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Pakistani forces accused of torturing mother and daughter in Balochistan
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistani troops allegedly detained and tortured a mother and daughter in Balochistan's Panjgur district, leaving them critically injured. The Human Rights Council of Balochistan condemned the assault and demanded justice, calling it part of ongoing state violence against Baloch women, as re
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BNM accuses Pakistan of using European tour to whitewash abuses in Balochi
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) condemned a European tour by a Balochistan Assembly delegation, calling it a move to mislead European governments and hide human rights abuses. BNM urged Germany, France, and Italy to question Pakistan on state violence and support Baloch self-determination
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Twin terror strikes expose Pakistan's failing security apparatus in Baloch
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
At least 13 people, including two police officials, were injured in a grenade attack targeting a police mobile in Dera Murad Jamali, highlighting Pakistan's worsening security crisis in the volatile province. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ghulam Sarwar Bhayo said unidentified men hur
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Militarisation deepens in Balochistan: Pakistan's forces accused of civili
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Pakistani military has come under renewed scrutiny after the widespread human rights violations in the Zehri area of Balochistan's Khuzdar district. According to residents, the army has seized civilian land, forced locals into hard labour, and turned vital public infrastructure into mili
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Pakistan criticised over rising enforced disappearances after teen abducte
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A 17-year-old boy was reportedly abducted by unidentified men in Balochistan's Panjgur district last week, marking yet another disturbing episode in the province's long-running crisis of enforced disappearances, the incident coincided with the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) protest
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BNM holds protest in Busan against Pakistan's military actions in Zehri, h
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) held a protest in Busan, South Korea, against Pakistan's military actions in Zehri, Balochistan. Demonstrators accused the Pakistani army of war crimes, highlighted civilian deaths and disappearances, and urged international organisations to act on the w
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Families protest in Kech over alleged enforced disappearance of three men
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A protest demonstration took place in the Mand Balochabad region of Kech district, Balochistan, demanding the return of three men who are believed to have been forcibly disappeared following their alleged detention by the Pakistani military, as reported by The Balochistan Post (TBP).
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"This is not new": Ex-diplomat Yash Sinha on Pakistan's air raids on Baloc
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI on Pakistan's recent air raids in the Zehri tehsil of Balochistan's Khuzdar district, Sinha said, "Even Zulfikar Ali Bhutto did that. This is not new. In the 70s, Bhutto used the Pakistani Air Force to strafe Balochistan. They have done this in the past, and they will do it a
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Levies officer among two reportedly detained by security forces in Balochi
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Two men, including a Levies officer, were arrested in Balochistan's Kolwah and Kharan districts, with their whereabouts unknown. Separately, attackers abducted 18 labourers and set fire to vehicles in Khuzdar. The province faces a severe human rights crisis, with enforced disappearances and
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Pakistan: Gunmen abduct 18 labourers in Khuzdar
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Armed assailants attacked a construction company's camp in Balochistan's Khuzdar district in Pakistan, abducting 18 labourers and torching several vehicles and pieces of heavy machinery, The Express Tribune reported on Saturday.
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Pakistan: Over 77,000 road crashes in five years expose Balochistan's crum
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Over 77,000 road accidents and nearly 1,800 deaths have occurred in Balochistan over five years, exposing severe government neglect. Major highways like N-25 and N-50 remain unsafe due to poor maintenance and lack of infrastructure, making Balochistan the province with Pakistan's highest roa
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Pakistan intensifies repression: Enforced disappearances surge across Balo
Updated : 5 months ago IST
According to The Balochistan Post, security forces carried out a series of raids in Zehri, located in Khuzdar district, where several civilians were detained during violent operations. Witnesses said the campaign, which began in late September, involved indiscriminate firing and the assault
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