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 […]
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QUETTA: National Democratic Movement (NDM) central president Mohsin Dawar appeared at the Balochistan High Court (BHC) on Wednesday to express solidarity during the hearing of the case against Dr. Mahrang Baloch and other Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders. He was accompanied by NDM’s central and provincial leadership. During the visit, […]
QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN: The Baloch Yakjehti Committee said in a statement that the arrest of Mujahid and Fareed is a failed attempt to cover up the crime of enforced disappearance. According to BYC, Fareed, son of Ejaz, a 17-year-old student and resident of Sang Abad Karki, Kech, was forcibly disappeared on […]
QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN; Protests against the life imprisonment sentences handed to Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders continued across multiple areas of Quetta on Sunday, as the BYC’s Shal Zone organised a series of demonstrations including pamphlet distribution, wall chalking, a corner meeting and a protest rally stretching from Kachi Beg to […]
PARIS/QUETTA: French newspaper Le Monde has revealed that prominent Baloch human rights activist Dr. Mahrang Baloch has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the second consecutive year, even as a Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced her to life imprisonment on terrorism and murder charges, drawing sharp international condemnation. […]
QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN: The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has announced a complete shutter-down strike across Balochistan on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in protest against unjust verdicts handed down against BYC chief Dr. Mahrang Baloch and Sibghatullah Shah Ji Baloch. In its announcement, BYC appealed to the entire trader community, transporters, students, […]
QUETTA/TURBAT, BALOCHISTAN: The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has launched a widespread public awareness and pamphlet distribution campaign across several areas of Quetta and Turbat, protesting ongoing human rights violations, extrajudicial killings, and judicial proceedings against its leadership by Pakistani forces. According to the organization, BYC Shaal Zone distributed pamphlets in […]
QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN: Dr Mahrang Baloch, a prominent leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), issued a strongly worded statement from Huda Jail in Quetta on Thursday, denouncing recent allegations levelled against her and the organisation by certain state representatives and members of the Balochistan Assembly as “baseless, fabricated, and part of […]
