Tags : Pakistan

Protest Marks Six Years of Baloch Activist’s Enforced Disappearance

Faiz Baluch 27th December 2024

QUETTA: A protest rally in Balochistan’s industrial city, Hub Chowki, marked six years since the enforced disappearance of Baloch activist Rashid Hussain. Rashid was abducted in the UAE in 2018 and handed over to Pakistan without due legal process six months later. His whereabouts remain unknown. Despite petitions filed in various courts, including the Sindh, Balochistan, […]Read More

Balochistan: Families of Missing Persons Block CPEC Road in Hoshab

Faiz Baluch 25th December 2024

QUETTA: The families of Zaman Jan and Abdul Hassan staged a protest on the CPEC road at Hoshap-M8 on Monday, blocking traffic in both directions. The protest aims to demand the immediate recovery of their loved ones, who were forcibly disappeared over a week ago. The blockade has caused long queues of vehicles on both sides, […]Read More

BMC Administration Agrees to Students’ Demands After 28-Day Protest

Faiz Baluch 25th December 2024

QUETTA: After 28 days and nights of steadfast protest in the harsh cold of Quetta, the students of Bolan Medical College (BMC), led by the Baloch Students Action Committee (BSAC), have achieved a significant victory in their fight for justice. In a statement to the media, the BSAC emphasised that their unwavering stand against the […]Read More

The Life and Struggle of Wahid Qambar

Faiz Baluch 24th December 2024

By: Shari Kambar Bravery often begins with the influence of one’s father. My father, Wahid Qamber, has been the cornerstone of my strength and struggle. Though I was an average student, his encouragement kept me going and excelling in my filed. A deeply family-oriented man with strong values, he connected us to our roots. His […]Read More

Balochistan: Bolan Medical College Students Issue Ultimatum After 27 Days

Faiz Baluch 23rd December 2024

QUETTA: After 27 days of continuous peaceful protests, student organisations in Balochistan have issued a three-day ultimatum to the provincial government and Bolan Medical College (BMC) administration to address their demands. If the demands are ignored, the protesters have announced plans to relocate their protest to the Red Zone, holding the government and administration responsible for […]Read More

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

Faiz Baluch 23rd December 2024

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

Faiz Baluch 23rd December 2024

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

Faiz Baluch 21st December 2024

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

Faiz Baluch 20th December 2024

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

Faiz Baluch 20th December 2024

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