April 6, 2025
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Challenging the narrative: Why Pakistan is afraid of activist Mahrang Baloch

Activist Mahrang Baloch (File photo) Balochistan, a region rife with conflict, has become a powder keg as Pakistan confronts a growing insurgency and resistance movement, most recently illustrated with the hijacking of a train by the Balochistan Liberation Army.The shock attack resulted in around 60 deaths and brought to fore the boiling deep-seated tensions between […]

Pakistan detains leading Baloch rights activist: Police

QUETTA: Pakistan detained a leading female Baloch rights activist on Saturday for holding a sit-in in southwestern Balochistan at which three protesters were also killed, police said.Mahrang Baloch, one of Pakistan’s most prominent human rights advocates, has long campaigned for the Baloch ethnic group from the southwestern province of Balochistan, which alleges being subjected to […]

Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch alleges Pakistani security forces fired on protesters in Quetta, one dead

NEW DELHI: Prominent Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch has accused Pakistani security forces of opening fire on peaceful protesters in Pakistan’s Quetta, resulting in multiple injuries and one death. Taking to X, she condemned the incident, stating, “In Quetta, police opened indiscriminate fire on peaceful protesters, leaving many injured and one protester dead. This is how […]