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Pak: Extrajudicial killings on the rise in Balochistan
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has reported a surge in extrajudicial killings in Balochistan, accusing Pakistani military and law enforcement of forced disappearances and targeted killings of Baloch residents.
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Pakistan Human Rights Commission highlights decline in civic freedoms, det
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In his remarks at the launch of annual report, HRCP chairperson Asad Iqbal Butt highlighted continued state-sanctioned violence in 2024, with at least 379 officially reported new cases of enforced disappearance, two extrajudicial killings of persons suspected of blasphemy and 4,864 staged po
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Widespread human rights violations reported in Balochistan: 151 enforced d
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A March 2025 report by the Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) reveals 151 enforced disappearances and 80 killings in the province, highlighting escalating violence and repression. The report calls for urgent international attention.
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Five killed in CTD's alleged intelligence-based operation in Balochistan
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Five individuals were killed in an alleged intelligence-based operation by Pakistan's CTD in Balochistan's Duki district. Two of the deceased were previously reported as missing persons, raising concerns over potential extrajudicial killings.
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Pakistan: Paank condemns extrajudicial killings in Balochistan, calls for
Updated : 11 months ago IST
In a post on X, Paank said, "Paank strongly condemns the extrajudicial killings of Nizam Baloch and Farooq Ahmed in Balochistan, acts that constitute grave violations of human rights and international law. The deliberate targeting, abduction, and subsequent execution of civilians by state
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Balochistan reports 181 enforced disappearances, 12 extrajudicial killings
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The group reported that Pakistani security forces, along with allied armed groups known locally as "death squads," carried out widespread abductions and enforced disappearances, primarily targeting students, activists, and civil society members. Many of these arrests were allegedly made with
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Paank raises alarm over worsening Human rights crisis in Mashkai, Balochis
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department, Paank, raises alarm over a human rights crisis in Mashkai, Balochistan, following the injury and detention of a 13-year-old boy by Pakistani forces. Paank calls for international intervention to end the ongoing violence and human rig
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Balochistan witnesses surge in extrajudicial killings as twelve bodies fou
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
A sharp rise in alleged extrajudicial killings of forcibly disappeared individuals in Balochistan has sparked widespread concern, with reports indicating at least 12 deaths in what families and human rights organizations are labeling as "staged encounters" over the past two days, as reporte
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BYC condemns extrajudicial killings of Baloch youths by Pakistani security
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
During the operation, Zahoor Baloch, son of Huzoor Bakhsh, and Shah Nawaz Baloch, son of Jalal Baloch, were abducted by security forces. Tragically, their bodies were later found dumped, showing signs of severe torture, BYC highlighted.
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Baloch activist demands global action against human rights violations in B
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Baloch called on the international community to take decisive action against the atrocities being committed by the Pakistani state in Balochistan, where enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and collective punishment have become rampant.
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Paank highlights human rights violations in Balochistan at UN Session
Updated : 12 months ago IST
At the United Nations' 58th Session of Human Rights, Jamal Baloch, the Media Coordinator of Paank, delivered a statement drawing attention to the grave human rights violations occurring in Balochistan. Baloch highlighted the widespread issues of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killing
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Balochistan: Pakistani forces 'abduct' two Baloch students in Quetta
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Enforced disappearances in Balochistan have become a frequent issue, with both forced abductions and extrajudicial killings increasing this year, further escalating fear among locals. Human rights organizations continue to demand an end to such practices, calling on Pakistani authorities to
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