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Balochistan government accused of spending huge amount on social media pro
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Balochistan government is reportedly accused of spending PKR 5.5 million per month on social media employees to propagate government schemes and narratives, The Balochistan Post.
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Polio case reported in Jacobabad, overall tally in Pakistan rises to 64 in
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
According to an official of the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health, the lab said that a case has been reported in Jacobabad on Wednesday.
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Balochistan: New case of abduction reported in Gwadar amid ongoing enforce
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Balochistan has been a longstanding hotspot for human rights abuses, particularly enforced disappearances. For over twenty years, families in the region have blamed the Pakistani military and intelligence agencies for abducting people, often under the guise of counterinsurgency efforts.
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BNM appeals Netherlands to publicly condemn atrocities against Baloch peop
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) held events in the Netherlands to raise awareness about Balochistan's ongoing human rights crisis to mark International Human Rights Day.
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Polio Vaccination Campaign postponed in Balochistan despite widespread v
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The polio vaccination campaign, scheduled to begin this week in all 36 districts across Balochistan has been postponed for two weeks, the Dawn reported.
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Rights body reports rising enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killi
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Paank, the human rights department of the Baloch National Movement has published a report that recorded around 98 enforced disappearances and 12 extrajudicial killings in November month by the Pakistan security forces.
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Gas prices set to rise across Pakistan
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The decision, sent to the federal government for final approval, seeks an average increase of 25.78 per cent for consumers in Sindh and Balochistan, while consumers in Islamabad, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will experience an 8.71 per cent rise, ARY News reported on Tuesday.
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Gwadar protest intensifies as All-Parties Alliance demands unrestricted bo
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The All-Parties Alliance in Gwadar has intensified its protest on Marine Drive, entering yet another day of demonstration. According to reports from The Balochistan Post, protesters have voiced their strong opposition to restrictions on border trade, which they claim is the primary source of
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Pakistan: Turbat families give authorities two-day ultimatum over enforced
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Families in Turbat, Balochistan, have given authorities a two-day ultimatum to recover six individuals subjected to enforced disappearances in the Aapsar area. At a press conference, relatives shared harrowing accounts of their loved ones' detentions by Pakistani forces and urged authorities
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Balochistan: Protest held in Noshki for missing teacher Farid Ahmed Badini
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A protest rally was held in Noshki on Monday, organised by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) and the family of the missing teacher Farid Ahmed Badini. The rally began at Mir Gul Khan Nasir Library and ended at the Noshki Press Club, passing through Nawab Akbar Bugti Road along the way.
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Pakistan: Balochistan faces severe winter crisis amid gas shortages, power
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The dependence on gas cylinders has resulted in several deadly incidents, with numerous people injured or killed in explosions caused by these makeshift solutions.
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BNM holds debate on Balochistan's Human rights crisis in UK Parliament
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) held a debate in the British Parliament, highlighting the ongoing human rights abuse in Balochistan.
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