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Baloch human rights group condemns escalating state violence in Awaran, ur
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a statement issued on Saturday, Paank highlighted the recent targeted killing of Sageer Ahmed, a police employee and resident of Gwrjak Mashkai. Ahmed was reportedly shot dead by a state-backed death squad in Shareeki Awaran on May 30.
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Two Baloch men killed by state-backed death squads; rights groups call for
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Two Baloch civilians, Yasir and Musafir Baloch, were killed by state-backed death squads in Kech and Turbat, Balochistan. Rights groups condemn these extrajudicial killings and call for an international investigation to stop such violence and hold perpetrators accountable.
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Five more Baloch civilians killed amid surge in state violence, rights gro
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In just over a week, five Baloch civilians were unlawfully killed in separate incidents across Kech and Awaran districts, continuing what rights activists describe as a pattern of impunity and systemic violence.
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Free Baloch Movement marks Nuclear Test anniversary in London, demands rem
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Free Baloch Movement (FBM) commemorated the anniversary of Pakistan's nuclear tests conducted in 1998 in Balochistan by organising a protest and awareness campaign in London, advocating for international intervention against the ongoing militarisation and nuclear presence in the area.
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CPJ demands probe into journalist Abdul Latif Baloch's killing amid allega
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As per CPJ, masked gunmen entered Abdul Latif's residence in the Mashkay region of Awaran district on the morning of May 24 and fired multiple shots at him. Local authorities have stated that an inquiry is in progress, although the motive for the murder is still unknown, as noted by TBP.
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Rights body condemns extrajudicial killing of Baloch people in Awaran, urg
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to Paank, Pakistani forces raided several homes at approximately 1 am without warrants. When residents resisted, troops opened indiscriminate fire. Naeem Baloch and his aunt Hoori were shot and killed on the spot.
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Free Balochistan Movement to stage protests across UK and Europe on May 28
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The demonstrations aim to demand international recognition of the lasting human, environmental, and health impacts of the nuclear detonations carried out in 1998 in the Chagai district.
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Baloch journalist Abdul Latif killed in cold blood as crackdown on press e
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, he was shot dead at approximately 3am by Pakistani state-backed militias, in full view of his wife and children.
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"Attempt to hoodwink world doomed to fail": India rejects Pakistan's Khuzd
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In a statement, Jaiswal said, "India rejects the baseless allegations made by Pakistan regarding Indian involvement with the incident in Khuzdar earlier today. India condoles the loss of lives in all such incidents."
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Deadly blast hits school bus in Pakistan's Balochistan province; 6 killed,
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A devastating blast targeted a school bus in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, killing at least six people, including four children, and injuring 38 others, Al Jazeera reported, citing an official statement.
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Pakistan: Activist Sammi Deen Baloch condemns state harassment of student
Updated : 10 months ago IST
In a troubling development from Balochistan, activist Sammi Deen Baloch has raised alarm over the attempted arrest of a young activist, Mahzaib Baloch, during her school examination.
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Pakistan: Paank decries "intensifying wave" of enforced disappearances in
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Paank, the Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department, slammed Pakistan's latest wave of enforced disappearances and provided details of seven people forcibly disappeared by the Pakistani forces.
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