Balochistan is burning once again. The Pakistani state, long accused of waging a silent war against the Baloch people, has unleashed an unprecedented wave of brutality against unarmed protesters. In Quetta, Turbat, Panjgur, and beyond, Pakistan’s security forces have turned peaceful demonstrations into bloodbaths, indiscriminately killing, arresting, and disappearing activists.Continue Reading
In an unprecedented attack, Baloch nationalist separatists hijacked a moving passenger train in southwestern Pakistan on March 11 and took more than 400 passengers of the Jaffar Express hostage. After nearly 30 hours, Pakistan’s military announced on the evening of March 12 that security forces had rescued more than 300Continue Reading
The hijacking of the Jaffar Express in Balochistan has once again drawn attention to the region’s long-running insurgency. For decades, the Baloch people have resisted Pakistan’s military control, demanding self-determination, an end to enforced disappearances, and a stop to resource exploitation, yet their pleas have been ignored. The state’s continualContinue Reading
The world marked International Women’s Day on March 8, under the theme of “For ALL Women and Girls: Accelerate Progress. Rights. Equality.” The global conversation focused on progress and equality. In Pakistan’s Balochistan province, a large number of women, primarily mothers and children spent March 8 protesting on a majorContinue Reading
Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan, the largest and most resource-rich part of the country, remains under military control, facing human rights abuses and a media blackout. Despite its strategic importance, Balochistan’s local population is marginalized, fueling anger over enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, economic exploitation, and what many describe as aContinue Reading
Balochistan, Pakistan’s southwestern province, has long been riven by strife. The province is Pakistan’s poorest, yet it is home to many of the country’s national resources – a contradiction not lost on the native Baloch people, who see a tendency by the country’s leaders to exploit their homeland. Unaddressed BalochContinue Reading
On January 26, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights organization led by Baloch women, organized a large rally in Dalbandin, Balochistan, despite an internet shutdown and a state crackdown. Zohak Baloch, a 29-year-old Baloch protester from Khuzdar, Balochistan, told The Diplomat, “While the state tries to suppress ourContinue Reading
