In a bid to amplify the chorus of protests against the alleged enforced disappearances and human rights violations in Balochistan, Salia Marri, the niece of Baloch national leader Baba Khair Bakhsh Marri, announced that a five-day sit-in in London from January 3 to 7.
Mahrang Baloch, the face of the movement who advocates an end to enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in the Baloch community, outlined a series of demands during a press conference in Islamabad.
Amid the ongoing protests by Baloch activists against 'enforced disappearances' and alleged extrajudicial killings by the Pakistani forces, Zaheer Baloch, a PhD student has been released by Islamabad police after a five-day disappearance, reported The Balochistan Post on Thursday.
A motorcycle rally was carried out in Pakistan's Gwadar led by Chairman Maulana Hidayatur Rehman Baloch on Tuesday calling for an end to extrajudicial killings and the enforced disappearances of political activists, students and human rights activists, Pakistan-based Dawn reported.
The communication between the Pakistan government and Baloch protesters has reached a 'dead end' as the agitators alleged that the authorities have not released all individuals participating in the protest highlighting the issue of Baloch people's disappearances, The Express Tribune reported
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) issued a three-day ultimatum to Pakistani authorities in the aftermath of a police crackdown on the 'Baloch Genocide' march in Islamabad, resulting in the arrest of over 300 demonstrators, The Balochistan Post reported.
Days after being held for protesting against 'enforced disappearances' against the Pakistani government, the detained Baloch protestors were released by the Islamabad Police on Sunday after their bail was approved.
Baloch protesters demanding an end to enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in their province issued a three-day ultimatum to the state on Saturday, as per Dawn newspaper.
Baloch people carried out rallies and demonstrations against "state terrorism" and acts of forced disappearances, extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Pakistan government at multiple locations across the country.
Frowning on the use of water cannons, tear gas and excessive force against the Baloch Long March protestors in Islamabad on Thursday, Amnesty International has said that it was 'deeply concerned' over the crackdown.
Islamabad police on started dispersing the protesters late at night on Thursday as the long march against alleged extrajudicial killings in Balochistan continued in full swing, VOA Urdu reported.