universities in Balochistan express concern
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences vice chancellor, Khalid Hafeez, said that no funds will be available to meet expenditures of universities are the current fiscal year.
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Protesters block Quetta brewery road over enforced disappearance of six Ba
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Several people on Friday blocked Quetta Brewery Road to protest against the enforced disappearance of six Baloch students from Quetta and the police's failure to register an FIR.
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Baloch activist wins Front Line Defenders Award for work related to enforc
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Baloch rights activist Sammi Deen Baloch received the Front Line Defenders (FLD) Award in the Enforced Disappearances category at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland on Friday.
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Baloch political activists condemn systematic atrocities by Pakistani auth
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Baloch political activists highlighted the atrocities faced by the local Baloch community at the hands of the Pakistani administration during a press conference at the Quetta Press Club in Pakistan.
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Long march in Pakistan for reopening of Iran border crossing amid severe s
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Locals from the Mashkel area of Rakhshan in hundreds (near the Pakistan-Iran border) on Saturday launched a long march towards Quetta, Balochistan over the the closure of the Pak-Iran Maza Sar border crossing, calling it an essential element for their survival.
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BNM holds protests in Germany, Netherlands over continuing adverse effects
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Baloch National Movement held a protest in Germany and the Netherlands against Pakistan's nuclear tests in Balochistan in 1998, a statement by the BNM said on Wednesday.
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