Balochistan: Massive protests against disappearances, brutality despite blockades

Thousands of Dera Ghazi Khan residents took part in the demonstration against state terrorism and brutality in Balochistan, which is being carried out by the Pakistani government. 7366988124037509516?s=20 https://x.com/BYCKech People were observed taking part in the Dera Ghazi Khan rally organized by the Baloch Unity Committee. According to Baloch Yakjahti Committee – Kech, Ghayur Baloch […]

by Sagarika Gautam - December 18, 2023, 5:45 pm

Thousands of Dera Ghazi Khan residents took part in the demonstration against state terrorism and brutality in Balochistan, which is being carried out by the Pakistani government. 7366988124037509516?s=20 https://x.com/BYCKech People were observed taking part in the Dera Ghazi Khan rally organized by the Baloch Unity Committee. According to Baloch Yakjahti Committee Kech, Ghayur Baloch of Makran, Jhalawan, Sarawan, Kohistan, Koh-e-Sulaiman, and Dera Ghazi Khan was speaking out against state terrorism. Protesters in the state of Balochistan carried banners and placards with messages such as “Stop your terrorism.” The Baloch nation, according to the protestors, will no longer put up with the practice of kidnapping, murdering, and killing people during fictitious encounters.

The rally saw massive gatherings despite the blockade, arrests, torture, intimidation and threats by the Punjab Police, thousands of people from Dera Ghazi Khan participated in the rally and raised their voices against state terrorism and brutality in Balochistan.
“From Makran to Dera Ghazi Khan, all the Baloch have now become one voice and a force against state oppression and oppressive policies. The state has set fire to Balochistan for the last two decades, there is not a single house where someone has not gone missing or their mutilated body has not been dumped and now every other house a youth is being targeted in a fake encounter.