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Pakistan's war on Baloch identity, slain activist's death sparks uprising
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has reported a wave of protests and strikes across Balochistan following the extrajudicial killing of Zeeshan Zaheer, a dedicated member of the BYC, by what the Committee describes as state-backed death squads.
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Karachi police raid BYC protest, arrest Amna Baloch and three other activi
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The BYC has called on human rights organisations to intervene and hold Pakistan accountable for its ongoing campaign of intimidation and enforced disappearances targeting Baloch activists.
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Teen among victims of alleged Pakistan-backed death squads in Balochistan
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The first incident took place in the Sordo region of Panjgur, where a 13-year-old madrassa student named Pazeer was gunned down while reportedly out fetching bread for his family.
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Pakistan: Paank reports rise in enforced disappearances in Balochistan, se
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to Paank, on the night of July 1, Talal Baloch was forcibly taken from his home in Ward No. 2, Pasni, situated in Gwadar district.
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Pakistan targets Baloch families in wave of enforced disappearances, inclu
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Families of the victims have confirmed the incidents, raising serious concerns over the growing trend of enforced disappearances, The Balochistan Post reported.
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Pakistan: BYC holds protest rally against extrajudicial killing of Baloch
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Leading Baloch human rights body, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), held a protest rally on Wednesday against the extrajudicial killing of its zonal member, Zeeshan Zaheer.
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Pakistan: Balochistan continues to see rise in cases of enforced disappear
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Paank, Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department, reported on Tuesday, a rise in the cases of enforced disappearances across Balochistan.
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Enforced disappearances, custodial killings surge in Balochistan, sparking
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Reports from Balochistan highlight ongoing enforced disappearances and custodial killings by security forces. Victims include abducted men found dead or held for ransom. Human rights groups have condemned the abuses, urging international action, but accountability remains lacking amid rising
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2024 HRCP Report exposes worsening human rights emergency across Pakistan
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's 2024 report highlights democratic decline, rising militancy, enforced disappearances, and human rights abuses in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It notes blasphemy-related violence, child and gender-based abuse, labour violations, and environmental crises, paint
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Where Is Mahjabeen Baloch? Pakistan's enforced disappearance of polio surv
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Baloch student Mahjabeen Baloch has been missing for a month after being allegedly abducted by Pakistani state agencies. Her family and activists demand her release, citing human rights violations. Amnesty International and others have condemned the enforced disappearance and urged authoriti
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Pakistani security forces abduct another Baloch woman in Turbat, marking a
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Rubina Baloch (30) was apprehended on Monday while she was at her sister's home in the Overseas Colony region of Turbat city.
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Baloch youth hunted and executed by Pakistan's military death squads
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
21-year-old Zeeshan Baloch was abducted and killed in Balochistan, hours after a protest by his family. BYC blamed Pakistan's military-backed death squads and called it part of ongoing state violence against Baloch youth. His death highlights the region's continuing crisis of enforced disapp
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