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Evidence refutes minister’s claim of no military raid

  Evidence has emerged that shows there have been military raids in the Kolwah area of Balochistan, proving media reports to be true despite the claim by a minister that no such action was taking place in the area. Local sources have told Balochistan Times that Frontier Corps soldiers have been conducting searches in most ...

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Lack of progress in Sajid Hussain case

A month and a half has passed since Sajid Hussain disappeared in Sweden and the police have still not been able to find out what has happened to him. The fact that he went missing in a European country is a source of grave concern for his friends and family. But it should be worrisome ...

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Uzair Baloch the lonely gangster

Uzair Baloch was on Monday produced before an antiterrorism court after Pakistan army handed him over to the prison authorities. He had been in the army’s custody for three years. Uzair Baloch is the last living boss of the decades-long Lyari Gang War. All his friends — and enemies — have over the years been ...

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Our missing editor’s case

Prominent journalist and Chief Editor Balochistan Times Sajid Hussain has been missing from Uppsala, Sweden, since March 2 of this year. What is worrying is that the Swedish police have as of yet failed to make a breakthrough in the case even after a month of his disappearance. His family, friends and journalist unions have ...

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Family says too early to accuse anyone in Sajid Hussain case

Family members of Sajid Hussain, who has been missing in Sweden since March 2, have said they are not yet accusing anyone in his disappearance case. According to them, it is an uncertain time for them and while they are thankful for the media coverage of the case, they are concerned about some speculative reports. ...

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ساجد هُسئین سویڈنا بێگواه اِنت

بلۆچستان‌ٹایمزۓ سَرشۆنکار، بلۆچی زبانۓ لبزانت و انگرێزی زبانۓ نامیێن بلۆچ اهوالکار ساجد هُسئین چه 2 مارچا بێگواه اِنت. ساجدا 2007آ اهوالکاری  بندات کرتگ. پێسرا ڈئیلی ٹایمز و پدا گۆن دی نیوز انٹرنئیشنلا بندۆک بوتگ. ساجدۓ گۆن انگرێزی رۆتاکان اهوالکاریۓ اے سَپر تان 2012آ برجم بوتگ. ای نیاما ساجدا انگرێزی زبانا بلوچستانۓ بازێن سرهالانی سرا نبشته ...

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Chief editor Sajid Hussain went missing in Sweden

The editorial board of the Balochistan Times has decided to share the deeply concerning news about the disappearance of our Chief Editor, Sajid Hussain. He has been missing from Uppsala, Sweden, since March 2, 2020. A formal case was filed with the Swedish police on March 3, 2020. As of today, there is no clue ...

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Two Balochistan-based human rights groups announce merger

Two Balochistan-based human rights groups on Sunday announced their merger. The decision came in the midst of escalating rights abuses in war-torn Balochistan where thousands of cases of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings have come to limelight since early 2000s. The Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) and the Baloch Human Rights Organization (BHRO) announced ...

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Police crack down on medical students in Quetta

The police on Wednesday cracked down on the protesting medical students of the Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences (BUMHS) who had gathered outside the Balochistan Assembly to ask the government for better conditions on the campus. They have been protesting for the last 40 days inside the university campus against the administration against ...