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Amid COVID-19 pandemic spread, Pakistani forces continue military operation, abductions in Balochistan

Jul 04, 2020, at 08:43 am

Quetta: Pakistan's Balochistan region is not only seeing a massive surge in COVID-19 cases but also continuous raids and alleged abductions by Pakistan's Armed forces, media reports said.

Senior Baloch leader warns Karachi stock exchange attack is a warning to Pakistan, China to quit Balochistan

Jul 03, 2020, at 12:06 pm

A Baloch leader has claimed that the recent attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in Karachi on Monday is acting as a   warning to Pakistan and China to quit Balochistan.

Protest in Balochistan over detention of students for agitating in demand for internet

Jun 30, 2020, at 12:12 am

Quetta: Local workers of Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) and Baloch Students Organization Pajjar (BSO-Pajjar) protested in Dalbandin against the detention of agitating students by the Quetta Police last week.

Police arrest students who protest to demand for internet to attend online classes in Balochistan

Jun 25, 2020, at 10:05 pm

Quetta: Police on Wednesday arrested  over two dozen students in Quetta as they protested from Quetta Press Club to Balochistan Assembly to demand for access to the internet to attend online classes.

Two journalists tortured for reporting on a coronavirus quarantine centre in Pakistan, probe ordered

Jun 25, 2020, at 09:53 pm

Islamabad: Authorities in Pakistan have launched an investigation into the torture of two journalists in Chaman region of the country.

Pakistan forces flee posts amid violent protest in Balochistan

Jun 11, 2020, at 07:22 pm

Islamabad: Pakistani Border Forces recently abandoned check posts in Pakistan's Balochistan region amid protests by locals in Brabchah area of the city, media reports said.

Five more cases of enforced disappearances emerge from Balochistan

Jun 10, 2020, at 11:38 pm

Quetta: Five more cases of enforced disappearances have been reported from Balochistan as atrocities continued in this Pakistani region.

Balochistan witnesses protests demanding justice for Bramsh

Jun 03, 2020, at 08:46 pm

Quetta: Protests erupted in Balochistan to demand justice for four-year-old girl Bramsh who was shot by gunmen at her residence in Dannuk area of Turbat recently.

Four-year-old girl injured, her mother killed as death squad members attack them in Balochistan

Jun 02, 2020, at 06:32 pm

Quetta: Even as the world continues to fight COVID-19 outbreak, it seems torture on people of Balochistan in Pakistan continues and in the latest episode the victim of the barbaric activity is a four-year-old girl, Bramsh.

Baloch People's Congress condemns Pakistan's 1998 nuclear tests conducted in Chagai

May 30, 2020, at 10:26 pm

Islamabad/IBNS:  The Baloch People's Congress on Saturday condemned the nuclear tests conducted by Pakistan in Chagai district of Balochistan in 1998 that left people of the region suffer miserably from the repercussions.

Pakistani forces see Coronavirus as more suitable opportunity to whisk away people in Balochistan: Activists

May 27, 2020, at 02:15 pm

Paris: Speakers like prominent human rights activists from Balochistan and western analysts have accused Pakistan Army of being responsible for enforced disappearances, torture and killing of intellectuals, students and political activists in the country's resource-rich province in a recent virtual conference by a Paris-based rights group of the Baloch.

Balochistan: Blast kills 7 Pakistani security personnel

May 19, 2020, at 03:02 pm

Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: Pakistani army said on Tuesday that seven security personnel were killed in a roadside bomb attack, and exchange of fire with terrorists in southwestern Balochistan province.

Balochistan: Two students disappeared, Pakistan Army blamed

May 12, 2020, at 06:01 pm

Quetta: Even at a time when Pakistan is combating COVID-19 outbreak, the country's military continued its domination over Balochistan people as two students have  disappeared in the region, media reports said.

Pakistan govt allegedly imposes ban on Balochistan Human Rights Commission's website

May 12, 2020, at 05:56 pm

Quetta/IBNS: In yet another attempt by the Pakistani authority to curb down the Baloch voices, PM Imran Khan-led administration has imposed an indefinite ban on the official website of Human Rights Commission of Balochistan, media reports said.

Roadside bomb kills 6 Pakistani security personnel in Balochistan: Pakistan army

May 09, 2020, at 01:19 pm

Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: The Pakistani army said late Friday that a military officer and five soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack in southwestern Balochistan province during a routine patrolling near the Iranian border.

Pakistani forces killed four pro-freedom Baloch activists in Panjgur: FBM

May 06, 2020, at 04:56 pm

Quetta:  The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) recently alleged that Pakistani forces killed four pro-freedom Baloch activists and tied one of the dead bodies to the back of a vehicle and dragged it mercilessly in  Panjgur district of Balochistan, media reports said.

