QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN: Multiple armed incidents were reported across different districts of Balochistan on Monday, pointing to a significant escalation of militant activity in the Balochistan. Dozens of armed men attacked and seized a police station and a security checkpoint in the districts of Pishin and Qilla Abdullah, while a separate […]
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WRITER: BASIT ZAHEER BALOCCH On June 8, 2009, Zakir Majeed, a university student and a leader among students, was reportedly taken into custody by people believed to be working with intelligence agencies in the Mastung area of Balochistan, Pakistan. He was with two friends at the time. His friends, Waheed […]
WASHINGTON: The reported decision by the United States to block a Pakistan-China proposal to place the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and its Majeed Brigade under the UN Security Council’s 1267 sanctions regime has drawn attention to a longstanding debate: whether Baloch insurgent groups can legitimately be categorized alongside transnational jihadist […]
PARIS: The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has alleged that continued silence from the international community is contributing to an escalation of Pakistan’s military operations in Balochistan, where it claims widespread human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and attacks on civilian areas, are taking place. In a statement issued […]
QUETTA: A large-scale military operation has been ongoing across several districts of Balochistan since Tuesday, with local sources reporting the deployment of thousands of Pakistan Army ground troops supported by gunship helicopters, artillery units, drones, and armoured vehicles. The expanding operation has triggered widespread disruption, communication blackouts, and mounting allegations […]
GWADAR: Unidentified armed individuals on Thursday took four police personnel into custody and carried them away from Hor town of the Kontani area in Gwadar district. According to local sources, the incident took place when the police personnel were present in the area on routine duty. Sources say that the […]
BNM Urges Activists to Highlight Situation in Mashkai Using #MashkaiUnderSiege on Social Media QUETTA: The spokesperson of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) has stated that a strict curfew has been imposed in Mashkai, an area of Awaran district in Balochistan, for the past two weeks. According to the BNM, markets, […]
According to the statement, the Quetta attack involved intelligence gathering and precise execution aimed at security forces QUETTA: The spokesperson of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), Jeeyand Baloch, said in a statement to the media that the organization’s fidayee unit, the Majeed Brigade, and its intelligence wing ZIRAB carried out […]
Two decades of shifting narratives in Balochistan, while the conflict remains unresolved For nearly two and a half decades, the Pakistani state’s approach to Balochistan has followed a familiar pattern: when unrest deepens, a new face is found to carry the blame. But with the recent Quetta attack, after so […]
QUETTA: The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has issued another statement regarding the military shuttle train attack in Quetta, revealing the identity of the attacker. According to the statement released by the organization, the attack was carried out by a member of the Majeed Brigade’s suicide unit and commander Bilal Shahwani, […]
