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Prominent Pakistani Journalist Latif Baloch Shot Dead in Balochistan Province - Committee to Protect Journalists
- Pakistani journalist Abdul Latif was shot dead on May 24, 2025, in his home in Mashkay Tehsil, Awaran district, Balochistan province.
- The killing occurred after unidentified gunmen attempted to abduct him, and he resisted, prompting security forces and local reports linking this to a broader campaign targeting dissenters.
- Latif was known for reporting on enforced disappearances, military abuses, and human rights violations in the conflict-ridden and impoverished Balochistan, with affiliations to Daily Intikhab, Aaj News, and ARY News.
- Rights groups and the Baloch Yakjehti Committee condemned the killing as a terror act to silence dissent, urging international attention and an immediate investigation into whether it was linked to Latif’s journalistic work.
- The incident highlights ongoing violence against Baloch activists and journalists amid Pakistan's alleged 'kill and dump' campaign, with calls for accountability amid unacknowledged killings and no arrests made so far.
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Prominent Pakistani journalist Latif Baloch shot dead in Balochistan province - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, May 27, 2025—Pakistani authorities must immediately investigate the May 24 killing of journalist Latif Baloch in the southwestern province of Balochistan and ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. In the morning, unidentified gunmen broke into Baloch’s home in the Mashkay Tehsil subdivision of Awaran district and shot him dead, according to the local nonprofit Rural Media Netw…
Human rights crisis of missing persons in Balochistan
By Syed Shahmeer Gillani (Punjab University student, Media And Development Communication Department) Underdevelopment, conflict, and a recurring problem that still haunts Balochistan, the biggest but least populated area of Pakistan, have long plagued its people. Enforced disappearances are one more issue. For decades, Balochistan has seen waves of upheaval connected to political grievances, calls for more autonomy, and claims of violations of h…
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The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Tuesday condemned the enforced disappearance of Baloch leader Ghani Baloch, blaming Pakistan’s Law Enforcement Agencies and Frontier Corps….reports Asian Lite News The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a Balochistan-based human rights organisation, on Tuesday strongly condemned the enforced disappearance of Baloch political leader Ghani Baloch, allegedly carried out by Pakistan’s Law Enforcement Agencies (LE…
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