Angry protesters, including tribesmen and relatives of an 11-year-old boy abducted in Balochistan, blocked the Quetta-Chaman highway on Saturday, causing significant traffic disruptions. Despite police raids, the boy remains missing, prompting solidarity actions like a shutdown by jewellers.
The Balochistan Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has strongly condemned the rising cases of enforced disappearances and the shutdown of internet services in Balochistan, accusing state authorities of attempting to censor reports of human rights violations. Last month alone, 127 cases were reporte
The Pakistan armed forces have reportedly abducted four individuals in Balochistan, including two men from Kharan's Kalan area and others from Gwadar and Hub Chowki. These latest enforced disappearances add to ongoing concerns in the region about the military's actions against civilians.
The members of civil society gathered at Taus Chowk in Gupis-Yasin district of Pakistan-Occupied Gilgit Baltistan on Friday to protest against the disappearance of 20-year-old Imran Khan, a youth from Qarqulti who has been missing for the past three weeks.
The human rights department of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), Paank, has voiced support for Bibi Ganjatoon who has been searching for her sons for 13 years after being forcibly disappeared by Pakistan's armed forces.
The Baloch National Movement's human rights wing, PAANK, has documented 110 enforced disappearances and six extrajudicial killings in Balochistan during October 2024. Accusing Pakistani forces and allied militias of systematic violence, the report calls for urgent international action to add
Pakistan security forces have detained two local youths and moved them to an unknown location after a military operation in the Dukki and Dasht areas of Kench district on Sunday.
The Human Rights Department of the Baloch National Movement, Paank, has raised urgent concerns over the extrajudicial killing and the worsening human rights situation in Balochistan.
The Baloch Students' Council in Punjab has condemned alleged state-sponsored repression, including enforced disappearances and systemic discrimination against Baloch students. They argue that these actions aim to obstruct Baloch students' access to education and create a climate of fear.
Altaf Hussain, leader of MQM, condemns recent constitutional amendments in Pakistan, calling them a "civil martial law" that dismantles judicial independence and places the judiciary under governmental control. He accuses Pakistan's ruling elite of aligning with the military, enabling enforc