LONDON: In a significant development in Westminster, Labour MP John McDonnell has formally raised the situation in Balochistan in the House of Commons. His focus included the abductions of Baloch women, among them Nasreen Baloch and Mahjabeen Baloch, and the use of drones in internal security operations. McDonnell has submitted […]
KARACHI: Journalist Alifya Sohail was detained for several hours on Friday and issued a clear warning over her reporting on Baloch enforced disappearances, directly contradicting a Dawn report that linked her arrest to the Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) protest, an opposition alliance that includes the PTI. Sohail went missing shortly […]
November 13th, 1839, is a day in Baloch history that marks not just the fall of a state, but the moral ascendance of a nation. On the soil of Kalat, Mehrab Khan fulfilled the final duty of loyalty with his sword, but another man also fell on that same land: […]
LONDON: A motion has been presented in the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament expressing concern over serious human rights violations in Balochistan The Early Day Motion (EDM) number 2196 was tabled during the 2024–26 parliamentary session by Labour MP John McDonnell on Monday (3 November 2025), and was subsequently co-signed in […]
KHUZDAR: One of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Pakistan’s Youth Advocates for Climate Action and Girls’ Empowerment, Zunaira Qayyum Baloch, at just 15, has already carried the weight of her community’s hopes on her young shoulders. But even her dedication could not shield her from an alarming […]
PARIS/LONDON: The chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) and prominent Baloch political figure, Dr. Naseem Baloch, on Monday strongly rejected the Pakistan military’s claims of killing eighteen “Indian-sponsored terrorists” in Balochistan, calling it one of the deadliest deceptive operations against the Baloch nation. According to him, those killed were […]
GWADAR: Several Pakistani military personnel are believed to have been killed or injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) struck an army convoy in the Ormara area, adjacent to Gwadar in Balochistan, yesterday. According to sources, the blast occurred in the morning while the convoy was patrolling the Coastal Highway. […]
QUETTA: The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) spokesperson, Jiyand Baloch, said in a statement to the media that fighters targeted Pakistani security forces at different locations in Kalat, Sheikhri, Morgand, Makai, and Khisar, over a three-day period, killing 17 personnel, including commandos. The attacks, according to the statement, also led the […]
KACHHI: The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) spokesperson, Sarbaz Baloch, has claimed responsibility for a joint attack carried out with fighters from the Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) on a Pakistani military convoy in the Kachhi district of Balochistan. In a statement released to the media, Sarbaz Baloch said that Baloch fighters […]
GENEVA/GWADAR: United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, has expressed concern over the inclusion of several Baloch activists, including Dr. Sabiha Baloch, Shalee Baloch, and Sammi Deen, on Pakistan’s anti-terrorism watchlist under the Fourth Schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). In a statement shared on X (formerly […]
