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Renewed disappearance claims deepen scrutiny of Pakistan
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Reports of four more alleged enforced disappearances in Karachi and across Balochistan have intensified criticism of Pakistan's security apparatus, with families accusing authorities of detaining men without acknowledgement and refusing to disclose their fate, as reported by The Balochistan
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Baloch leaders in Lahore demand end to enforced disappearances, slam secur
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Speakers at a rights gathering in Lahore raised allegations of repression in Balochistan, highlighting disappearances and shrinking civic space. Baloch leaders called for dialogue over coercion. The event ended in uproar over remarks linked to enforced disappearances, with activists walking
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Killings, reported disappearance renew focus on situation in Balochistan
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Several unidentified bodies were found across Balochistan, while a man was allegedly detained without warrant in Hub. Families and residents raised concerns over possible torture, enforced disappearance, and lack of transparency, according to The Balochistan Post.
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BNM protests in Germany, flags alleged human rights violations and enfor
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) organised a protest demonstration at Porta Nigra Square in the German city of Trier to highlight what it described as systematic and serious human rights violations in Balochistan, according to a post shared by BNM on X.
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Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement accuses Pakistan of enforced disappearances, cal
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
The Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) UK chapter has strongly accused Pakistan of violating international human rights obligations, alleging that the country's military continues to suppress Pashtun human rights defenders through enforced disappearances and arbitrary detention, as cited by PT
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Six Baloch men reportedly detained, missing after alleged security force r
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
At least six Baloch men from various parts of Balochistan and Karachi have allegedly been detained by Pakistani security personnel and are currently unaccounted for, according to their families, as reported by The Balochistan Post (TBP).
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WUC flags China's transnational repression, surveillance risks and Uyghur
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
The briefing documents practices such as unlawful deportations, misuse of INTERPOL Red Notices, passport restrictions, digital surveillance, and coercion through family members in East Turkistan to intimidate activists and force returns. WUC warned that Uyghurs in exile face a heightened ris
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"Extremely frightening": Arvind Kejriwal flags up 807 people, mostly women
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday raised concern over the safety and security of vulnerables after 807 people, mostly women and children, went missing in the first 15 days of the year 2026.
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Baloch activist challenges Pakistan's claims of success in Balochistan ope
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
A leading Baloch activist has challenged Pakistan's assertions of operational success in Balochistan, saying the state is masking an ongoing conflict and targeting civilians instead of addressing political grievances. Hakeem Baloch, Focal Person of the Baloch National Movement's Foreign Depa
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JSFM condemns enforced disappearance of Baloch leader Dr Naseem Baloch's f
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has strongly condemned the reported enforced disappearance of Muhammad Bakhsh Sajidi, father of Dr Naseem Baloch, chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), along with his uncles, Naeem Sajidi and Rafeeq Baloch.
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Baloch Voice for Justice condemns enforced disappearances in Balochistan
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Baloch Voice for Justice has strongly condemned the enforced disappearance of retired Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Bakhsh Sajidi, his brother Naeem Sajidi, and Engineer Rafeeq Baloch, relatives of BNM Party Chairman Dr. Naseem Baloch. The trio was reportedly abducted during a pre-dawn raid
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Pakistan: Father files FIR against Jinns after son's abduction
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
In a bizarre and unusual incident, police in Pakistan's Rawalpindi district have registered a case of abduction against a "jinn" (supernatural spirit) following the disappearance of a minor boy.
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