Pakistan secret agencies are backing criminals to target civilians in Balochistan, activists claim

Apr 14, 2020, at 07:28 pm

Quetta/Islamabad/IBNS: Apart from improper implementation of system by the government needed to contain COVID-19 outbreak in Pakistan, political activists are now alleging that the secret agencies are constituting criminal gangs and providing them weapons to target civilians and activists in Balochistan province.

COVID-19: Baloch National Movement condemns police action against protesting doctors in Pakistan

Apr 10, 2020, at 01:38 pm

Quetta/IBNS: The Baloch National Movement (BNM) on Friday condemned the police action against doctors who were protesting against lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) kits for health workers on the front lines fighting against COVID-19 outbreak in Pakistan.

Baloch leader claims Pakistan Army using COVID 19 outbreak as a ground to expand occupation in Balochistan

Mar 29, 2020, at 03:20 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: A Baloch leader has claimed that the Pakistani military is using the Coronavirus outbreak in the nation to expand its occupation and grip in Balochistan, media reports said.

Balochistan National Party (Mengal) Chairman condemns arrest of Jang-Geo Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman

Mar 28, 2020, at 07:42 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Balochistan National Party (Mengal) Chairman Sardar Akhtar Mengal has condemned the arrest of Jang-Geo Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman by Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB).  

Pakistan: Amid doubts over properly tackling COIVD19 menace two deaths reported

Mar 20, 2020, at 11:00 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Amid reports that Pakistan is unable to properly maintain a setup needed to tackle COVID 19 spread, the country, which witnessed a massive increase in the number of infected patients this week, has recorded deaths of two patients, officials said on Thursday.

Pakistan Army: Baloch officer kills Colonel Maula Bakhsh Lahori; Pashtun and Baloch officers desert duty

Mar 20, 2020, at 10:38 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Reflecting an internal conflict within the Pakistan Army and a revolt that broke out in 31 Baloch Regiment, a clash erupted between Baloch officer Major Gul Marjan Bugti and Punjabi officer Colonel Maula Bakhsh Lahori recently. Colonel Lahori was killed in the clash, sources said.

UK Minister says his government is aware of mass graves in Balochistan

Mar 15, 2020, at 12:27 pm

London/IBNS:  Minister of State Affairs at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development Nigel Adams has said his government is aware of the presence of mass graves in Pakistan's Balochistan region.

Freedom for Balochistan will not be denied: Victims of Baloch Genocide

Mar 12, 2020, at 02:47 pm

Geneva/IBNS: A pavilion is set up outside the UN Office of Geneva adjacent to iconic broken chair and named as “Save the Baloch” is a campaign by rights activists to garner greater international awareness for the near-extermination of the people of Balochistan in Pakistan.

Pakistan: Balochistan reports first coronavirus case

Mar 11, 2020, at 09:43 am

Quetta/IBNS: Quetta reported the first Coronavirus case in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Tuesday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Two people killed as explosion rocks Balochistan

Sep 28, 2019, at 07:02 pm

Islamabad: At least two people were killed as an explosion rocked Balochistan's Chaman area in Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.

As Imran Khan gears up to deliver UNGA speech, Sindi-Baloch-Muhajir activists gather to protest Pakistan atrocities

Sep 27, 2019, at 06:18 pm

New York: At a time when PM Imran Khan is expected to deliver his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York, several activists at the receiving end of atrocities by Pakistani Army and its spy agency ISI, including those seeking freedom of Sindh and Balochistan regions, have raised their voices against the South Asian nation and its government.

Free Baloch, Sindhi, Pashto: Anti-Pakistan crowd cries for Independence at Howdy, Modi!

Sep 23, 2019, at 12:52 pm

Houston: In a major embarrassment for Islamabad, a group of Pakistan people raised slogans against their own country seeking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's help to become independent while the Howdy, Modi! mega event was underway on Sunday.

UN Human Rights Commission: Balochistan and Pashtun activists organize protests against Pakistan in Geneva

Sep 12, 2019, at 12:34 pm

Geneva: At a time when Pakistan is taking the Kashmir issue to international fora against India's move to scrap Article 370 which had granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Balochistan, Pashtun and Sindh leaders have organized protests in Geneva to highlight the continuing atrocities on Baloch people by the Pakistani authority in their region.

Is Pakistan behind the killing of brother of Afghan Taliban leader in Quetta blast?

Aug 17, 2019, at 06:58 pm

Quetta, Aug 17 (IBNS): The Kuchlak Madrassa, close to Quetta area of Pakistan, where a blast occurred on Friday and left the brother of the Afghan Taliban chief killed along with three others, points a needle of suspicion towards Pakistan establishment too since the spot was placed under high security and no one could have gone there without the help of Pakistani authorities, experts and Indian Intelligence sources said.