PARIS: In the wake of Pakistan’s 12 August airstrike on Surab, which killed multiple civilians including women and children, the Baloch National Movement (BNM) has initiated one of its largest international advocacy campaigns to date, aiming to ensure the attack receives global scrutiny and does not fade into silence. According […]
On 11 August 1947, just days before India and Pakistan celebrated their independence, another nation quietly reclaimed its sovereignty: Balochistan. For 227 days, the Khanate of Balochistan governed itself as an independent state, recognized through treaties and its unique constitutional status. What followed was political pressure, forced accession, military intervention, […]
ISLAMABAD: A former federal secretary, inspector general of police, and UN police commissioner has called for a fundamental rethink of Pakistan’s approach to Balochistan, arguing that decades of security‑centric policies have failed to deliver lasting peace. In an article originally published by Arab News PK, titled “I served in Balochistan. […]
Pakistan’s access to the EU’s GSP Plus trade scheme is facing renewed pressure after the European Commission’s latest monitoring report raised grave concerns about human rights violations in Balochistan.The assessment documents: The report warns that recent legal amendments “risk blurring the line between legitimate law enforcement and enforced disappearances.” Amid […]
Brussels Report Highlights Enforced Disappearances, Extrajudicial Killings, Media Restrictions, and Lack of Accountability as Key Challenges of major concern BRUSSELS: Pakistan’s continued access to the European Union’s (EU) Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) trade arrangement has come under renewed scrutiny after the EU’s latest monitoring assessment raised serious concerns […]
BEIJING: The current security situation in Balochistan has emerged as a significant challenge for Chinese investment projects in the region. In June 2026, Saindak Metals Limited warned Pakistan’s Ministry of Energy that the deteriorating conditions were disrupting the transportation of essential supplies and that the Saindak Copper-Gold Project could be […]
QUETTA: Pakistan’s ruling elite is suffering from what Senator Sanaullah Baloch described as a “Titanic syndrome”, ignoring repeated warnings until disaster becomes unavoidable, as mounting political, human rights and security challenges continue to intensify across Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). In a statement shared on […]
QUETTA: The Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) has strongly condemned an armed attack on Mengal Kot, the ancestral residence of party chief and former Chief Minister of Balochistan, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, alleging that the assault was carried out by state-backed death squads in an attempt to create fear and instability in […]
QUETTA: Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) chief Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal used his address at the Ziarat sit-in to deliver what appeared to be one of his strongest appeals yet for Baloch-Pashtun solidarity, acknowledging past divisions while urging both communities to stand together against what he described as shared repression. Addressing […]
QUETTA: Pakistan’s military has confirmed that 42 police and army personnel were killed in militant attacks across the southwestern province of Balochistan over the past week, according to Reuters. However, the local sources, coupled with casualty claims made by separatist militant groups following subsequent attacks, suggest the overall security force […]
