A massive gathering by civil society activists took place at the streets of Karachi on Saturday, against the state crackdown on Baloch protesters in Sindh and Balochistan, Dawn reported.
Convoys of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and workers, on the call of party founder Imran Khan, have departed from Karachi to hold the rally in Swabi on August 5.
Stressing that Pakistan continues to intensify its use of force and violence, the BYC said that peaceful protesters have been arrested from Quetta and Karachi and subjected to violence.
The uncontrollable inflation in Pakistan is now severely affecting the daily lives of people, and essential food items, including vegetables and pulses, have become inaccessible to middle-class people.
Jamal Baloch, a Baloch activist from PAANK, raised concerns over the Pakistani security forces targeting the peaceful protesters in Balochistan and the surge in atrocities committed on Baloch people.
Pakistani security forces have reportedly detained several peaceful protesters from Hub Chowki and Karachi who were demonstrating against "brutality" by the administration.
One of the arrested leaders Sabiha Baloch was released on Tuesday late at night after increasing dissent from the protestors, however, the whereabouts of two other Baloch activists Sammi Deen Baloch and Sabgath Ullah Baloch remain unknown
He warned that delay in addressing the demands of JI, including the elimination of contracts with independent power producers (IPPs), will cost the rulers dearly, potentially sparking a larger crisis.