Convoys of participants, including families of the disappeared, are arriving in Dalbandin for the Baloch Yakjehti Committee's "Baloch Genocide Remembrance Day" protest. Despite an internet blackout and roadblocks, the gathering aims to condemn state repression and raise awareness of ongoing
Notably, the internet blackout comes days before Baloch Genocide Remembrance Day, scheduled for January 25, when the people of Balochistan will come together to protest the ongoing atrocities.
The Pakistani authorities have imposed an internet blackout in Dalbandin, raising serious concerns amongst human rights groups and activists about the looming threat of violence in Balochistan, according to a post shared on X by Mahrang Baloch, on Thursday.
The intense clashes have led to the closure of the main Peshawar-Parachinar road, halting travel, and the suspension of movement at the Pak-Afghan Kharlachi border.
A few places in the city of Chennai faced blackouts on Thursday night following a fire that broke out in the Manali 400/230kV substation in North Chennai, causing sequential faults in both feeders at the substation and impacting the power supply to the city.
The people of Pakistan's Balochistan province are currently not able to access information as the Pakistani security forces imposed a curfew and have blocked internet across various cities amid the ongoing protests against enforced disappearances.
Tens of thousands of students hit the streets, demanding reforms in the quota system which reserved 30 per cent of government jobs for relatives of veterans who fought in the 1971 war of independence against Pakistan.
In identical messages on all three sites, "Operation HuntDown, Stop Killing Students," adding in red font colour: "It's not a protest anymore, it's a war now."
Ecuador faced a nationwide blackout on Wednesday afternoon and the country's Public Infrastructure Minister, Roberto Luque, blamed the "failure in the transmission line" for the emergency.
Vikrant Massey, who is receiving praise for his performance in the highly anticipated comedy-thriller 'Blackout', opened up about the overnight driving challenges on the set.
After a thrilling trailer, the makers of the much-anticipated thriller 'Blackout' starring Vikrant Massey, Mouni Roy and Sunil Grover on Tuesday unveiled a soulful new song titled 'Kya Hua' from the film.
Finally, the makers of the much-anticipated thriller 'Blackout' starring Vikrant Massey, Mouni Roy and Sunil Grover unveiled the intriguing trailer of the film.