QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN: The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a prominent Baloch rights advocacy group, has rejected what it calls a systematic weaponization of the judicial system, accusing state authorities of using the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) and anti-terrorism laws to silence political dissent and target its leadership. In a […]
QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN: Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) Protest Camp Enters 6,226th Day Outside Quetta Press Club The protest camp organized by Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) against enforced disappearances in Balochistan has entered its 6,226th day outside the Quetta Press Club. VBMP reiterated its demand for the safe […]
NOSHKI, BALOCHISTAN: All routes leading into Noshki city have remained closed since early morning on Thursday, with security forces taking up positions at key locations across the city, according to local residents and traders. Residents describe the situation as an undeclared, curfew-like lockdown, with movement into and out of the […]
QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN: Reports have emerged of the recovery of two bodies from Balochistan’s Panjgur and Kech. According to sources, the body of Faisal, son of Abdul Rahman Paromi, was recovered in Panjgur, while the body of Zubair, son of Ghani, was found in the Nasirabad area of Turbat, Kech. Reports […]
QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN: Reports have emerged of intense clashes between Pakistani forces and armed men at two separate locations in Balochistan on Thursday, July 16 in the Khadkocha area of Mastung and the Gajro Kaur area of JhaO prompting the closure of the Quetta-Karachi National Highway to all traffic. According to […]
QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN: Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch, in a statement issued to media, has claimed responsibility for the killing of 40 Pakistani army personnel in 48 attacks carried out over the past fifteen days. According to the spokesperson, BLA fighters (“sarmachars”) killed more than 40 personnel of the […]
GWADAR, BALOCHISTAN: Pakistani Forces Open Fire in Coastal Area of Panwan Hor, Jiwani Several Oil-Carrying Laborers Injured According to reports received from Balochistan’s coastal area, Pakistani forces carried out an aggressive operation this morning, July 16, 2026, at Kapot Chal in the Panwan Hor area. According to local sources, forces […]
QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN: The bodies of four people, including a security officer and a police constable, have been recovered from the Shaban hilly area of Harnai, near Quetta. Officials say all four were abducted by armed men before being shot dead. Police took custody of the bodies and moved them to […]
QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN: Asif s/o Muhammad, a resident of the Khand area of Khuzdar, was taken into custody by Pakistani forces on the morning of July 13, 2026, at around 5 a.m. from the Eiman City area on Saryab Road, Quetta, and moved to an unknown location. The family says that […]
WRITER; SHAHDAD BALOCH. The term ‘counterinsurgency’ means military or political action taken against the activities of guerrillas or revolutionaries However, counterinsurgency itself has no independent existence it only emerges in response to an ongoing insurgency. This raises an important question: What is an insurgency? David Galula the author of the […]
