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Balochistan: Residents stage protest over enforced disappearances, demand
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Residents of Parom, a town in the Panjgur district of Balochistan, staged a sit-in outside a local Frontier Corps (FC) camp, calling for the immediate release of their missing family members. They warned that if their demands were not addressed, they would escalate their protests.
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Baloch students continue to protest against enforced disappearances, colle
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Protests against enforced disappearances and the closure of Bolan Medical College (BMC) and its hostel persist in Uthal and Quetta, Balochistan. Students at LUAWMS demand the recovery of missing student Bayandur Baloch, detained alongside three friends, while BMC students call for reopening
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Pakistan security forces abduct four oil traders in Balochistan
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan security forces have reportedly abducted four oil traders in Balochistan's Panjgur district. The individuals were taken from Paroom tehsil, with families and local activists condemning the abductions as "inhumane." The incident highlights ongoing issues of enforced disappearances
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Pakistan: Oil traders in Turbat protest profiling amid trade token issuanc
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Traders have been instructed to submit detailed personal information, including identification documents and a guarantee from a grade-17 officer, to secure trade tokens.
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Pakistan faces escalating terrorism threat: 61 attacks in November, highes
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
These findings were disclosed by the Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), a think tank based in Islamabad that focuses on conflict and peace-related issues in Pakistan and the broader region, in its "Monthly Security Review of Pakistan."
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Pakistan: Human rights group condemns extrajudicial detention of youth in
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Paank, the human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement, has condemned the extrajudicial detention and forced disappearance of Zakariya, a young man from Gwadar, by Pakistani security forces. The organisation called for his immediate release and demanded an investigation into the gro
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Baloch students stage sit-in over 'disappearance' of Bayandur Baloch
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The protestors have established a camp outside the university and staged a rally on Wednesday, with Bayan's family members participating and demanding his immediate release.
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UK Parliament hosts meeting on Balochistan crisis, call for urgent interna
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Prominent scholars, academics, and human rights activists gathered to discuss the dire situation in the region. They condemned the actions of Pakistani security forces, referring to them as acts of genocide.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf announces decision to not attend All-Party Confer
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
In a statement, PTI spokesperson and central information secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram announced party's decision to not attend the APC due to the government's "silent complicity" in the killing of innocent civilians, and its political support for those responsible for the violence.
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Pakistan: Four more cases of abduction reported in Balochistan
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan security forces reportedly abducted four more individuals in the Dera Bugti and Kech districts of Balochistan on Monday, escalating the cases of enforced disappearances in recent months.
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In 2024, tally of polio cases in Pakistan nears 60
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan has reported three new polio cases, bringing the total to 59 for the year, according to the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC). The cases were recorded in Dera Ismail Khan, Kemari, and Kashmore, with all children testing positive for Wild Polio Virus Type 1. Balochistan rem
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Balochistan: BYC condemns extrajudicial killings of two persons in Khuzdar
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) condemns the extrajudicial killings of two individuals who were abducted by the Pakistani security forces eight years ago in Khuzdar's Zehri area of Balochistan.
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