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Targeted killings in Balochistan deepen scrutiny of Pakistan's security ro
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Three young men were shot dead in Balochistan's Panjgur district, allegedly by state-backed "death squads." The Baloch Yakjehti Committee condemned the killings alongside recent attacks on intellectuals and artists, urging the UN to investigate these escalating human rights violations and ta
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Pakistan accused of shielding death squads as killings and body recoveries
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Fresh allegations of state-backed violence have surfaced in Balochistan after the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) claimed that a 23-year-old man from Tump was gunned down by an armed group allegedly operating with official support.
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Baloch Students Organisation Azad accuses Pak forces of killing Baloch tea
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
According to BSO-Azad, Ayaz Baloch, a teacher hailing from Buleda, was killed by what they termed "state-sponsored death squads" that function as part of a counterinsurgency strategy. The organisation claimed that Pakistani forces employ proxy armed groups to execute extrajudicial killings t
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Families blame Pakistani forces as new disappearance cases emerge in Baloc
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A rise in enforced disappearances and the recovery of bodies across Balochistan has alarmed families and rights groups. Several people, including students, women and activists, have gone missing in recent weeks, with locals accusing state-backed forces. Families are demanding answers as tens
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Pakistan: Frontier Corps accused of arming death squads as landmines kill
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Taking to the social media platform X, Sher Mohammad Bugti stated that according to the residents, FC is allegedly providing this group with substantial financial assistance, heavy weaponry, ammunition, and even modern quadcopter drones to strengthen its operations in the conflict-stricken a
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Baloch Women Forum condemns execution of three youths in Kech district, wa
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The Baloch Women Forum (BWF) has condemned the killing of three Baloch youths by what it described as "state-hired local militias-cum-death-squads" in the Kech district of Balochistan.
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Pakistan's crimes continue unabated against Baloch youth
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Pakistan continues with its spree of crimes against Baloch youth, leading Baloch body Paank shared the details on Thursday of forcible disappearances where civilians have been targeted by 'state forces and affiliated death squads'.
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Pakistan's war on Baloch identity, slain activist's death sparks uprising
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has reported a wave of protests and strikes across Balochistan following the extrajudicial killing of Zeeshan Zaheer, a dedicated member of the BYC, by what the Committee describes as state-backed death squads.
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Teen among victims of alleged Pakistan-backed death squads in Balochistan
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The first incident took place in the Sordo region of Panjgur, where a 13-year-old madrassa student named Pazeer was gunned down while reportedly out fetching bread for his family.
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Pakistan's death squads continue killing spree in Balochistan: Student sho
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has reported the brutal killings of two Baloch civilians in separate incidents in Kech and Awaran districts, as Pakistan's state-backed death squads continue to carry out extrajudicial violence across Balochistan.
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Baloch youth hunted and executed by Pakistan's military death squads
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
21-year-old Zeeshan Baloch was abducted and killed in Balochistan, hours after a protest by his family. BYC blamed Pakistan's military-backed death squads and called it part of ongoing state violence against Baloch youth. His death highlights the region's continuing crisis of enforced disapp
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Pakistan's death squads target Baloch civilians as Qaim Hayat's murder exp
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Qaim was brutally shot multiple times and left dead by the roadside, marking another instance of targeted extrajudicial killing in the region.
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