On January 27, twenty-three members of AWP (Awami workers party) and PTM (Pashtun Tahafuz Movement) were arrested in Pakistan's capital—Islamabad. They were protesting against the arrest of PTM chief Manzoor Pashteen.
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On 16th April 2020, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Pakistan issued non-bailable arrest warrants against 15 people, allegedly belonging to the banned Balochistan Liberation Army, for being involved in an attack on the Chinese consulate on November 23, 2018.
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A seminar titled “Reimagining Pakistan” was held in Quetta. Several including Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, former Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Aslam Raisani, former federal finance minister Miftah Ismaeel, former People’s party leader and...
Sardar Mengal along with Balochistan National Party chief Akhtar Mengal, and Shafiq Mengal's group, have been engaged in a months-long conflict in Wadh Tehsil, Khuzdar. In response, Balochistan National Party Mengal has announced a long march.
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,...
On the evening of 2 May, dozens of armed men carried out a well-coordinated, large-scale assault on the strategically located town of Mangochar in Balochistan’s Kalat district. They managed to hold control for several hours. During the...
Whenever armed groups fighting for independence in Balochistan inflict losses on the Pakistani military, Pakistan’s security institutions routinely respond by killing previously forcibly disappeared persons in extrajudicial circumstances and then claiming they were killed during armed encounters....
The seventy years of ‘forced marriage’ between Balochistan and Pakistan has a long history of betrayal and fake promises. It begins with the betrayal of Khan Kalat’s brother Prince Abdul Karim and continues with the imprisonment of Nawab Noroz...
Eid is a joyous religious festival, but families of those who have been forcibly disappeared in Balochistan even spend the Eid protesting for their loved ones. Today, protests are being held in Quetta, Turbat, Khuzdar, Gwadar,...
Missile attacks have unfolded in Eastern and Western Balochistan, as both Pakistan and Iran launched strikes along the Goldsmid Line, claiming to target Jaish-ul-Adl and Balochistan Liberation Front. Despite claims by war enthusiasts of defending sovereignty...
