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Baloch Genocide Remembrance Day: BYC flags 'Multi-Dimensional Erasure' of
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, BYC said genocide is not limited to killings or enforced disappearances but includes the deliberate erasure of culture, education, history, resources, and national identity.
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Pakistan silences protesting employees in Quetta with arrests and internet
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
The blanket suspension drew criticism from civil society members, who said the measure collectively punished the city's population for a peaceful labour protest.
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Balochistan's cry of pain exposes Pakistan's unending tragedy of enforced
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Haseeba Qambrani, a victim of enforced disappearances in Balochistan, shared her fear and grief in a video, saying her brothers were taken away in 2020 and she has no answers. She said one brother was found dead, and the family still faces continued threats.
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Pakistan's 'security' policy in Balochistan is genocide, says BYC leader
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Sabiha Baloch, a central leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has issued a strong appeal to Baloch communities and international civil society to observe Baloch Genocide Remembrance Day on January 25, accusing the Pakistani state of carrying out systematic repression and demogra
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BNM takes Balochistan to Europe; Pakistan's rights commitments under GSP P
Updated : 2 months ago IST
A delegation of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) has met with members of the Dutch Parliament to raise concerns over what it described as persistent and grave human rights violations in Balochistan, placing renewed international focus on Pakistan's rights record and its GSP Plus obligation
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Rights concerns deepen as enforced disappearance allegations persist in Ba
Updated : 2 months ago IST
At least seven individuals were allegedly taken into custody by Pakistani security forces in recent days, while five men who had earlier gone missing have returned to their homes. Families and local residents continue to face uncertainty with authorities providing little to no official expla
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BLF claims large-scale assault in Kharan, alleges heavy losses to Pakistan
Updated : 2 months ago IST
In its media statement, the group said its fighters carried out a large-scale, coordinated operation in Kharan on January 15 at approximately 2:30 pm, asserting that they took control of the city, captured the police station and targeted banks and government offices, causing what it termed h
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Baloch Yakjehti Committee to observe January 25 as 'Baloch Genocide Rememb
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) announced on Saturday it would mark January 25 as "Baloch Genocide Remembrance Day" and called on Baloch communities worldwide to organise events drawing attention to what it describes as decades of violence, enforced disappearances and repression in Baloc
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Railway track linking Quetta to Pakistan blown up by unknown men
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The train link between Quetta and the rest of Pakistan was suspended for a few hours on Monday after unknown men blew up a two-foot-long portion of the railway track with about three kilograms of explosives near Dera Murad Jamali, Dawn reported on Tuesday.
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Balochistan: Protest erupts in Panjgur over surge in kidnappings
Updated : 2 months ago IST
According to the report, the protest was organised by the All Parties Citizen Action Committee of Makran (APCACM) following the abduction of well-known local figure Gul Jan Rind and several other people from Panjgur. As reported by Dawn, protesters assembled at Bismillah Chowk before marchin
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Pakistan's enforced disappearances continue unchecked as another Baloch wo
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The family of a woman allegedly abducted by Pakistani security and intelligence agencies from Hub Chowki has appealed for her immediate recovery. Speaking at a press conference at the Hub-Lasbela Press Club, relatives of Fatima Muhammad Qasim said she was taken from her home in Akram Colony
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Pay inequality fuels fresh showdown as Balochistan employees plan massive
Updated : 2 months ago IST
According to The Balochistan Post, under the banner of Grand Alliance Balochistan, employees from across the province are preparing to travel to Quetta in large numbers to participate in what has been labelled a final push for their demands. The alliance is seeking the implementation of a 30
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