GENEVA: In a powerful rebuke to Islamabad, United Nations Working Groups have demanded an explanation from Pakistan over the chilling extrajudicial killing of renowned Baloch journalist and human rights defender Abdul Latif Baloch and his young son Saif Baloch, and the arrest of rights activist Gulzar Dost. In a joint […]
KHUZDAR: Images and reports are beginning to emerge from the war-struck town of Zehri in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district, after several days of a Pakistani military siege and strict curfew. The visuals reportedly show scenes of destruction and civilian suffering following drone and helicopter attacks that have left at least five […]
Umair Baloch In most societies, legislation is designed to stimulate economic growth, promote peace, and foster social harmony. However, in the case of Balochistan, one of the four federal units of Pakistan, many such bills are widely perceived as anti-people. For over two decades, the government has enacted and amended […]
ISLAMABAD: Fierce overnight clashes between Pakistani forces and Taliban fighters along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border have left dozens dead on both sides, according to conflicting statements issued by the two countries. Pakistan’s military media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), confirmed in a press release that 23 Pakistani soldiers were killed […]
KHUZDAR: The spokesperson for the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), Jeeyand Baloch, stated in a media release that the fighters of BLA targeted Pakistani military personnel in Zehri, causing casualties. According to the spokesperson, BLA fighters carried out a remote-controlled IED attack on October 6 at around 1:00 PM at the […]
KABUL: The spokesperson for Afghanistan’s Taliban government, Zabihullah Mujahid, has claimed on Sunday that retaliatory operations carried out by Taliban forces in response to Pakistani attacks on Afghan territory resulted in the deaths of 58 Pakistani security personnel and injuries to 30 others. Speaking at a press conference in Kabul, […]
