Editorial: DHS and Baloch Visa Issue
US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) has continued to support the Baloch cause in a number of ways months after the landmark congressional hearing on Balochistan. After the hearing, Mr. Rohrabacher, on March 27th, addressed a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington DC to articulate full support for the Baloch right to self-determination; [...]
Dera Bugti: Probe Demanded into Mass Graves
The Baloch Hal Monitoring Desk QUETTA: Nawabzada Jamil Bugti, a son of slain Baloch sardar Nawab Akbar Bugti, has demanded an impartial probe into the recent discovery of a mass grave in Dera Bugti. A pit has been unearthed containing the bullet-riddled remains of a number of people who were buried unceremoniously, Bugti told a [...]
Balochistan Police Acquires Video Evidence of FC’s Involvement in Illegal Detentions
The Baloch Hal News ISLAMABAD: The Balochistan Police has informed the Supreme Court of Pakistan that it has “substantial evidence” of the Frontier Corp’s (FC) involvement in extrajudicial arrests and disappearances in Balochistan, an issue which the local police are absolutely powerless to grapple with considering the enormous powers the FC enjoys in Balochistan. Mr. [...]
Police Inspector Among Two Killed in Quetta, Mastung
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA/MASTUNG: Two people, including a police inspector, were shot dead in Quetta and Mastung towns of Balochistan on Friday. According to police, unidentified armed men riding a motorbike opened indiscriminate firing on Inspector Syed Jalal Shah in Killi Kamalu within the limits of Shalkot police station. As a result, he received [...]
Pilot Survives As PAF Plane Crashes in Lasbela
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA: A plane of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed in Sonmiyani area, in Lasbela district, on Friday however, its pilot luckily remained safe. According to sources, a PAF Mirag plane took off from Masroor Base Karachi and fell in Sonmiyani area of Lasbela after developing technical fault. However, pilot namely [...]
Balochistan High Court Appoints Three Permanent Judges
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA: Three judges of Balochistan High Court (BHC) took oath after they were made permanent judges, on Friday. Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court (BHC), Justice Qazi Faez Esa administered oath to Justice Abdul Qadir Mengal, Justice Naeem Akthar Afghan and Justice Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar. The oath taking ceremony took [...]
PPP Minister in Balochistan Says No Harm in Doing Corruption
The Baloch Hal News QUETTA: The Provincial Minister for Communications Ali Madad Jattak has said there is no harm in doing corruption and there must be some sort of corruption in Balochistan since it is a backward province. Talking to the media here on Friday, Ali Madad Jattak, who is also spokesperson of Balochistan government, [...]
No Peace in Balochistan Unless Security Forces Change Their Ways: Ali Dayan Hasan
By Malik Siraj Akbar The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has been actively highlighting human rights abuses in Pakistan in recent times. The organisation’s Pakistan Director Ali Dayan Hasan has attracted a lot of attention in the media during the past few months, due to his vocal stance on human rights violations in Balochistan [...]
Aurat Foundation Organizes Seminar on Women’s Participation in Upcoming General Elections
The Aurat Foundation organized a one-day seminar on women’s participation in upcoming general elections: Photos by Din Mohammad Watanpal Published in The Baloch Hal on May 8, 2012