"The BYC believes that the state prefers the use of force over negotiations. Therefore, on the one hand, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Gwadar has been sent to negotiate with us, while on the other hand, the worst kind of force is being used," the BYC said in a statement on X.
As the crackdown by Pakistani defence forces on protestors continue to intensify, members of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) alleged that the Karachi police had lodged "bogus complaints" against the Baloch protesters.
A massive gathering by civil society activists took place at the streets of Karachi on Saturday, against the state crackdown on Baloch protesters in Sindh and Balochistan, Dawn reported.
The protestors allege that Pakistani defence forces are trying to stop them from participating in nationwide gathering, which hold the government and the defence forces accountable for their "brutality."
One of the arrested leaders Sabiha Baloch was released on Tuesday late at night after increasing dissent from the protestors, however, the whereabouts of two other Baloch activists Sammi Deen Baloch and Sabgath Ullah Baloch remain unknown
Earlier, Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal met National Congress Party (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar and said that the alleged clashes between Maratha and OBC people over reservation can be stopped if all parties come together.
US Vice President Kamala Harris condemned the act of pro-Palestinian protestors, who burned the American flag on Wednesday during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the US Congress.
Ahead of a US Congress address by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a pro-Palestinian group has claimed to have let loose maggots and other insects at the Watergate hotel in Washington, DC, where some of the Israeli delegation are staying, the New York Post reported.
The attack by the Pakistani defense forces was reportedly in retaliation for a major protest that had erupted in the Bannu area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, leaving several people injured.
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Punjab Government and others to file a reply to the petition challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court, whereby the High Court directed the State of Punjab and the Union Territory of Chandigarh to remove the protestors from the border of Chandigarh a
He also expressed concerns over recent violent crackdowns on peaceful Baloch protesters, and highlighted the historical resilience of the Baloch people in the face of adversity.