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Quetta, April 3 – Four more civilians have been forcibly disappeared in the Balochistan province of Pakistan, according to a leading human rights organization, raising fresh concerns about enforced disappearances in the region.These latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave...

Quetta, April 2 – At least three members of a Baloch family, including a child, were killed in mortar fire by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, according to leading human rights organizations.The Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department, Paank, mentioned that the tragic incident...

Quetta, March 28 – As violence against civilians escalates across Balochistan, a leading human rights organization has brought to light the extrajudicial killing of one civilian and the enforced disappearance of two others by Pakistani forces.Paank, the Human Rights Department of the Baloch...

Quetta, March 24 – The Baloch National Movement (BNM) accused Pakistan on Tuesday of continuing its "inhumane policy" of collective punishment across Balochistan."Can you imagine that in the 21st century, an entire family is punished for the alleged actions of a single individual? Collective...

Quetta, March 24 – As violence against civilians continues across Balochistan, a leading human rights organization has revealed the extrajudicial killing of one civilian and the enforced disappearance of another in the Panjgur district by Pakistani forces.The Baloch National Movement's Human...

Quetta, March 19 – The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) strongly condemned on Thursday what it described as “baseless, politically motivated allegations” against the organization and its central leader, Sabiha Baloch, asserting that it has always been a peaceful movement consistently advocating...

Quetta, March 12 – Another Baloch student was extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organization said on Thursday.This latest incident comes against the backdrop of a growing wave of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances across the...

Islamabad, March 10 – The Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has condemned the enforced disappearance of its Jamshoro district president, Saeed Tiyono, and activist, Sabir Abro, by Pakistani state agencies, calling it a "clear example of state brutality, state terrorism, and a grave violation of...

Quetta, March 9 – At least seven Baloch civilians were extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, according to leading human rights organizations.Paank, the Human Rights Department of the Baloch National Movement, strongly condemned the extrajudicial killings of two brothers...

Quetta, March 5 – As violence against civilians continues in Balochistan, a leading human rights organization revealed on Thursday the extrajudicial killing of another civilian and the enforced disappearance of two others across the province, allegedly at the hands of Pakistani forces.These...

Quetta, February 28 – Another Baloch student was extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organization said on Saturday.The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights body, revealed that the mutilated body of 26-year-old Imran Taj was found in the...

Quetta, February 23 – As violence against civilians continues to escalate in the Balochistan province of Pakistan, a leading human rights organization reported that two farmers from the Surab area were killed after being subjected to enforced disappearance earlier this month, local media...

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...

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...

Quetta, February 14 – As violence against civilians continues to escalate across the Balochistan province in Pakistan, a leading human rights organization revealed on Saturday the extrajudicial killing of another Baloch youth by the country's forces.These latest incidents come against the...

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...