Geneva, March 20 The Baloch National Movement (BNM) called on the international community to take urgent action against widespread human rights violations in Balochistan, accusing Pakistani authorities of weaponizing the law to suppress dissent, target civilians, and systematically silence the...
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New Delhi, March 12 – While Balochistan, which is rich in resources, accounts for roughly half of Pakistan's discovered mineral wealth, the state's population is among the poorest in the country, with human rights suppression adding to the people's woes along with economic exploitation.The...
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Islamabad, March 11 – Pakistan appears to be pursuing a strategy of cautious ambiguity amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia. After officially declaring neutrality, reports of logistical support and intelligence cooperation with the United States have sparked perceptions that Islamabad is...
New Delhi, March 9 – Pakistan's ongoing conflict with Afghanistan has put at risk the next installment of IMF funding that Islamabad urgently needs, according to a media report.The IMF team is currently visiting Pakistan for its third review of the country's economy, ahead of the next tranche...
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New Delhi, March 9 – Pakistan’s ISI has made several efforts to disrupt Chinese investments in Afghanistan as Islamabad feels that it is soon losing control. India and Afghanistan have reset ties, and the country’s foreign minister recently visited New Delhi to signal the same.This was a...
Islamabad, March 7 – The Balochistan province of Pakistan reflects more than just a regional crisis, exposing the structural weaknesses of the Pakistani authorities and underscoring the risk of militarizing politics.By portraying Balochistan solely as a security problem, Islamabad's approach...
New Delhi, March 6 – An Islamic State commander, Shafiq Mengal, met with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and joined the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). This development is interesting considering that the Islamic State has been enlisted by the Pakistani establishment to fight against the...
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Quetta, March 6 – The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) has claimed responsibility for an armed attack in Balochistan's Khuzdar district that killed three Pakistani soldiers and injured several others, briefly seizing control of the Karkh town while targeting multiple government installations...
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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...
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Peshawar, February 18 Two government employees were killed and two others were injured when militants attacked a police station and a customs office located along the CPEC in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday.The attackers also fired at passenger buses traveling on the...
Peshawar, February 18 Two government employees were killed and two others were injured when militants attacked a police station and a customs office located along the CPEC in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday.The attackers also fired at passenger buses traveling on the China-Pakistan Economic...
Dodoma, February 16 – The recent attacks in Balochistan, Pakistan, not only highlight security challenges, but also what critics describe as the persistent failures of Pakistani authorities to address grievances across the province, according to a report released on Monday.The report added...
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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...
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