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Controversial law passed by POJK Assembly, 3,000 local Govt represesentatives left useless & crying

Representative Pic of Pak-occupied Jammu & Kashmir.

Muzaffarabad (POJK), May 5 (NVI) The so-called Assembly of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a puppet grouping selected by the Pakistani military, has shocked the locals by passing a controversial law under which only its elected members will have the full authority to identify and use local government development funds schemes.

The new law, which has rendered around 3,000 elected local government councillors redundant, has been significantly enacted at a time tensions are escalating between India and Pakistan and two countries are at the brink of a war.

It may be noted that on February 19, 2025, the High Court of POJK had issued a direction that development funds should be spent only through elected local government representatives in accordance with the Local Government Act of 1990.

But the POJK Assembly passed a new law, according to which only the assembly members will identify all local government schemes.

The new law was supported by all the parties in the coalition government, including the members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Forward Bloc), the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party.

All the MLAs, including Qayyum Niazi of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, opposed the bill.

Each year, billions of Rupees are spent on various developmental projects. In the current financial year, this amount was Rs 28 billion, out of which about Rs 4 billion was allocated for local government.

Before the court’s decision, about Rs 500 million had been spent by the Assembly members. However, after the court’s decision, it was temporarily stopped.

Now, after the new law, the assembly members will have direct control over these funds, and they will determine the development schemes themselves.

It should be noted that earlier money was spent through the assembly members and it will still be spent through them. The difference is that earlier it was spent without any law and now it will be spent under the law.

Local government representatives and civil society have termed the move as a major setback for local democracy.

According to them, the decision not only promotes centralization of powers but also increases the chances of corruption. (NVI)

Pakistan conducts propaganda stunt while escalating military tensions with India

Representative pic of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Muzaffarabad (POJK), May 5 (NVI) While escalating tensions with India, Pakistan has resorted to a farcical and misleading propaganda war, for which it is trying to use some international media outlets besides the domestic ones.

As part of such a stunt, Information Minister Ataullah Tarar today took a team of media persons to select places of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), which he claimed were going to be targeted by India.

He claimed to those media persons, on whatever basis, that India was viewing these venues as terrorist training camps, which could be attacked.

The media delegation, which was ferried to and fro in a military helicopter, was taken to Gojra Charota and Bela Noorshah.

Locals said the media persons were deliberately taken to such areas where there are no terrorist training camps and are inhabited mostly by Shias, who resent Pakistan and violence.

“Terrorist training camps openly operate in PoJK. But the media persons were not taken to those places by the Pakistani Information Minister. Those places were not shown to the media persons,” a local told NVI.

“The media persons were taken to normal civilian areas, just to claim there was no wrong happening in POJK,” he said.

The tour was clearly a propaganda stunt aimed at misleading the international community besides the Pakistani public, since in this age, satellites are clearly able to identify and scan the places where terror training camps are functional in POJK since decades under direct patronage of the Pakistani military.

If the Pakistan government were really serious, it would let the international media persons freely roam across POJK to find for themselves whether terror training camps exist or not. It would conduct a tour of caged birds.  (NVI)

Balochistan: Outrage after Pakistan army dumps over 50 mutilated bodies in hospital

11 coal miners from Pak's minority Hazara community shot dead in Balochistan
Representative pic of killings in Balochistan

Shaal (Balochistan), May 4 (NVI) In a shocking development, occupying Pakistan Army has dumped in the Civil Hospital here bodies of over 50 people suspected to have been killed in fake encounters in Balochistan.

The bodies have been dumped in the morgue of the hospital in an insane manner, with many of them being out one above the other like a pile, according to credible sources.

All the bodies bear bullet marks, making it clear that they have been shot dead, the sources said.

It is suspected that the bodies are of those Baloch people who were forcibly and illegally abducted by the Pakistani military from time to time.

Expressing outrage over the development, Baloch National Movement (BNM) has urged international human rights organizations to investigate the matter urgently, help identify the bodies and to pressure the Pakistani government to treat the dead with dignity.

“Families must be allowed to bury their loved ones according to their religious and cultural traditions,” said BNM spokesman Qazi Rehan.

