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Four forcibly disappeared in Balochistan; family blocks CPEC highway in Tu
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
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).
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Fresh enforced disappearances reported across Balochistan, Karachi; famili
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
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
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BNM protests in London over enforced disappearances of Baloch women by Pak
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) organised a protest on Saturday (local time) outside 10 Downing Street to highlight what it described as a worsening human rights crisis in Balochistan.
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Pakistan's enforced disappearance crisis persists as another Baloch youth
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
A young man was allegedly forcibly disappeared in Balochistan's Kech district during a late-night operation, raising renewed human rights concerns. Rights groups highlighted ongoing enforced disappearances, continued protests by families of the missing, and demands for urgent state action.
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VBMP protest camp against enforced disappearances marks 6,031 days in Quet
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On this occasion, individuals from diverse backgrounds visited the protest camp to show their support for the families of the missing persons. Attendees called for an absolute cessation of enforced disappearances and the prompt recovery of all missing individuals, declaring that this matter
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42 US lawmakers urge Secretary Rubio to impose visa bans, asset freezes on
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Forty-two members of the United States Congress, led by Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and Congressman Greg Casar, have written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding immediate sanctions against senior Pakistani officials for what they termed an "escalating campaign of transn
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Human rights crisis deepens in Balochistan, reveals Paank report
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The report paints a grim picture of what it calls "systematic state-sponsored violence," accusing Pakistani security institutions and their allied militias of carrying out widespread abductions, torture, and killings across the province, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
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Ishaq Dar's Brussels visit faces scrutiny amid Pakistan's rights crisis
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Exiled journalist Taha Siddiqui says Ishaq Dar's Brussels visit comes as the EU prepares to review Pakistan's GSP+ trade benefits amid widespread human rights abuses, political repression, and militancy concerns. He warns that ignoring these violations would undermine Europe's credibility.
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Sammi Deen Baloch marks Baloch Martyrs' Day with stirring tribute as regio
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Baloch activist Sammi Deen Baloch shared a powerful and emotionally charged message on Baloch Martyrs' Day, reflecting the enduring pain, identity, and resistance of the Baloch people.
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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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Levies officer among two reportedly detained by security forces in Balochi
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Two men, including a Levies officer, were arrested in Balochistan's Kolwah and Kharan districts, with their whereabouts unknown. Separately, attackers abducted 18 labourers and set fire to vehicles in Khuzdar. The province faces a severe human rights crisis, with enforced disappearances and
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Pakistan slammed as enforced disappearances escalate in Balochistan once a
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to The Balochistan Post, a tenth-grade student identified as Abdullah, son of Baian, was allegedly detained by security personnel from his home in the Tajaban area of Tump, Kech district.
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