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Questions mount over CTD encounter killings in Balochistan
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
According to the Balochistan Post, CTD officials stated that the operation was launched after receiving confidential information about the presence of armed suspects in the area. Authorities said that when personnel moved in, a gun battle ensued, resulting in six fatalities.
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BLF claims killing of 10 Pakistani soldiers in multiple attacks across Bal
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) stated on Monday that its operatives had killed ten members of the Pakistani military in multiple attacks in Jhao, Barkhan, Tump, and Turbat, occurring less than a day after Baloch armed factions claimed responsibility for actions that reportedly result
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Four Baloch fighters killed in intense gun battle with pro-government mili
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Four Baloch fighters were killed in a clash with a state-backed group in Barkhan, Balochistan. Heavy fighting also occurred in Mastung during a military operation. The conflict highlights ongoing violence between Baloch nationalist groups and Pakistani forces in the region.
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Fresh wave of alleged extrajudicial killings sparks outcry in Balochistan
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In continuation of alleged extrajudicial killings in Balochistan, three previously missing persons were killed in what is being widely condemned as a staged encounter by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Barkhan.
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Balochistan journalist who alleged Pakistan army intimidation goes missing
Updated : 12 months ago IST
A journalist from Balochistan's Barkhan district, Asif Kareem Khetran, has reportedly been forcibly disappeared, raising serious concerns over press freedom and human rights in the region.
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Balochistan: Pakistan security forces abduct three Baloch individuals from
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Three Baloch individuals, including a retired teacher, a retired doctor, and a local resident, were forcibly abducted by Pakistani security forces in Barkhan, a district in Balochistan.
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Four Baloch men forcibly disappeared by Pakistani security forces
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The incident allegedly took place on the night of February 20, when the individuals were abducted and taken to an undisclosed location. The missing persons have been identified as Ghulam Fareed, son of Haji Ramzan; Khalid, son of Sardar Khan; Sardar Khan; and Ghulam Rasool, son of Haji Nizam
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Pakistan forces launch crackdown in Balochistan, over 50 forcibly disappea
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan forces have launched a series of raids across Balochistan, resulting in the forced disappearance of over 50 individuals. The operations have been carried out in Turbat, Dera Bugti, Sui, Barkhan, and Kalat, with dozens of detentions reported.
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Pakistan: Two abducted Baloch siblings return home, 3 more 'forcibly disap
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Two siblings hailing from Barkhan have been released and reunited with their families, following their abduction earlier this month while three more persons have been allegedly forcibly disappeared from Turbat and Taunsa Sahrif areas of Pakistan's Balochistan.
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Pakistan: Students protest over teachers’ absence in Barkhan’s government-
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Hundreds of girls studying at a government-run college in Barkhan town have been protesting for the past two days as teachers remain absent for several months, making the institution almost non-functional, Dawn reported.
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Balochistan minister Sardar Abdul Rahman Khetran freed in murder case
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Sardar Khetran, who was arrested on charges of murdering three people, including a woman, and abducting six people in Barkhan, was released from Central Jail in Quetta on bail after paying surety bonds of PKR 500,000 in each case. Khetran's bail application was approved by the Rakhni session
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Barkhan tragedy exposes rotten feudal system in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Khan Muhammad Marri had accused the Balochistan Communication and Works Minister, Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran of killing his three family members, including his wife and two sons.
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