Year: <span>2025</span>

Balochistan: BYC Organises “Defence of Baloch Values” Protests

QUETTA: Protests have continued to spread across Balochistan following the launch of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee’s (BYC) “Defence of Baloch Values” campaign. The movement, sparked by recent crackdowns on Baloch activists, aims to raise awareness about the protection of Baloch cultural and social values while advocating for the restoration of Baloch rights. In Hub Chowki […]Read More

Balochistan: Police Raid on Book Fair Sparks Strong Condemnation

QUETTA: A police raid on a book fair in Gwadar, Balochistan, has sparked widespread condemnation from the Baloch Students Action Committee (BSAC) and other community groups. The book fair, organised under the name “Balochistan Kitab Karwan,” was part of an ongoing campaign to promote literature and education across the region. However, on Tuesday, police and […]Read More

Balochistan: FBM Condemns State Violence Against Baloch Women and Children

QUETTA: The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) has condemned recent violence of Pakistani forces against unarmed Baloch women and children during a peaceful protest in Karachi, highlighting the brutal repression faced by the Baloch people. The protest, which took place in Mai Kolachi, a historically Baloch region of Karachi, was organised to demand the recovery of […]Read More

Balochistan: Pakistani Forces Continue Unabated Enforced Disappearances

QUETTA: A series of enforced disappearances in Balochistan and Karachi have raised alarm over the increasing repression by Pakistani forces. The incidents, which have taken place over the course of several days in January 2025, highlight a troubling pattern of extrajudicial arrests and abductions. On January 18, 2025, Zubair Ahmed, a Dubai-based labourer visiting family […]Read More

‘Defense of Baloch Values’ Protests to Be Held Across Balochistan

QUETTA: The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has announced a series of protests across Balochistan under the banner “Defense of Baloch Values,” following the violent crackdown on peaceful protesters in Lyari, Karachi, by Pakistani authorities on January 18, 2025. The protests are set to begin on Monday and will continue throughout the region in response to […]Read More

China Plays a Central Role in Supporting Iran and Pakistan’s

LONDON: The spokesperson for the Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) stated that the Baloch nation has no interest in the governance methods or administrative changes imposed by occupying states. Instead, the FBM, as a pro-freedom Baloch party, is fully focused on finding ways to end the occupation of both Iran and Pakistan, with the ultimate goal […]Read More

Balochistan: Stop Protesting or You Would not Even see Dead

Elderly Baloch Man Threatened by Pakistani Forces for Protesting Son’s Forced Disappearance QUETTA: An elderly Baloch man, Basham Baloch, has been issued a chilling warning by Pakistani security forces, threatening him to cease his protests demanding the return of his son, who has been forcibly disappeared for the past nine years. The forces threatened that […]Read More