Activist Jibran Nasir slammed Pakistan's handling of Balochistan violence, accusing the state of denial and blame-shifting. He warned that repression and silencing critics block lasting peace, as kidnappings and disappearances continue to fuel fear and insecurity across the province.
Mahrang Baloch wrote that for decades the Baloch have been treated as a "suspect population," governed through coercion and exclusion rather than citizenship, consent or inclusion.
Four men were reportedly subjected to enforced disappearance in Balochistan's Gwadar and Kharan districts, while in Turbat, relatives of a missing youth blocked the CPEC highway to press for his recovery, according to a report by The Balochistan Post (TBP).
India's star cricketer Virat Kohli's Instagram account was restored on Friday morning, ending hours of confusion and speculation among his 274 million followers. The Indian cricket star's profile had mysteriously disappeared overnight, sparking theories.
Lobsang Lungrik, 51, the chief lama of Ba Gon Monastery in Chumarleb (Chinese: Qumalai) County of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, was taken into custody under unclear circumstances.
Multiple fresh cases of enforced disappearances have been reported from Gwadar, Kharan, Quetta, Khuzdar, Turbat, Panjgur and Karachi, with families alleging that Pakistani security forces detained several young men during separate operations and shifted them to unknown locations, The Balochi
People across Balochistan and Baloch-populated regions observed 25 January with seminars, vigils and awareness campaigns to mark what the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) calls "Baloch Genocide Remembrance Day", The Balochistan Post reported.
The report documents more than 1,200 cases of enforced disappearances and nearly 200 alleged extrajudicial killings across the province during the year.
Families of six Baloch individuals, including women and minors, have been protesting in Hub, Balochistan, demanding the release of their loved ones taken by Pakistani security forces.
A teenager has allegedly been taken away by Pakistani security personnel during a late-night operation in the Reko area of Buleda, Kech district, according to his family. The incident has drawn renewed attention to the issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan, as Quetta continues to h
In a post on X, BYC said genocide is not limited to killings or enforced disappearances but includes the deliberate erasure of culture, education, history, resources, and national identity.