PAKISTAN: Today marks 17 years since the enforced disappearance of Deen Muhammad Baloch, who was taken from his place of work, Khuzdar Civil Hospital, on 28 June 2009. Despite repeated petitions to the courts, appeals to authorities, and tireless advocacy by his family, his whereabouts remain unknown.
#EndEnforcedDisappearances
Friday is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
Despite being prohibited under international law, torture persists around the world.
The UN has long condemned it as one of the vilest acts human beings can inflict on one another.
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“Government has decided in principle to award the contract for the Rs205 billion Kharian-Rawalpindi Motorway (M-13) to the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) through a negotiated process, bypassing competitive biddin.” https://t.co/GpJdHOrJ7E
“Destitute and naïve” — The Nation’s description of Baloch youth says more about Pakistan’s condescending gaze than about Balochistan itself. Paternalism dressed as sympathy.
Only newspaper I have seen so far that has welcomed life sentence of @MahrangBaloch_
‼️‼️ A Great Pity @The_Nation
Necessary Verdict https://t.co/YxEKR0YjQA via @the_nation
independent evidence, and constitutional protections for political expression and peaceful assembly. Those gaps raise significant questions about due process and the standard of proof applied.
1/ Read through the ATC-I Quetta judgment (22-06-2026) convicting Dr. Mahrang Baloch & Sibghatullah — life imprisonment each, Qatl-i-Amd + Anti-Terrorism Act. Several due-process red flags stand out. Thread 🧵
At its core, the verdict appears to blur the line between participation in a protest and criminal responsibility. The judgment relies heavily on the doctrine of unlawful assembly and "common object" while providing limited visible analysis of individualised conduct,