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Pakistan's disappearing Baloch: Another youth abducted as enforced disappe
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The ongoing sit-in organised by the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) reached its 5,962nd day outside the Quetta Press Club on Tuesday, coinciding with a new report of enforced disappearance involving a young man, Saqib Ahmed Buzdar, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
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Pakistan: Seven people injured after blast derails four bogies of Jaffar E
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
At least seven people were injured on Tuesday after a blast took place on a railway track that derailed four bogies of the Jaffar Express in Sindh's Shikarpur district, Dawn reported citing officials.
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Pak: Blast near Frontier Corps headquarters in Quetta kills 10, injures 32
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Balochistan Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar confirmed the death toll and said all the injured were taken to the nearby Civil Hospital for treatment.
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Repeated attacks reveal Pakistan's railway security failures
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Railway authorities confirmed that six bogies derailed following the explosion, with one carriage overturning, resulting in several injuries among the travellers inside, as reported by Dawn.
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Pak train hijack mastermind killed in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Notably, on March 11, 2025, the Jaffar Express passenger train traveling from Quetta to Peshawar, with 380 passengers, was hijacked by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). The attack resulted in the deaths of at least 64 people, including 18 soldiers. During the rescue operation, security
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Three Baloch students allegedly abducted by Pakistani forces
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Three students were reportedly taken into custody by Pakistani security forces in the Mehnaz area of Buleda tehsil, Kech district, on September 13, again sparking concern over the persistent issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan.
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Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch slams Pakistan's "weaponised" anti-terror a
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch condemned Pakistan's amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Act, calling them a tool to silence peaceful dissent. She highlighted enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and attacks on Baloch civilians, urging her community to resist fear and continue the
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Sammi Deen Baloch condemns enforced disappearance of Karachi student
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Prominent human rights activist Sammi Deen Baloch has strongly condemned the alleged enforced disappearance of Karachi University student Zahid Ali Baloch, calling it part of a systematic campaign of collective punishment against the Baloch people.
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Sixth extension: Quetta ATC keeps Dr Mahrang Baloch in custody amid rights
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta has once again prolonged the physical remand of Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Dr Mahrang Baloch and several other members of the organisation, extending their detention by another 15 days at the request of the police, according to her legal te
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Balochistan shut down as province-wide strike sparks mass arrests of polit
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Security forces, including police and levies personnel, launched a sweeping crackdown, arresting numerous political leaders and activists belonging to various parties in Quetta and other districts. In Quetta alone, authorities reportedly detained over 100 demonstrators from areas such as Sar
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Baloch Insurgent Groups claim series of deadly attacks on Pakistani securi
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) stated that its fighters carried out operations between 13 and 15 August in Mastung, Kalat, Quetta, and Mand.
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Quetta suicide blast at BNP rally claimed by Islamic State, sparks anger a
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
At least 15 people were killed and over 30 injured in a suicide bombing outside a Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP) gathering in Quetta, an attack later claimed by the Islamic State (IS). According to The Balochistan Post, the explosion occurred near Shahwani Stadium on Monday evening,
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