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Pakistan fails to answer as VBMP's longest human rights protest exposes de
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) has completed 6,000 days of continuous protest in Quetta, marking one of Pakistan's longest-running human rights campaigns. Families of the disappeared have gathered outside the Quetta Press Club for nearly sixteen years, holding photographs and
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Pakistan intensifies state repression as more Baloch men disappear in cust
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Families and community members say the individuals were whisked away to unknown locations, after which all communication and information about them ceased, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
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Pakistan accused of escalating enforced disappearances as new cases grip B
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Reports of suspected enforced disappearances have once again emerged from several districts of Balochistan, prompting families to stage demonstrations and appeal to authorities for the return of their missing relatives, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
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Baloch student allegedly detained by Pak's CTD in Dera Ghazi Khan amid ris
Updated : 4 months ago IST
A young Baloch student has allegedly been detained by Pakistan's Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Dera Ghazi Khan and is currently unaccounted for, amidst ongoing demonstrations against enforced disappearances throughout Balochistan, as reported by The Balochistan Post (TBP).
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Pakistan accused again as missing Baloch men found tortured to death
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Two missing Baloch men were found dead in separate areas of Balochistan, sparking renewed fears of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings allegedly by Pakistani security forces. Rights groups and families accuse authorities of a continuing pattern of abductions, torture, and cust
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BASC report reveals sharp rise in killings and disappearances in Balochist
Updated : 4 months ago IST
A new report by the Baloch Advocacy and Studies Centre (BASC) has revealed an alarming surge in enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan, exposing the scale of Pakistan's violent suppression of dissent amid its drive to exploit the province's mineral wealth.
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Enforced disappearances persist in Balochistan amid Pakistan's silence
Updated : 4 months ago IST
According to The Balochistan Post, in the Panjgur district, Haji Shoaib, son of Waheed Bakhsh and a resident of Tasp, was allegedly picked up by Pakistani armed forces around midnight. Locals stated that Shoaib was taken to an unknown destination, and his family has received no official info
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Pakistan tightens its iron grip as enforced disappearances ravage Balochis
Updated : 4 months ago IST
According to The Balochistan Post, security personnel detained Faraz, son of Haji Fazal, from Quetta's Satellite Town area on November 5.
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Pakistan: Dozens of Baloch activists placed on Fourth Schedule under Anti-
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Several political and human rights activists, including relatives of victims of enforced disappearances, have been added to Pakistan's Fourth Schedule under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), reported The Balochistan Post.
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Balochistan: Two young men reportedly detained in Quetta amid enforced dis
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Two young men, Mir Shahek Qambrani and Saleh Mohammad, were reportedly detained by Pakistani security forces in Quetta and taken to unknown locations. Enforced disappearances in Balochistan remain a long-standing concern, with activists calling for investigations, accountability, and support
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Pakistan's state repression intensifies in Balochistan amid new wave of ab
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Local sources claim that Pakistan's armed forces allegedly detained a man identified as Abdul Khaliq, son of Ahmed and resident of Parom Saiki Bazaar in Panjgur district, on October 30. He was reportedly summoned to a nearby camp and taken into custody, after which his family lost all contac
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Pakistan: Sindh on edge as state suppression and enforced disappearances s
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Traffic between Pakistan's Karachi and Hyderabad is expected to face severe disruption once again, as the Hyderabad bypass, which connects the M9 Motorway to the National Highway, is set to become the site of another major sit-in protest in the coming days, the Jeay Sindh Mahaz (JSM) has ann
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