Sindh Government Turns to Force Against Baloch Protesters in Eight Days

Karachi: Pakistan’s security agencies have picked nine Baloch students from Karachi, the capital of Sindh province on October 16, 2024. Following the abduction of these students, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) announced plans to hold a peaceful protest at Karachi Press Club on Sunday, October 20, 2024, to raise their voice against the enforced disappearances. There […]
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After the Abduction, Sajan Malookani Killed in a Staged Encounter

Karachi: Sajan Malookani, a 21-year-old law student at Sindh University, was killed in Rahimyar Khan, Punjab, on October 6, 2024. He was abducted along with his two cousins, Shaukat Malookani and Naeem, by security agencies on September 1, 2023, from Naseem Nagar Chowk, Hyderabad, in front of the student. The abduction occurred in a white […]
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Security Forces in Karachi Abduct Bashir Shar Again

Karachi: 23-year-old, Bashir Shar, a young man, was picked up by security forces from his home in Bhitai Abad, Karachi on April 28, 2024. When Bashir entered his home, the security forces approached and forcibly abducted him while his relatives resisted and struggled to protect him from security forces. The security forces included the police […]
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Activists welcome findings in US Human Rights Report on Pakistan; Government rejects them

“There were no significant changes in the human rights situation in Pakistan during the year,” states United States (US) State Department in its 2023 Country Report on Human Rights Practices. Karachi: The State Department report on Human Rights raised alarming concerns in Pakistan about human rights abuses committed by the state. The report reviewed each […]
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For many Baloch, yet another Eid is spent protesting

Karachi: For Amna Baloch, yet another Eid is spent in front of the Karachi Press Club protesting the state’s inaction against the enforced disappearances of Baloch men. Amna, the organizer of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, is among the many Baloch women who have spent over a decade trying to know the whereabouts of Baloch men […]
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