Balochistan

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has been re-elected as Chairman of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) for the next four years after the party's intra-party elections held at the Central Secretariat in Islamabad.

The Balochistan government has imposed a night-time travel ban on major highways in several districts, primarily affecting public transport, in response to rising security concerns.

Eight people were killed in twin attacks in Balochistan as gunmen ambushed a police van in Nushki, killing four personnel, and later shot dead four Punjabi labourers in Kalat. Authorities have launched investigations amid rising security concerns.

Protests erupted in Balochistan following the arrest of Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) activists, including Mahrang Baloch. The crackdown and alleged police violence have drawn condemnation from human rights organizations, leading to postponement of planned sit-in protest.

At least four police personnel were killed in an armed attack on a patrolling van in the Gharibabad area of Nushki district, Balochistan, ARY News reported. The unidentified assailants fled the scene.

Pakistani forces attacked Baloch protesters in Quetta, abducting activist Mahrang Baloch and seizing bodies of slain civilians. The Pakistani Army has also enforced an internet shutdown. Activists raise concerns over human rights violations at the UNHRC.

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A new HRCB report reveals 144 enforced disappearances and 46 extrajudicial killings in Balochistan in February 2025, with security forces accused of targeting students and activists, escalating human rights concerns.

Balochistan journalist Asif Kareem Khetran, who previously reported threats from the Pakistan Army, has gone missing from Barkhan. His disappearance has sparked outrage, with press freedom groups demanding his safe return and accountability.

Paank, the human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement, condemned the extrajudicial killings of Nizam Baloch and Shahnawaz in Balochistan. Calling for accountability, it urged international action against enforced disappearances and state-backed death squads, highlighting ongoing human rights violations in the region.