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Express Tribune
5 days ago
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Three highway police officials injured in IED blast in Balochistan's Nasirabad
Listen to article Three officials of the highway police were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near their vehicle in Balochistan's Nasirabad district on Monday. The explosion occurred when an IED, reportedly planted by unidentified individuals, detonated near the patrol unit, partially damaging the vehicle. The injured officers were immediately shifted to District Headquarters Hospital Nasirabad, where hospital authorities implemented emergency protocols to ensure timely medical care. Following the incident, police cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to track down the perpetrators. A detailed investigation is underway. Read More: At least two terrorists killed in Balochistan's Duki district: ISPR Balochistan has witnessed a surge in terrorist activities in recent days. However, the Pakistan Army has thwarted numerous attacks and neutralised Indian-backed terrorists in intelligence-based operations. Last week, a 16-year-old boy lost his life and seven others sustained injuries in a terrorist attack in Mastung district, while two Indian proxy assailants were shot dead during a counter-operation carried out by security forces. Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind said the armed men targeted key government installations, including the Tehsil office, a local bank, and other administrative buildings. They opened indiscriminate fire, killing a teenage student on the spot and leaving at least seven others injured. Police said that the assailants entered the city in the morning and set government offices and two banks on fire. Security personnel from the Frontier Corps (FC), Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), and Levies Force responded promptly and engaged the attackers in a counter-terror operation. Also Read: Tump assistant commissioner abducted Earlier in June, security forces killed two Indian-backed terrorists and arrested two others during an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan's Duki district. The operation was launched on reports of the presence of members of Fitna al Hindustan, described by the military as an Indian proxy group operating in the region. 'Security forces effectively engaged the Indian-sponsored terrorists' location,' said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement. 'After an intense exchange of fire, two Indian-sponsored terrorists were sent to hell, while two were apprehended.'
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First Post
03-07-2025
- Politics
- First Post
Uproar in Balochistan after missing activist found killed; deceased's father ‘disappeared' in 2015
Massive outcry erupted in Pakistan-administered Balochistan province following the disappearance and killing of a young Baloch activist by Pakistani military personnel read more Massive outcry erupted in Pakistan-administered Balochistan province following the disappearance and killing of a young Baloch activist by Pakistani military personnel. The activist named Zeeshan Ahmed had been campaigning for the safe return of his father, Zaheer, who was forcibly disappeared by Pakistan's Frontier Corps in 2015. Zeeshan was 11 years old when his father was abducted, and his sister was just a 40-day-old newborn at that time. According to the information obtained by The Times of India, Zeeshan went missing on June 29, and his body was recovered the very next day. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The incident is the latest in a series of ' forced disappearances' that have long plagued Balochistan. According to the Human Rights Watch report, there are 8,463 documented cases of such disappearances between 2011 and 2024. Meanwhile, the Pakistan Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances estimated that at least 10,078 cases had plagued the province in 2024. Zeeshan was abducted on June 29, around 8 pm (local time) after a football match. 'He was walking towards home when two vehicles belonging to the state-backed death squad intercepted him', the Baloch Yakjehti Committee said in a statement. 'Witnesses saw him beaten up, his hands bound, and then thrown into one of the vehicles,' the committee furthered. The same night, family and residents of Panjgur blocked the CPEC road and began a sit-in, demanding the activist's immediate release. By morning, they found Zeeshan's 'bullet-riddled body dumped in Panjgur. Activists said that the body bore the signs of torture, bruises from 'sticks and blunt force, six bullets to the chest, and deep knife wounds.' With inputs from agencies.
Time of India
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Outcry in Baloch over killing of activist after forced disappearance
NEW DELHI: A massive outcry has erupted in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province following the disappearance and subsequent killing of a young Baloch activist, , by military personnel. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Zeeshan had been campaigning for the safe return of his father, Zaheer, who was also forcibly disappeared by Pakistan's Frontier Corps in 2015. Zeeshan was 11 years old at that time, and his sister a 40-day-old newborn. Zeeshan went missing on June 29 and his body was recovered the next day. The incident is the latest in a series of "forced disappearances" that has long plagued Balochistan. According to a Human Rights Watch report, there are 8,463 documented cases of such disappearances between 2011 and 2024; the Pakistan Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances estimates at least 10,078 cases. Zeeshan was abducted on June 29, around 8pm, after a football match. He was walking towards home when "two vehicles belonging to the state-backed death squad intercepted him", the Baloch Yakjehti Committee said. "Witnesses saw him beaten up, his hands bound and then thrown into one of the vehicles," the committee said. That same night, family and residents of Panjgur blocked the CPEC road and began a sit-in, demanding Zeeshan's immediate release. By morning, they were mourning as Zeeshan's "bullet-riddled body was found dumped in Panjgur. His corpse bore clear signs of torture, bruises from sticks and blunt force, six bullets to the chest, and deep knife wounds", the committee said.