“This incident is a stark reflection of escalating human rights abuses. Just days ago, after the martyrdom of Baloch Sarmchars (Freedom Fighters)in Kech district, their bodies were also seized by the Pakistan Army.

“Despite public protests by the families, the bodies were not returned—further exposing the state’s inhumane and oppressive practices,” he said.

He added that enforced disappearances and custodial killings will not suppress the Baloch national liberation movement.

He said Pakistani Army’s efforts to stoke a war-like atmosphere with India and incite war fervor in Punjab appear to be a cover for intensifying brutal military aggression in Balochistan.

“It is increasingly evident that the true target is not a foreign adversary, but the Baloch nation,” Rehan said

BNM’s Human Rights Department ‘Paank’ also  raised alarm over the discovery of so many mutilated bodies in Shaal.

 

 

Reports suggest that decomposing corpses are being piled on top of each other, creating dangerous and inhumane conditions.

Paank states that over the past month, more than two dozen individuals have allegedly been killed in suspected fake encounters carried out by Pakistani security forces.

While around a dozen victims have been identified and buried by their families, the rest remain unclaimed and unidentified, it said.

Their bodies lie without recognition or dignity, further highlighting the scale of the crisis, Paank said.

The presence of severely mutilated remains points to possible acts of torture, extrajudicial killings, and enforced disappearances—grave violations under international law.

Paank has emphasized that this is not only a public health emergency but also a human rights catastrophe that demands immediate action.

Paank has called on the Government of Pakistan and national and international human rights institutions to respond urgently by initiating independent forensic investigations, disclosing the identities of the deceased where possible, handing over the bodies to their families, holding those responsible accountable, and allowing access to international observers to assess the situation first hand.

In its statement, Paank reiterated that the people of Balochistan are entitled to justice, truth, and dignity.

It warned that continued silence and inaction will only deepen the suffering of a population already subjected to long-standing violence and impunity. (NVI)

Balochistan: BLA claims killing of 13 Pakistani soldiers in a recent clash

Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fighters at some undisclosed location. File Pic.

Quetta, May 3 (NVI) Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed to have killed 13 Pakistani soldiers in a major clash in Balochistan in which the outfit lost three of its fighters.

In a belated statement, the BLA said the troops of the occupying Pakistan Army tried to surround the freedom fighters in Dannuk area of Turbat district in Balochistan during the intervening night of April 29-30.

“The clashes, which started at 3:30 am, continued until sunrise. Freedom fighters remained fixed in their positions for three hours and dealt fierce blows to the enemy,” BLA spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said.

During the operation, the BLA fighters also targeted occupying army’s convoy, he said.

In these battles, 13 personnel of the Pakistan Army were eliminated and several others were wounded, the spokesman said.

The BLA lost 3 freedom fighters, including Sangat Nabeel alias Ali, Sangat Feroz Sarban alias Nood Bandag and Sangat Muhammad Umar Zaka alias Guru, he said.

Earlier on April 8, BLA killed 9 Pakistani soldiers and injured several others in a clash that went on for several hours in Kapori area of Dukki in Balochistan

Three BLA freedom fighters — Sangat Abdul Wahab alias Deedag, Sangat Rahim Khan Marri alias Sarang and Sangat Zahid Ali alias Wash Dil—were martyred in this battle, Jeeyand Baloch said.

The BLA paid rich “tributes to all its freedom fighters who gave new life to the struggle for national liberation by sacrificing their precious lives,” he said.

“Despite the enemy’s modern war equipment and military superiority, our freedom fighters crushed the enemy’s arrogance with the weapons of determination, courage and belief,” the BLA spokesman said.

“These sacrifices of the martyrs are capital of our morale and the foundation of our resistance ideology, which is impossible to forget,” he said.

“BLA once again reiterates its resolve that we will complete this holy mission of the martyrs, demolish every front of the enemy and will breathe only upon the liberation of Baloch motherland from the chains of slavery,” he asserted. (NVI)

Balochistan: Freedom fighters launch massive operation, virtually control city

Quetta: Scores of Baloch freedom fighters launched a massive operation in Mangocher city of Kalat district in Balochistan, attacking the main camp of occupying Pakistani military and seizing control of the major highway and key government buildings.

