Iran has witnessed an unprecedented surge in the use of the death penalty during 2025, with Iran-controlled Balochistan emerging as one of the most severely affected regions, according to human rights organisations.
Rights groups...
Residents involved in border trade in Turbat staged a protest on Thursday against the closure of the Abdoi border crossing, saying the government’s measures had cut off their main source of income.
The rally,...
Armed attacks targeting Pakistani forces continued across Balochistan this week, with the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) and Baloch Republican Guards (BRG) claiming responsibility for operations that left at least five soldiers dead. In a separate incident, three...
The Balochistan government has imposed a six-month ban on strikes by teachers and other employees in government schools.
According to an official notification, the order has been issued under Section 6 of the Balochistan...
Courts in Mastung, Kalat and Quetta have granted bail to Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Dr Mahrang Baloch and several other organizers in a series of cases, including those registered under anti-terrorism provisions.
In...
The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), a “pro-independence” armed group, said on Wednesday that five of its fighters were killed in a Pakistani drone strike in the Kalat region on December 25.
BLF spokesperson Major...
By Shahab Baloch
He took an oath when he was still young, an oath spoken quietly under the open sky of Balochistan. There was no crowd to witness it and no uniform to mark...
Residents of Gwadar have accused Pakistani armed forces of subjecting local people to “humiliating” treatment during visits to Koh-e-Batil, saying the behaviour has become increasingly intolerable.
Locals said people going to the area for...
A young man went missing in Balochistan’s Kech district after being detained during a late-night raid by Pakistani forces, local sources said on Wednesday.
They identified the man as Yasir, son of Nasir, who...
Baloch “pro-independence” leader and Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) chief Dr Allah Nazar Baloch has said that the Baloch movement believes in humanism “but not at the cost of slavery and subjugation”, in his first public statement on...
