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Balochistan: Protest Camp Against Enforced Disappearances Completes 5,677 Days

QUETTA: The Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) protest camp in Quetta has reached a significant milestone, completing 5,677 days of continuous peaceful demonstrations. The camp has now entered its 15th year of protesting against enforced disappearances and custodial killings in Balochistan. On Monday, political and social activists, including Zaheer Ahmed, Riaz Ahmed, Salahuddin, Hammal Baloch, […]Read More

Families of Disappeared Baloch Youth Announce Sit-In Protest on CPEC

QUETTA: The families of two forcibly disappeared Baloch youth, Zaman Jan and Abdul Hassan, have announced a sit-in protest on the CPEC Highway M-8, starting tomorrow, December 24. This decision comes after the expiration of a three-day deadline set by the families for their recovery, which yielded no results. According to the families, the incident occurred […]Read More

Collusion of Iran and Pakistan Against the Baloch Struggle for

The history of anti-Baloch cooperation between Iran and Pakistan is well-established. During the Baloch liberation movement in the 1970s, Iran supported Pakistan against the Baloch fighters. In 1974, the Pakistani army rounded up Baloch families—including women, children, and the elderly—and placed them in a temporary concentration camp in the Chamalang Valley, located in the Kohistan […]Read More

Balochistan: Rally Held for Release of Wahid Kambar in Turbat

QUETTA: A rally was held in the central city of Turbat, Kech district, on Thursday 19 December, demanding the recovery of Ustaad Wahid Kambar, a prominent Baloch pro-freedom leader. The rally was organized by citizens, his family, and political activists to raise their voices against the ongoing issue of forced disappearances in Balochistan. A large […]Read More

Balochistan: Dead Body of Turbat Resident Found in Rask

QUETTA: On Wednesday, December 19, 2024, the bullet-riddled body of a Baloch citizen was discovered by fuel carriers at the Pirkor border in Rask County, in Iranian-Occupied Balochistan. The deceased was later identified as Sajid Akbar, a resident of the Apsar area in Turbat, Pakistan-Occupied Balochistan. The body, which showed signs of severe bullet wounds, […]Read More

U.S. Sanctions Four Entities Linked to Pakistan’s Ballistic Missile Program

WASHINGTON DC: The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on four entities connected to Pakistan’s ballistic missile development, citing concerns over the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and the risks posed by the nation’s expanding missile capabilities. The U.S. Department of the Treasury is designating the following entities under Executive Order 13382, which […]Read More

Balochistan: Educational Institutions Under Militarisation

By Faisal Baloch Balochistan, which has already been plunged into a deep abyss of oppression, coercion, and exploitation, is now witnessing its educational institutions fall victim to yet another grave conspiracy. Following the Bolan Medical College and the University of Balochistan, the University of Lasbela is now being systematically taken over by military forces under […]Read More

Nationalism: Its Concepts and Variants

By Advocate Sadiq Raisani There are many concepts of nationalism in contemporary discourse. Generally, nationalism is understood simply as “the loyalty, love, and devotion of a citizen to their nation.” However, the term “nationalism” is now used in both positive and negative contexts, making it essential to examine this political concept more deeply, within its […]Read More