India Today
02-07-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Baloch man, protesting dad's kidnap by Pak forces for 10 years, found dead now
After a decade-long fight for justice to find his father abducted by Pakistani forces, Baloch activist Zeeshan Zaheer was found dead on July 1, reported human rights group Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), the Balochistan-based human rights bullet-ridden body was found two days after he was reportedly abducted by "unknown men". The BYC alleged Zaheer was picked up by a Pakistani state-backed "death squad" in who had been campaigning for over a decade for the release of his father, Zaheer Ahmed, who was abducted by Pakistan's Frontier Corps (FC) in April 2015, was last seen on the night of June 29. According to BYC, he was returning home after a football match around 8 pm when two vehicles intercepted him. Bystanders reportedly saw him being beaten with his hands tied before he was thrown into one of the vehicles. That same night, Zaheer's family and residents blocked the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) highway in protest, demanding his release. But by morning, the protest had turned into mourning. Zaheer's body, riddled with six bullets to the chest, knife wounds, and clear signs of torture, was found dumped in had become a familiar face in Balochistan's resistance movement against what is the Pakistani establishment's cruel tactic to curb dissent, enforced disappearances. He took part in a long march to Islamabad and other public campaigns to shed light on Balochistan's enforced DISAPPEARANCE AND EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS COMMON IN BALOCHISTANadvertisementThe human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement, Paank, stated that his killing was part of a broader pattern of "state-backed" targeting of youths and activists in the restive must be noted that for decades, the Balochistan province of Pakistan has been a hotbed of unrest, with the ethnic Baloch people agitating against what they perceive as exploitation by the Pakistani establishment, and the Chinese, and their interests tied to projects of the BYC called Zaheer's murder an extrajudicial killing and organised a campaign to condemn it. The BYC, formed in response to systemic human rights abuses in Balochistan, said Zaher's death marks the ninth such killing reported in just one persons BYC named on X included Qaim Hayat, Wazeer Khan, Subat Khan, Haider Ali, Khalid Zehri, Masood Baloch, Qadir Bakhsh, and Dolat Baloch — all allegedly victims of Pakistani forces, death squads, or custodial disappearances and extrajudicial killings to suppress Baloch nationalism are a common occurrence in per the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), an enforced disappearance is an "arrest, detention, abduction or any other form of deprivation of liberty by agents of the State or by persons or groups of persons acting with the authorisation, support or acquiescence of the State, followed by a refusal to acknowledge the deprivation of liberty or by concealment of the fate or whereabouts of the disappeared person, which place such a person outside the protection of the law".advertisementThe ruthless tactic of the Pakistani establishment's playbook, long used on Baloch men, children, and the elderly, is now being unleashed on women Baloch, a 24-year-old, became the latest victim of the Pakistani state's suppression when she was kidnapped in the last week of disappearance shows a growing pattern in Balochistan, where the targeting of women has increased since the March detention of renowned activist Mahrang Baloch, a development the Baloch Women Forum describes as a deeply troubling intensification of human rights abuses in the the "death squads" have stepped up their activities, targeting anyone they suspect of having ties to the Baloch freedom death squads have been frequently linked to the Pakistani military and are reportedly composed of local militias or criminals who suppress dissent through violence. While Pakistan's military denies these allegations, human rights organisations have long documented a pattern of enforced disappearances, torture, and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan.- EndsMust Watch
India.com
02-07-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Pakistan: Violent Crackdown On Peaceful Balochistan Protesters Continues Over Abdohi Border Closure
Human rights activists from Balochistan on Tuesday reported that Pakistani forces, including Frontier Corps (FC) and police, launched a violent crackdown on sleeping protesters in D-Baloch, Kech district of Balochistan, during the sixth night of the ongoing protest against the closure of Abdohi border. 'In the dark of night, forces stormed the protest camp, beat peaceful demonstrators, and opened indiscriminate fire. At least 14 protesters have been arrested. The protesters, made up of local traders, labourers, and civilians, have been peacefully demanding the reopening of the Abdohi border, a lifeline for the local economy. The closure, ongoing since March 19, has devastated livelihoods and pushed the indigenous into desperation," read a statement issued by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights organisation from the Pakistani province. The BYC accused that instead of addressing their legitimate economic grievances, the Pakistani authorities have responded with "brutality and suppression". Recently, the rights body slammed the Pakistani authorities for the continuous closure of the Abdohi border, describing it as a form of economic exploitation by Islamabad. The BYC revealed that since the closure of the Abdohi border, a crucial source of income has been severed for hundreds of families in Balochistan, and with no alternative livelihoods and rising economic distress, the closure has pushed communities into hunger and uncertainty Last week, the local traders, labourers, and civilians launched a peaceful sit-in protest as the protesters vowed to continue their agitation until the border is reopened and their economic survival is secured. The BYC highlighted that the Pakistani authorities attempted to suppress the protest as security forces used baton charges and force to intimidate and disperse the demonstrators, rather than engaging in dialogue. Despite this, the rights body stated, the protestors continue to hold their ground, demanding an end to policies that deliberately marginalise them. "The prolonged closure is not just a logistical issue but part of a larger pattern of control, where economic pressure is used as a tool to subjugate. In Balochistan, where corruption and underdevelopment already limit opportunities, closing the border has created a humanitarian crisis which is affecting everyone, and frustration continues to build," said the BYC. Urging authorities to immediately reopen the border, the BYC called for respecting the rights of citizens and halting the use of force against peaceful demonstrations. It also mentioned that ignoring these demands risks deepening the resentment and resistance among a population already pushed to the brink.
