President of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M), Sardar Akhtar Mengal, declared the beginning of a "politics of national resistance," criticising the failure of Pakistan's parliament, judiciary, and other state institutions to safeguard the rights of the Baloch people.
A division bench, which includes Balochistan's Acting Chief Justice Ejah Ahmed Swati and Justice Muhammad Aamir Rana, briefly resumed the proceedings before adjourning the case to Wednesday.
In his address at a seminar titled 'Pakistan's Judicial System and Human Rights Enshrined in the Constitution', organised by the Kech Bar Association in Turbat, Mengal said residents of Balochistan have become completely disillusioned with the role of the parliament and have lost hope for ac
Speaking to Dawn, Nadia Baloch said on Friday that Mahrang Baloch was observing hunger strike, and Mahrang's lawyer, Imran Baloch, said that BYC central leaders Saghbatullah Shah, Beebarg Baloch, Gulzadi Baloch, and a hundred supporters also began a hunger strike last night.
Speaking to reporters, Omar Ayub questioned the source of funding for Balochistan's development. He accused Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of deceit, particularly regarding the Petroleum Development Levy, and questioned its sustainability.
The BNP-M had launched the long march to protest the arrest of BYC chief organiser Mahrang Baloch, other leaders and workers, and police crackdowns on a sit-in. Mengal had said that the BNP-M would hold a march on Quetta but was kept at bay by the government.
Protests erupted in Balochistan's Khuzdar and Washuk districts in response to a crackdown on the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), with demonstrators--many of them women and children--demanding the release of detained leaders and an end to state repression.
PML-N President Nawaz Sharif has pledged to play a political and democratic role in addressing Balochistan's unrest, following a detailed meeting with National Party President Abdul Malik Baloch. The leaders discussed the BNP-M sit-in, arrests of activists, and developmental concerns, with S
Pakistan's former Senate chairman Sadiq Sanjrani visited the protest camp and held a meeting with BNP chairman Sardar Akhtar Mengal. However, party sources revealed the discussion did not yield any progress towards addressing the impasse.
The Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M), under the leadership of Sardar Akhtar Mengal, has initiated a province-wide protest campaign after its long march to Quetta was impeded by authorities at Lakpass. A report by The Balochistan Post (TBP) indicates that the party has called for a c
The meeting, presided over by a political activist from PoJK, Amjad Ayub Mirza, was marked by a call for military personnel from PoJK and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan to refuse to participate in Pakistan's military operations against the Baloch independence movement.
The Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) has scheduled a march in Quetta on April 6 to advocate for the release of Mahrang Baloch and other leaders from the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), as reported by The Balochistan Post (TBP).