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Enforced disappearances persist across Balochistan as families urge Pakist
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Fresh incidents of enforced disappearances have surfaced from Quetta, Mastung, Gwadar and Karachi. Families of the victims have once again appealed for justice, urging authorities to end what they described as a systematic violation of human rights and constitutional protections, as reported
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Detained BYC leader Mahrang Baloch backs human rights lawyers facing charg
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Detained leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Mahrang Baloch, has voiced her support for human rights attorneys Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, asserting that the charges against them are indicative of the state's "oppressive tactics" and the application of "colonia
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BLF claims twin attacks across Balochistan, four killed in sniper and ambu
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Gwahram Baloch, a spokesperson for the BLF, stated that the group's fighters executed synchronised attacks in Awaran, Jhao, and the Parom region of Panjgur, claiming that the operations led to the deaths of two military members and two purported participants of a "death squad," while several
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Pakistan: Nokundi attack sends shockwaves through foreign investment in Ba
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The recent militant attack on the residential compound linked to the Reko Diq and Saindak mining projects in Nokundi, Balochistan, has marked a significant escalation in the region's conflict and raised serious alarm among foreign investors.
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Nine reportedly disappeared after detentions in Quetta, Turbat and Karachi
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Eight men were allegedly detained late on Tuesday during a wedding celebration. Their current location remains unknown since the arrest
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Water woes: Below-normal rainfall threatens drought in several parts of Ba
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Balochistan recorded 41.9pc below-normal rainfall in the period of the last three months, which has heightened drought threats in Quetta and six other districts according to a report by Dawn.
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Balochistan witnesses surge in alleged enforced disappearances by security
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Reports reveal a worrying escalation in cases of enforced disappearances across Balochistan and Karachi, allegedly carried out by Pakistani security agencies. The incidents have once again highlighted Pakistan's persistent disregard for basic human rights and accountability in its restive pr
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New Balochistan killings put spotlight on Pakistan's handling of enforced
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In yet another grim episode highlighting Pakistan's worsening human rights record in Balochistan, the mutilated bodies of five men were found across three districts, one of whom had previously been "forcibly disappeared", as reported by The Balochistan Post.
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Pakistan's border politics helping Iran crush Baloch voices, BASC report r
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A new report by the Baloch Advocacy and Studies Center (BASC) analysing human rights violations in Iran's Balochistan region has exposed alarming levels of state-sanctioned violence against the Baloch minority, pointing to Pakistan's indirect complicity through its cross-border economic and
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Pakistan's academic spaces turn hostile as Baloch students vanish without
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Reports of enforced disappearances continue to cast a dark shadow over Pakistan's human rights record. Sajid Ahmed, a graduate of the Islamic International University Islamabad (IIUI) and a student of Balochi literature, has allegedly been abducted by Pakistani security forces in Panjgur. Sa
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Pakistan's shadow war on Baloch citizens intensifies
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Four individuals, including a woman, a student poet, a fisherman, and a security guard, were allegedly abducted by Pakistani security forces in separate incidents this week. Families of the missing persons have appealed for their immediate and safe recovery, urging authorities to end what th
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Waves of enforced disappearances continue in Pakistan
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Fresh reports from Balochistan highlight another wave of alleged enforced disappearances, with five young men reportedly taken by Pakistani security forces from different districts, while four previously missing individuals have returned home, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
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