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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...

Quetta, March 4 – Another Baloch civilian was extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organization said on Wednesday.This latest incident comes against the backdrop of a growing wave of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances across the...

Quetta, March 3 – The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed on Tuesday that it had killed seven Pakistani military personnel captured during 'Operation Herof II', following orders from the Senior Command Council, local media reported.In a statement, the BLA said that seven men, related to...

Quetta, March 3 – At least nine Baloch civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organization said on Tuesday.These latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings across the...

Quetta, March 2 – The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights body, has expressed grave concern over the deteriorating health condition and "unlawful detention" of its chief organizer, Mahrang Baloch, calling on the Pakistani authorities to ensure urgent medical care and her release...

Quetta, February 28 – The killing of 27 Baloch people forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces earlier this month during the second phase of 'Operation Herof' is not an isolated incident, but part of a broader pattern that has persisted for more than a decade in Balochistan, according to a...

Quetta, February 27 – A leading human rights organization on Friday highlighted the escalating abuses by Pakistani forces across Balochistan, documenting 107 enforced disappearances and 78 extrajudicial killings throughout January.In its latest report, the Human Rights Council of Balochistan...

Quetta, February 26 – Another two civilians were extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organization said on Thursday.The latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances across the...

Quetta, February 26 – More than 20 Baloch civilians, including women and minors, were killed and several others injured as a result of direct firing by Pakistani security forces in the districts of Nushki and Kharan in Balochistan, a leading human rights organization said on Thursday.The human...

Quetta, February 26 – The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights body, expressed grave concern on Thursday over the continued imprisonment of its chief organizer, Mehrang Baloch, and other leaders, citing what it described as a systematic pattern of "legal and procedural manipulation"...

Quetta, February 25 – As violence against civilians intensifies across Balochistan, a leading human rights organization revealed on Wednesday the extrajudicial killings of two civilians and the enforced disappearance of five others across the province, allegedly at the hands of Pakistani forces...

Islamabad, February 24 – Five United Nations special rapporteurs have expressed concern over the criminal proceedings against human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha in Pakistan, emphasizing that the charges against them could be used to suppress legal advocacy and...

Quetta, February 24 – At least five civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, human rights organizations said on Tuesday.These latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings across the province...

New York, February 24 – Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based advocacy group, accused Iranian authorities on Tuesday of waging a brutal campaign to “terrorize” civilians through mass arbitrary detentions, torture, and enforced disappearances following the killings of protesters and bystanders...

Quetta, February 24 – The Human Rights body, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has called for justice, accountability, and resistance to mark the one-year anniversary of the "forced detention" of its chief organizer, Mahrang Baloch, and other leaders.The BYC launched a global, month-long...

Quetta, February 23 – As violence against civilians continues to escalate in Balochistan, a leading human rights organization on Monday brought to light two separate incidents: the extrajudicial killings of two civilians and the enforced disappearance of another two across the province...

Washington, February 22 – The recent attacks by Baloch armed groups against Pakistan's security forces highlight the shortcomings of Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir's coercive state policy amid the near-total suppression of dissent in Balochistan, according to a report released on Sunday...

Quetta, February 22 – The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights body, has strongly condemned the alarming surge in extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and staged "fake encounters" across Balochistan during February.In its latest report, the BYC confirmed that 19...

Quetta, February 22 – At least eleven members of the same family were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, amid a growing wave of enforced disappearances across the province, a leading human rights organization said on Sunday.Condemning the incidents, the Human Rights...

Quetta, February 21 – Amma Hoori, who waited years for her missing son’s return and passed away carrying that grief on February 16, represents hundreds of mothers in Balochistan who have suffered the consequences of Pakistani policies and collective punishment.The pain endured by mothers like...