The disturbing news of a Frontier Corps (FC) soldier sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy in Hoshap, District Kech, on Wednesday has drawn condemnation and shock from people in Balochistan and beyond over the often-unreported repressive conduct of the security forces in the region. According to initial gatherings, the young boy was raped by an on-duty ...
Families of some abducted Baloch activists recently complained about the behaviour of members of a commission formed by the government for the recovery of missing persons. A few said they were even told not to appear before the commission if they were not satisfied with its workings. They were ridiculed and asked the same basic ...
Pakistan’s security officials abducted Karima Baloch’s body from Karachi airport early Sunday morning. Against her family’s wish, armed soldiers escorted them and the ambulance carrying her body out of the city. Initially, we thought the thinking behind this drastic action was to stop the family from passing through Lyari on their way to Balochistan as ...
On Thursday, thousands of people rallied to the Karachi Press Club to pay tributes to Karima Baloch and also demanded a thorough investigation into her death under circumstances that her family says are suspicious. The protesters called on Canada to carry out a deeper probe and ensure the truth is uncovered. They held pictures of ...
The decision to fence Gwadar has given validity to the concerns of Baloch people that Pakistan’s rulers have always seen Balochistan as a region of opportunities, but unfortunately not for the real inhabitants of the land. It has been clear for long the Gwadar development projects were not meant for the locals, yet the news ...
نامیێں بلۆچ نبشته‌کار مهلب نسیرئے یکّێں چُک، چارده سالی رۆهێل، 7 دسمبر، دو شمبهئے سُهبئے ساهت دَها، سویڈنئے شهر اوپسالها زمینئے امبازاں دئیگ بوت. رۆهێل و مات نومبرئے ماها کرۆنائے نادراهیا گپتگ‌اتنت. رۆهێل تاں چارده رۆچا اوپسالهئے اکێدمِسکا هسپتالا اَت و همے هسپتالا 23 نومبرا بێران بوت.رۆهێلئے بێرانیئے هال که شنگ بوت ته سویڈنا چُکانی ...
Former England striker Gary Lineker hosted a Baloch refugee, who came to his house in August, for 20 days and, by the looks of it, he is not a bad host. “During my stay at your beautiful home, I never felt that I am a stranger or guest but it seemed to me as if ...
August is a dreaded month in Balochistan. It’s full of important, painful dates, with almost every year adding yet another death anniversary in the calendar. This year has already added Hayat Baloch to the list — and, frighteningly, we are still only about halfway through the month. In August, Balochistan experiences violence as the security ...
Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers deliberately targeted Hayat Baloch and the claims that he was killed in an exchange of fire between suspected militants and the security forces are false, according to witnesses. “I saw five or six FC men beating him,” an eyewitness told the Balochistan Times on the condition of anonymity. “Whenever he raised ...
نامدارێن بلۆچ کماش واجه سردار حمیدالله سردارزئیی، دۆشی، یکشمبها، تهرانا، چه کرۆنائے نادراهیا بێران بوتگ. واجه سک نادراه بوتگ و تهرانئے هسپتالا آیی سی یوا بوتگ. واجه حمیدالله سردارزئیانی کماش بوتگ. آییئے اُمر شَست سال بوتگ. واجه سکێن بااسرێن مردمے بوتگ و سجهێن بلۆچان، هاس چهبارئے مردمان پتێئے چمان چارتگ. مردم آییا مهروان و زانتکارێن ...
