The Baloch Liberation Army in a recent update on Tuesday, claimed that it is holding 182 passengers as hostages on-bound the Jaffar Express for the past six hours and has killed 20 military personnel.
The organization has raised alarms over a disturbing rise in abductions, stating that the violations continue unchecked and without any legal justification.
Leading Baloch human rights organization, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) shared on Friday the details of two Baloch youth forcibly abducted and gave a call to stop the 'Baloch genocide'.
She stated that the relatives of victims of enforced disappearances have blocked the Karachi-Quetta highway at three locations by holding sit-ins and urged people of Balochistan to ensure their participation in these sit-ins.
According to a report by The Balochistan Post (TBP), the incident allegedly took place when police entered the facility and detained educators from Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University (SBK).
The Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO) has released its latest report, "Mapping Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Pakistan 2024," sharing a province-wise details regarding rape, honour killings, kidnapping/abduction, and domestic violence in Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP
Demonstrations and sit-ins are taking place in various cities across Balochistan, with families of those who have been forcibly disappeared as well as residents taking to the streets.
A total of 10 people, including 1 security personnel, were injured on Friday when a motorcycle strapped with explosives blew up near the Jan Muhammad Road in Balochistan's Quetta, according to officials.
Niaz Baloch, the Coordinator of the Foreign Department of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), has expressed significant worries regarding Pakistan's worsening internal conditions and its dependency on military action to control Balochistan.
Leading Baloch human rights body, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) shared on Tuesday that the protests organised against the rise in targeted killing of Baloch youth saw an internet shutdown along with Pakistani paramilitary forces blocking and hampering the protest rally.
MQM supremo Altaf Hussain has called on Pakistan's military establishment to engage with the Baloch people on their own terms, urging the military to listen to their demands. In a significant statement made during the launch of his book,
Leading Baloch human rights body, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) announced on Sunday that it will conduct series of protests across Balochistan to condemn the 'systematic persecution' being faced by the Baloch people at the hands of Pakistan's security forces.