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Islamabad, February 21 A 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook parts of northern and northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, the second tremor to hit the country in as many days.There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.The earthquake, which struck at 9:30 am (local time), originated at a...

Quetta, February 19 – Several religious scholars have called for resolving issues in Balochistan through dialogue and urged the Pakistani government to conduct a transparent investigation into all cases of missing persons. They stated that any individual found guilty should be tried in open...

Quetta, February 19 – Families of missing Baloch individuals held a protest outside the Karachi Press Club, condemning what they called a staged encounter of a young man who had previously been forcibly disappeared and later killed in a staged police operation, local media reported.The...

Washington, February 18 – Despite improved optics and high-level engagement over the past year, the substance of the US-Pakistan relationship remains largely unchanged, a leading South Asia expert said, cautioning that symbolism has yet to translate into tangible economic or military gains for...

Quetta, February 17 – The Baloch Women Forum (BWF) has written to the international community, drawing attention to what it described as persistent human rights abuses carried out by Pakistani forces across Balochistan, particularly the growing wave of enforced disappearances of Baloch women...

Islamabad, February 16 – Honour killings continue to be a serious human rights issue in Pakistan, as the number of reported incidents across the country remains high while the rate of convictions is low, a report has stated.A report in The Express Tribune Magazine stated, "Every now and then...

Quetta, February 16 – Pakistan's former Senator, Nawabzada Haji Lashkari Raisani, has strongly criticized the Mines and Minerals Act of Balochistan, arguing that the legislation is designed to "plunder" the resources of the province's future generations.He urged lawmakers in parliament to...

Quetta, February 16 – Another Baloch student was extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organization said on Monday.These latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave of targeted killings and enforced disappearances across the...

In Quetta, February 15 – The long-standing dispute between Pakistan and Balochistan over the province's legitimacy has never been truly resolved, but rather suppressed through decades of military campaigns, political maneuvering, and what many Baloch consider to be colonial-style resource...

New Delhi, February 15 – The recent spate of violence and bloody clashes between Baloch insurgents and the Pakistani military has brought the region into the global spotlight, highlighting the scale and intensity of human rights abuses in the region. The rebels, refusing to yield to the...

Munich, February 15 – A tense moment unfolded for Pakistani Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in Germany when a security officer at the Munich Security Conference briefly stopped him over the placement of his identification card.Field Marshal Munir was in the German city along with his...

Quetta, February 14 – Balochistan, a province of Pakistan, is no longer just a troubled region but stands at the intersection of insurgency, regional rivalry, and the interests of major powers.Amid the volatile and complex environment, every new security operation or foreign partnership risks...

Quetta, February 14 – At least fourteen Baloch civilians have been forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, according to leading human rights organizations.Paank, the Human Rights Department of the Baloch National Movement, on Saturday, stated that 23-year-old Zulfiqar, a...