QUETTA: A widowed mother has made a heartfelt and desperate appeal for the recovery of her son, Jahanzaib Baloch, who was taken into custody by Frontier Corps (FC) personnel nine years ago and has not been seen since. According to the mother’s statement, Jahanaib Muhammad Hassani was detained by FC […]
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PASNI, BALOCHISTAN: A pickup van carrying eight passengers, including three women, two children and an infant, has gone missing for two days on the route between Pasni and Shadi Kor in coastal Balochistan, sources said. According to local sources, the passengers were returning to their village after receiving medical treatment […]
HARNAI, BALOCHISTAN: A heartbreaking scene has emerged from Balochistan as the young child of enforced disappearance victim Allah Rakhya Sumalani was seen holding his father’s photograph, appealing for his safe recovery, a sight that would move any human heart. According to sources, Allah Rakhya Sumalani was taken into custody by […]
BNM’s global campaign is drawing urgent international attention to the ongoing human rights crisis in Balochistan. Led by the Baloch National Movement, this initiative is placing the voices of victims and activists at the center of the global stage. At the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, leaders and […]
QUETTA: Barrick Mining is extending its review of the Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan and slowing development activity amid escalating security concerns in Balochistan. A company spokesperson said on Thursday that the review is likely to affect previously disclosed budgets and timelines. The review will now be extended by […]
The government is presenting deradicalization centers in Balochistan as a new solution to address enforced disappearances and security concerns in the region. Under this policy, suspects would be held in rehabilitation facilities under legal supervision, with officials claiming the system will bring transparency and end the practice of enforced disappearances. […]
Watch Zrumbesh English’s Exclusive Video on 90,000 Intelligence-Based Operations in Balochistan. Placed within this global context, the claimed 90,000 IBOs in Balochistan, equivalent to roughly 7,500 per month or 246 per day, align not with low- or medium-intensity conflicts, but with some of the most heavily militarized conflict zones in […]
In the first week of 2026, senior officials of the Balochistan government claimed that security forces carried out 90,000 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) across the province during 2025. The claim was made by Balochistan Additional Chief Secretary (Interior) Hamza Shafqat during a press conference in Quetta, jointly addressed with DIG Counter […]
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 […]
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: […]
