Academic activities in universities across Pakistan's Sindh province have been suspended for the fifth consecutive day as protests continue against the appointment of bureaucrats as vice-chancellors.
The event was a part of the BYC's awareness campaign across Balochistan in preparation for a national gathering on January 25 in Dalbandin, commemorating "Baloch Genocide Remembrance Day" as cited by The Balochistan Post.
A protest by the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) party in Karachi turned violent on Tuesday (local time) as police used shelling to disperse protesters at Numaish Chowrangi.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a leading human rights organization in Balochistan, has reported that two sit-in protests are ongoing in Pakistan, protesting against state atrocities on the Baloch people.
Protests against the road closures in Kurram district are growing, with the sit-in in Parachinar now entered in its sixth day. Road blockages across the tribal district, including in Parachinar, are still ongoing.
According to the reports by Dawn, this warning came during a meeting of the Jammu Kashmir Joint Action Committee's (JKJAAC) core panel, held in Chakswari, Mirpur district on Monday. The committee discussed several important matters and made key decisions during the meeting.
Tribesmen in Kurram held a protest on Tuesday over the recent murders of two passengers, Ishaq Hussain and Waseem Hussain, whose bodies were found in the Bagan area with their throats slit, Dawn reported today.
Employees under the Labour Son Quota programme at the Dera Bugti gas field have protested against the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), alleging that the company has delayed job recruitment for the children of retired workers for more than 12 years.
A protest rally was held in Noshki on Monday, organised by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) and the family of the missing teacher Farid Ahmed Badini. The rally began at Mir Gul Khan Nasir Library and ended at the Noshki Press Club, passing through Nawab Akbar Bugti Road along the way.
The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Punjab has urged its supporters and workers to prepare for protests as the party accused the government of taking back its commitments regarding the 26th Amendment.