QUETTA: In a press conference held today, the family of Junaid Hamid, a 28-year-old employee of Otsuka Pakistan Limited, shared their distressing experience following his abduction on the night of October 8. They called for immediate action from both the government and human rights organisations. According to the family, Junaid left home around 10 PM. […]Read More
QUETTA: In a late-night raid on Thursday, Pakistani forces forcibly took four students from Balochistan into custody from a hostel in Lahore, subsequently transferring them to an unknown location. The Baloch Council Punjab identified the students as Ikram Mengal, a fourth-semester student at Punjab University, and Shamraiz Badini, a law student at Superior University Lahore. […]Read More
QUETTA: Pakistani intelligence agencies have forcibly disappeared two young men from a hotel in the industrial city of Hub Chowki on Tuesday night. Witnesses say that armed forces apprehended the individuals late at night near the Hub Bhawani Shah pump, forcibly loading them into a vehicle at gunpoint. The two young men have been identified […]Read More
GLASGOW — Activists from the Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) conducted an awareness campaign in Scotland on October 1, 2024, marking two years since the Bloody Friday incident in Zahedan, the capital of Iranian-occupied Balochistan. The event aimed to inform the public about this tragedy and the broader historical context of Balochistan. During the campaign, FBM […]Read More
QUETTA: Protests and sit-ins demanding the recovery of enforced disappearance are taking place in Pasni, Kharan, and Panjgur. In Pasni, residents have staged a sit-in near Zero Point to protest the enforced disappearances of locals Dur Muhammad Shafqat and Abdul Salam Baqi. The protesters, comprised of relatives and community members, have blocked the highway, causing […]Read More
QUETTA: The families of Amanullah Muhammad Hasni, a local trader from Kharaan, and Aminullah, Irshad Ahmad, and Dawood from Kalli Jungle, who were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces (CTD) on September 27, are in their third day of protest at Kharaan’s Red Zone. A complete shutter-down strike was observed in the market as demonstrators gathered […]Read More
QUETTA: The situation in Balochistan continues to escalate as reports emerge of two separate incidents of enforced disappearances involving young men. On Tuesday, September 24, Akhtar Shah son of Hussain Shah, and Sahaj Mengal son of Muhammad Hanif, were forcibly disappeared from their homes in the Killi Pandrani area of Kalat Balochistan. Local sources report […]Read More
QUETTA, September 22, 2024 – A protest rally and demonstration were held in Quetta today to mark the seventh anniversary of Noor Alam Marri’s enforced disappearance by Pakistan forces. Noor Alam son of Dilshad Mari, was forcibly disappeared seven years ago during a military operation at his home in Harnai. He has not been recovered […]Read More
QUETTA: The Pakistani military’s offensive in the Tump and Kulbar regions of District Kech, Balochistan, entered its second consecutive day today. The affected areas include Nasirabad and its surrounding regions, where ground troops and military helicopters have been actively engaged. According to local sources, commandos were deployed at various locations via military helicopters yesterday. Foot […]Read More
Balochistan – Affected families and legal associations, drawing attention to ongoing human rights concerns and a series of enforced disappearances have held protests in Balochistan. On September 20, 2024, relatives of Zakir Dashti, who went missing from Panjgur district, blocked the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) highway in protest against his non-recovery. The demonstration, which included […]Read More
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