QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN; Rahim Baloch Advocate, former Secretary General of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), has strongly condemned the sentences handed down to prominent Baloch human rights defenders, calling the trials a direct exposure of what he described as Pakistan’s colonial rule over Balochistan. In a statement shared on social media […]
Day: June 26, 2026
KECH, BALOCHISTAN: An unidentified gunman shot and killed one person in Turbat, Balochistan, police confirmed. According to sources, the victim was identified as Yarjan, son of Khudabakhsh, a resident of Buleda area of Turbat, Balochistan. Police have launched an investigation into the incident, however the motive behind the killing remains […]
LONDON: PEN International, one of the world’s oldest and most respected literary and human rights organisations, has accused Pakistan of systematically misusing security and anti-terrorism laws to suppress peaceful political activism, amid growing international concern over the treatment of civil society members in Balochistan. The organisation’s statement came in direct […]
