Pakistani state agencies are known to have been engaged in the forced disappearance of numerous political activists in Balochistan, some of whom have been missing for over two decades. Zakir Majeed, the Vice Chairman of the...
On 28th May 1998, Pakistan tested its nuclear devices in the mountains of Ras Koh in Chaghi district. Pakistan conducted 5 simultaneous nuclear tests under the code name of Chaghi-I. Every year on the same day Pakistani government observes...
On the night of April 3rd and 4th, serious attacks targeted the headquarters of Iranian forces in the coastal city of Chabahar in western Balochistan, including Colonel Kochzai Police Station, Colonel Musrat Police Station, and the...
Baloch students have been under protest for the last fifteen days against the unavailability of the internet for online classes in Balochistan. The first protest camp was set up in Sindh’s largest city Karachi and later similar camps were...
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.
Pakistan's leading newspapers...
The growing tragedy of enforced disappearances in Balochistan is a matter of grave concern. Despite ample documented evidence, Pakistan's Caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar appears oblivious to the gravity of the issue, consistently denying the...
On May 7, 2023, the fifth trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan took place in Islamabad. The three countries reaffirmed their commitment to advancing trilateral cooperation under the Belt and Road...
Karima Baloch’s name has been synonymous with the current phase of Baloch nationalist politics. Not only Baloch activists but others in the region have always felt her giant presence in the Baloch “struggle for freedom” as a...
Marching on International women’s day is not something alien to the world but in Pakistan, it is comparatively a new idea as the first-ever women march (Aurat March in Urdu) was carried out only 2 years ago...
In war-torn Balochistan, Baloch women are victims of dual oppression. On one hand, they are held captive by outdated traditions imposed by local Sardars and feudal lords, and on the other, they are victims of state...