The operation began in the evening of Pakistani and was continuing as the midnight passed.

Sounds of heavy gunfire and explosions resonated the city, implying the intensity of the attack, locals reported as the situation remained tense.

It was a multi-pronged operation, with some fighters attacking the main camp of the Pakistani military.

Some others seized control of the main highway, checking vehicles for the military personnel who travel in the garb of civilians in public transport since the security vehicles are regularly targeted by the Baloch fighters.

Others took control of a bank and a court and set those on fire.

Government weapons and a vehicle have also been seized.

Four policemen were taken into custody, and their weapons reportedly seized.

The rebels also freed 10 prisoners being transported by police personnel who were taken into custody by the fighters.

The operation is still going on. (NVI)

TTP steps up attacks on Pakistani military, kills 30 soldiers in 5 days, captures 4

Special squad of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) undergoing training. (File Pic)

Peshawar, May 2 (NVI): Intensifying its campaign under ‘Operation Al-Khandaq’, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) carried out 34 attacks at the Pakistani military and its affiliates in a span of 5 days, killing over 30 soldiers and injuring many more, besides destroying their assets, according to the Islamist outfit.

More embarrassing for the Pakistani military has been the capture of its 4 personnel by the TTP in Khyber Pakhktunkhwa Province.

The TTP had launched the ‘Operation Al-Khandaq’ in March, saying its goal was to defeat the “most corrupt” Pakistan Army.

Sharing details of the operations, the TTP gave a break-up of the attacks, including firing assaults, mine blasts, sniper shooting and grenade explosions at several places across the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

In one of the biggest clashes, the TTP cadres engaged in a fierce gunfight with the personnel of police and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Domail in Bannu district on the intervening night of Arpil 30 and May 1, it said.

“During the clash, six officers were killed and two were injured,” TTP spokesman Muhammad Khorasani said, adding the Taliban also captured a Kalashnikov, a night vision laser and two mobile phones.

“One Mujahideen was martyred in this operation,” he said in a statement.

During the same night, the TTP attacked a military post located in Dera Ismail Khan district, in which two security cameras were destroyed and casualties took place, he said.

During the same night, hand grenades were thrown at the Karkhano police station in the  Swabi, in which a police mobile was destroyed, the spokesman said.

The second attack was also carried out with hand grenades on a post located in the Baja Bamkhel area of ​​the same district, in which casualties were reported, he said.

The third attack was carried out with light and heavy weapons on the Jandi outpost in the same province, in which casualties and property losses were reported, Khorasani said.

The fourth attack was also carried out the same night on a post located in the Klas area of ​​the same district, in which one officer was killed, he said.

Six Pakistani soldiers were killed in fierce clashes in Loi Mamond district of Bajaur on April 29, the spokesman said.

A Pakistan Army soldier was killed yesterday in a sniper attack in the Shipeshtun area of ​​​​Ladha in South Waziristan, the spokesman said.

A police post was attacked in the Kalasing area of ​​​​Totalai, Buner province, in which a policeman named Irfan was injured, he said.

In another incident, an ambush was carried out at a military convoy in the Tirah Shalubar Pabikhel area of ​​​​Bara district of Khyber province yesterday, in which one soldier was killed and two were injured, while the rest of the convoy managed to escape, the spokesman said.

On April 30, a sniper attack was launched on the “Garab Post” located in the Teti Madakhel area of ​​​​Spin Wam district of North Waziristan, in which one soldier was killed and another was injured.

He said the Pakistan Army raided the Kaka Khel area of ​​​​Garyum district of North Waziristan on April 30 and the TTP cadres responded with a strong and effective strategy.

The battle continued for about an hour and a half, in which one army officer was killed, while a drone camera was also shot down, and the Mujahideen managed to escape safely, he said.

The spokesman said the TTP cadres also foiled an ambush by the army on the Tank Road in Gara Mohabbat area of ​​​​Kalachi district, DI Khan, in which one officer was killed and several were injured, while the Taliban managed to escape safely.

