Amid escalating enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings by Pakistan's armed forces in Balochistan, families of the missing are protesting for justice, and facing threats from local authorities.
In Balochistan's Musa Khel district, four missing men were reportedly killed in a "staged encounter" by Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Department, sparking outrage among Baloch activists. The Baloch Yakjheti Committee and human rights organisations condemned the incident, describing it as part
The Committee expressed alarm over a disturbing rise in discrimination, hate speech, and hate crimes targeting religious minorities in Pakistan, including Christians, Ahmadis, Hindus, and Sikhs.
In a post on X, Paank stated," Paank strongly condemns the recent attack on the token hunger strike camp of the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) outside the Quetta Press Club, where Pakistani authorities set the protest site on fire. Targeting peaceful protestors seeking justice for e
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee has reported the enforced disappearances of Khalil Baloch and his sister Laljan Pullan Baloch by the Pakistan security forces on Tuesday night. Khalil Baloch, son of Pullan and Laljan Pullan Baloch, a final year BS Nursing student were harassed and assaulted by
Three more cases of enforced disappearances by the Pakistan armed forces have been reported in Balochistan's Mastung, Musa Khel, and Mand areas on Monday.
The Human Rights Department of the Baloch National Movement, Paank, has emphasised that enforced disappearances are a grave violation of human rights. In a post on X, Paank called on Pakistan to end this practice, hold those responsible accountable, and ensure justice for the victims and
The Baloch Students Council (BSC) Islamabad issued a statement condemning forced disappearances and profiling of Baloch students, asserting that state actions against them have reached an extreme level.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday took a dig at Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy for allegedly shedding crocodile tears during elections and disappearing when people are in pain.
Mahrang Baloch, a prominent Baloch human rights activist, expressed her deep concern and outrage over an explosion near a school in Matsung. Mahrang also stated that ten Baloch students were forcibly disappeared from Islamabad.