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...
abduction
balochistan
civilian
enforced disappearance
family targeting
gwadar
human rights
human rights department of the baloch national movement
kech district
paank
pakistan
pakistani military
political activist
student
turbat
Quetta, March 16 – The pattern of resource extraction from Pakistan's Balochistan without meaningful participation of local residents will continue to fuel resentment, militancy, and human rights crises, a report has highlighted. Balochistan is Pakistan's largest province by area and holds a...
balochistan
china-pakistan economic corridor (cpec)
civil society
economic exclusion
enforced disappearances
fishing industry
gwadar
human rights
indigenous rights
land rights
mineral resources
pakistan
political autonomy
protests
resource extraction
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...
Kabul, March 8 – Fuel and food supplies to several parts of Balochistan, Pakistan, have been disrupted due to the conflict between Iran, Israel, and the US, leading to rising prices and fears of shortages in border areas, according to local media.Regions along the border with Iran...
balochistan
border trade
cooking oil
diesel
fishing industry
food shortages
fuel shortages
gwadar
iran-israel conflict
lpg gas
makran region
pakistan
price increases
rakshana area
west asia
New Delhi, February 28 – When the American media posed a direct question to US President Donald Trump about his likely intervention in the Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict, he seemed more focused on the upcoming strikes in Iran than on broader implications.However, he did say that he might...
afghanistan
bagram airfield
balochistan
bandar abbas
chabahar
donald trump
gwadar
international security assistance force (isaf)
iran
pakistan
pakistan army
pasni
persian gulf
rare earth elements
taliban
united states politics
Islamabad, February 21 – Pakistan’s creation of a security unit aimed at protecting Chinese civilians is the clearest sign of yielding to Beijing's demands, effectively placing Chinese workers on a pedestal above the rest of the local population, according to a report.In an effort to retain...
afghanistan
balochistan liberation army (bla)
china
chinese citizens
chinese communist party (ccp)
chinese infrastructure
gwadar
islamic state khorasan province (iskp)
militancy
mohsin naqvi
pakistan
security units
tehreek-e-taliban pakistan (ttp)
terrorist groups
xinjiang
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...
baloch yakjehti committee
balochistan
china-pakistan economic corridor
cpec
dialogue
enforced disappearances
gwadar
human rights
local development
mashaykh
missing persons
natural resources
sammi deen baloch
ulema
united nations