A Baloch rights organisation, PAANK, raised concerns on Wednesday over another incident of enforced disappearance in Balochistan, marking the third incident within seven days of being allegedly orchestrated by Pakistan's Defence forces.
Balochistan Police's Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has filed the FIR regarding the Noshki attack, in which nine men from Punjab were fatally shot after being forced off a bus.
The heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms have lashed several parts of the country in the past few days, resulting in a total of 39 deaths, out of which 12 occurred on Sunday: six in KP, four in Punjab and two in Balochistan, officials said.
As the heavy rains continue to lash in several provinces of Pakistan, four more people have died in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while the Balochistan government has imposed an "urban flood emergency" in Quetta, reported Dawn.
The issue of enforced disappearances has been a matter of concern in Balochistan for a long time. The Baloch community in this area has been a target of Pakistan's atrocities and bears the brunt in vivid forms of inhumane treatment ranging from enforced disappearances to extrajudicial killin
Responding to the allegations of enforced disappearances of citizens, the Balochistan government, in a clarification, categorically rejected claims that there were "thousands of missing persons' cases."
Amid rise in terror, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police (IGP) Akhtar Hayat Khan said Thursday that 88 terrorists have been killed in various anti-terror operations since January 1, 2024.
The Islamabad chapter of the Baloch Students Council (BSCI) on Wednesday wrote an open letter demanding the release of two Baloch students Feroz Baloch and Ahmed Khan belonging to the PMAS-Arid Agriculture University at Rawalpindi.
In a recent post on 'X' the BYC announced that the fifth phase of the ongoing movement against the Baloch Genocide will be held across Balochistan on Eid.