On Wednesday, Pakistani security forces and intelligence agencies conducted raids on the hostels of Punjab University and the University of Lahore, reportedly detaining three students and transferring them to unknown locations.
Amid ongoing enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings by Pakistan security forces, reports have emerged of the forced disappearance of four people in the Kharan district of Balochistan
Zubair Baloch, son of Umar, was allegedly detained from the Dasht Dhor Kundag area, the report stated, citing local sources. He was taken to an undisclosed location, and his whereabouts remain unknown.
As per the report, a total of five individuals have recently been 'forcibly disappeared' from Quetta. This includes two young lawyers, namely, Advocate Fida Ahmed Dashti and Advocate Salahuddin Mengal.
The police had reportedly detained a suspect and filed a case against him for blasphemy. The Pakistani media outlet reported that demonstrators, affiliated with Tehreek-e Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and other religious groups, disrupted traffic by setting tyres on fire and held rallies throughout
Pakistani senators have denounced the government's recent decision to grant security forces special powers under an amended Anti-Terrorism Act. The new regulations, endorsed by the federal cabinet, enable extensive detention authority for up to three months and warrantless home searches, spa
Expressing deep concern over Balochistan's worsening situation, grand opposition alliance on Wednesday - Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Ayeen Pakistan (TTAP) - has called for an multi-party conference (MPC), ahead of a long-awaited public meeting on September 8, reported Dawn.
The opposition leaders in Pakistan; Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Omar Ayub Khan raised the issue of rising discontentment in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and urged the government to have dialogue with estranged youth.
According to the report, the man was allegedly detained by Pakistan's armed forces after being taken into custody from the Shahi Tump area of Balochistan.