By Shahdad Baloch Pakistan’s engagement with international institutions and trade bodies stands in stark contrast to its human rights record, particularly concerning the Baloch and Pashtun nations. While Pakistan benefits from economic partnerships and financial aid from entities like the European Union (EU), World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), International Monetary Fund (IMF), the South […]Read More
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LONDON: The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) in a statement condemned the killing of Raziq Baloch by Pakistani intelligence agencies in Afghanistan and said that he was a political activist affiliated with the Free Balochistan Movement. He was living in Afghanistan and was raising his voice for the independence of Balochistan and against the human rights […]Read More
The spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in a statement from Geneva has said that the use of force by IRGC and state security forces against unarmed Baloch and Kurdish ‘Sookhtbar & Kolbar” couriers was deplorable. According to the UN statement on 22 February, the Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) shot and killed […]Read More
By Aaliyah Shah After each murder, we wonder who the next target is. Now, whose body will we get as a gift? Whether being it in Balochistan or foreign countries, Baloch are on the next target everywhere. The sad part is the world ‘the civilised world’ including the UN seems to remain criminally silent on […]Read More
Officials say they will launch new measures on Monday despite overwhelming opposition The US will break with almost every other UN security council member state including its closest allies on Saturday night by declaring UN sanctions back in effect on Iran. Administration officials say they will launch a raft of new punitive measures on Monday, which […]Read More
By Hafeez Hasanabadi Translate By Archen Baloch Pakistani media has always remained under the control of Pakistan army and civil establishment. Every bit of news passes through the bottleneck of censorship in Islamabad and only the luckiest news bits of trivialities are the ones which can get quick coverage. But when it comes to important […]Read More
Geneva: In an attempt to draw the world’s attention towards human rights violations in Balochistan, Baloch activists on Friday spoke at the 37th UN Human Rights Session in Geneva and urged the world community to take action in the matter. “I would like to draw the attention of this council towards the human rights situation in Balochistan. […]Read More
By Riaz Naseer Baloch The Baloch nation is facing human rights violations and abuses since the forcible and illegal occupation of Balochistan by Pakistan on 27 March 1948. There has been variation in the Pakistani military and ‘democratic government’ atrocities in Balochistan but from past 15 years Pakistani forces barbaric acts have intensified and worsened. […]Read More
During her speech at UN General Assembly, Pakistani diplomat Maleeha Lodhi showed a photo of a female victim from Gaza but said she was from Kashmir United Nations: In a major goof-up, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN Maleeha Lodhi on Sunday flashed a picture of an injured Gaza girl with no connection to India […]Read More
By Saeed Baloch On August 11, 1947, the British acceded control of Baluchistan to the ruler of Baluchistan, Mir Ahmad Yar Khan the then Khan of Kalat. The Khan immediately declared the independence of Baluchistan, and Mohammad Ali Jinnah (the representative of Pakistan) signed the proclamation of Baluchistan’s sovereignty under the Khan in presence of […]Read More