Whenever armed organizations fighting for freedom in Balochistan attack Pakistan's military or economic targets, the country's law enforcement agencies often respond by extrajudicially killing forcibly disappeared individuals in staged encounters, falsely labeling them as militants. There have...
On the evening of August 25th, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) launched Operation 'Herof' by seizing control of the highway at Gabad, near Jewani. Following this, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor's (CPEC) main route was blocked at Hironk,...
In 2009, during the tenure of the Pakistan People's Party, the "Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan" package was announced. Alongside this, counter-insurgency policies were established, introducing Balochistan to enforced disappearances, mutilated bodies, and mass graves. An explicit and implicit ban...
There is an unannounced ban on politics in war-torn Balochistan, and the state has blocked all avenues of Baloch national politics through coercive violence. However, in recent years, a new wave of youth-led political movements has...
With each passing day, protest sit-ins are increasing in Balochistan for the recovery of forcibly disappeared persons. The relatives of the forcibly disappeared from Bulaida are staging a protest for the second time in front of...
The Chinese government has expressed concerns about the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), making increased investment and the completion of CPEC Phase Two projects conditional on addressing security issues in Balochistan. To mitigate these concerns, Operation Azm-e-Istehkam...
Liu Jianchao, Minister of International Affairs of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, visited Pakistan with a high-level Chinese delegation. At the meeting of the Joint Consultative Mechanism Forum, where representatives of all...
In war-torn Balochistan, the state's counter-insurgency policies have created a situation where joyous festivals are spent protesting for the recovery of loved ones. Eid, typically an opportunity to meet loved ones, is becoming a day of...
Forced disappearances of young people, especially students, have increased in recent days in Balochistan, sparking a series of protests for their recovery. In Turbat, the center of Kech district, ten families from Bulaida are protesting in...
Hardly a few days pass in Balochistan without a tragic accident. On the night of May 29th, twenty-eight people were killed when a bus traveling from Turbat to Quetta fell into a ditch. In the five...
