This comes after multiple reports surfaced showing a brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters in Gwadar by the Pakistani forces, during the Baloch National Gathering.
Pakistani security forces attacked the sit-in protest in front of the University of Balochistan and abducted 12 women and more than 50 men from the Baloch National Gathering, according to BYC.
Taking to social media platform X, Sahar Baloch stated, "Newsrooms are not interested in challenging or questioning the state anymore. Editors are either too scared or too limited in their understanding of ground realities. Only nice and sweet stories are wanted."
Pakistani security forces attacked the sit-in protest in front of the University of Balochistan and abducted 12 women and more than 50 men from the Baloch national gathering, illustrating a heightened crackdown on dissent in Balochistan.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in a post on X expressed grave concerns and condemnation over such acts of violence allegedly inflicted by the Pakistani defence forces
Shehbaz Sharif government received another jolt when a Gallup Business confidence Index report showed that businesses have accused the government of mismanagement of the economy.
The Pakistani military is contemplating new tactics, including the establishment of new internment centres in Balochistan, similar to those set up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported.
Pakistani security forces have escalated their crackdown to suppress organizers and volunteers ahead of the 'Baloch Raaji Muchi' (Baloch National Gathering), scheduled for July 28 in Gwadar. The heightened crackdown has sparked outrage and calls for resistance from Baloch activists.
The report highlights that several individuals were detained in the Mangochar tehsil of Kalat district during raids ordered by the Deputy Commissioner of Kalat.
A group of two to three armed personnel coming from Pakistan side crossed the Line of Control and fired on a forward Army post from close proximity while taking advantage of bad weather and poor visibility in Machhal Sector in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.