Pakistan Human Rights Violations

Baloch human rights abuses by Pakistan echo in UK parliament, lobbying by activists pays off

The human rights abuses by the Pakistani State in its estranged province of Balochistan through enforced disappearances, torture and summary…

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After Hindu doctor, Sikh trader shot dead amid targeted attacks on minorities in Pakistan

Unidentified attackers on Friday shot dead a trader belonging to the Sikh community in Peshawar's Dir Colony on the Ring…

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Balochistan completes 75 years of colonialisation today

On 27th March 1948, when several nations in South Asia were enjoying their status of freedom, one nation was being…

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Mahal Baloch’s ‘torture’ and forced confession by Pakistan triggers global ire

The "forced confession" from Mahal Baloch - the alleged would-be suicide bomber according to Pakistan, has raised a global storm.…

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UN wants Pak to investigate Pashtun Senator Usman Kakar’s death, alleged ‘kill list’ to eliminate rivals

Four UN Special Rapporteurs on human rights have asked Pakistan to investigate the death of former senator Usman Kakar and…

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Pakistan praises Kashmiri terrorists on women’s day, but baton charges Aurat March at home

On the International Women's Day, as the Islamabad Police was beating up women's groups at the Aurat March for celebrating…

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Videos: Chaos descends in Islamabad as police assault Aurat March protestors

Police in Pakistani capital Islamabad erected barbed wires and launched a baton charge to stop women from taking out the…

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Ahead of women’s day, US report unveils Pakistan’s gender atrocities in Balochistan

A scathing report by the Washington-based MEMRI pins down Pakistan for the abductions of Baloch women. In a report released…

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Afghan-Pakistan relations in turmoil as Pak detains refugees

Tensions are building up between Afghanistan and Pakistan over the harsh treatment being meted out to Afghan refugees recently. Pakistan…

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Barkhan tragedy exposes the rotten feudal system in Pakistan

Balochistan has erupted once again after three bodies, of a woman and her two sons, were found in a well…

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Murder and rape of teenage women in Barkhan likely to broaden Baloch movement

The triple murder case of a woman and her two sons in Barkhan, Balchistan, threw up a twist after the…

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Watch: Balochistan rages over discovery of bodies and a minister’s private prison

Pakistan's alienated province Balochistan has erupted once again after three bodies, a woman and her two sons, were found in…

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Mahal Baloch’s abduction ignites fresh protests against enforced disappearances in Pakistan

The calls for the release of Mahal Baloch, abducted by Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), have grown louder. Pakistan has…

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Pakistan slammed for enforced disappearances and conversions at UN meet

Pakistan has been asked by a number of UN members including India to stop enforced disappearances and the persecution of…

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Watch: Is Karima Baloch’s martyrdom spurring women protests against Pakistan?

There is an upsurge of videos by Baloch activists on Twitter. Most of the visuals—videos and photos—are about women carrying…

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Baloch protestors block roads leading to China-built Gwadar port

Tens of thousands of protestors have blocked roads leading to the Gwadar port being built by China in Pakistan's south-western…

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Canada’s top firm reaches out to Baloch people with eye on rich gold, copper deposits

Barrick Gold Corporation, which signed a deal with the Imran Khan government in March this year to develop the world's…

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Sindhi group wants to drag Pakistan to ICJ over dead bodies at hospital

Even as the Pakistan government is pretending that nothing happened at the Nishtar Hospital in Multan, where hundreds of rotting…

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Mystery shrouds 200 rotting bodies in Pakistan hospital, activists seek probe

The discovery of nearly 200 rotting bodies on the roof of Nishtar hospital in Pakistan's Punjab on Friday continues to…

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Interview: It is a matter of time when the world takes note of Pakistani ‘genocide’ in Balochistan—Dr Naseem Baloch in Geneva

Geneva, other than being a beautiful city, is the mecca of human rights activists . The UN holds three sessions…

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UN urged to probe abductions and killings by Pakistan’s forces in Balochistan

Baloch separatist group, the Baloch National Movement (BNM) has appealed to the UN to send a fact-finding mission to Balochistan…

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