An army drone was shot down in the village of Yupay (Lokhe) of Dogar district, Kurram on April 30, he said.

A sniper and a Pika attack was carried out at the Sheshkroz military post in Mir Ali district of North Waziristan, in which a security camera was destroyed yesterday morning, he said.

The second attack was carried out at 12:30 pm yesterday on a military post located in Khushali Natasi area of ​​Mir Ali district of North Waziristan province using snipers and Pikas, in which one military officer was killed.

A Pakistani soldier was targeted by a sniper in the Jhawar Kali military post in Shaktoi district of South Waziristan province on April 30, he said.

Yesterday afternoon, a security camera was destroyed in a sniper attack on a check post in Zuni Khel Mali Khel area of ​​Bakakhel of Bannu district, he said.

A military post located in the Munzar Khel area of ​​Datta Khel in North Waziristan was attacked by a group of militants yesterday, resulting in casualties, the spokesman said.

Two soldiers were killed in a sniper attack on a military post in Tirah Bhutan Sharif in Barah on April 27, he said.

Missiles were fired at Khysor Kikarai Qila and the adjacent military post in Tiarza district of South Waziristan province on April 29, resulting in casualties and property damage, the TTP spokesman said.

A laser gun attack was carried out on the Daraban police station in DI Khan district which resulted in casualties, he said.

Four military personnel have been arrested and shifted to a safe place during various operations in Tank province, Khorasani said.

A notorious CTD official Noor Islam was targeted and killed in the limits of the Matni police station in the Adizi area of ​​​​Bad Bir in Peshawar district.

Snipers also attacked military personnel who were coming for a raid on April 30 in the Khushhali Tir Raghazai area of ​​​​Mirali in North Waziristan district, he said, adding two soldiers were killed and one injured.

A grenade launcher attack was also carried out on April 29 at the “Nalkai Post” located in Land Muhammad Khel area of ​​​​Bovia district of North Waziristan district, the spokesman said, adding there were casualties.

A mine blast was carried out on military personnel in Nawagi district of Bajaur province, in which there are reports of casualties.

Two military personnel were killed and a security camera was also destroyed in a sniper attack on the Warsak Nakai post located in the Tirah Shalubar area of ​​Bara district of Khyber province on the afternoon of April 29.

The post was then targeted with other weapons, with a strong possibility of further casualties, he said.

An MI operative Khalid was killed during a raid on April 29

During the intervening night of April 29 and 30, a military officer was killed in a sniper attack on a military post located in Hamzoni Raghazi area of ​​​​Bovia district of North Waziristan province. An army mule was also killed in this attack.

A military officer was killed in a sniper attack on April 27 on military personnel carrying rations for the Top Sar post located in Tirah Bhutan Sharif area of ​​​​Bara district of Khyber province.

On April 29, a mine blast was carried out on an armored vehicle of a DSP who was coming for a raid in Dharaban district of DI Khan, the spokesman said, adding several personnel were injured while the armored vehicle was destroyed.

An army personnel was killed and another injured in a sniper attack on an army post located in Ghwai Ghara village of Sadda district of Kurram district, the spokesman said.

An army convoy was attacked in Gara Guldad area of ​​Kalachi district of Dera Ismail Khan province, which lasted for an hour. The military personnel abandoned their vehicles on the road and fled, he said, adding several personnel were killed and injured.

Yesterday morning, the Pakistan Army raided the Shodad Khel area of ​​Garyoum district of North Waziristan, he said, adding the Mujahideen retaliated and fought a fierce battle that continued until evening.

Three military personnel were killed and four injured in this clash, after which the Taliban also captured the army’s heavy weapons (LMG and mortars, etc.), but left them for some security reasons, he said.

Many army vehicles were also destroyed in this clash, he said.

On April 29, the Pakistan Army went out to carry out a raid in the Shaki Soti village of South Waziristan, the spokesman said.

The Army unit was ambushed on its return, which resulted in loss of life and property, he said.

On April 29, a Pakistan Army check post was attacked in the Azam Warsak district of South Waziristan province, in which a camera was targeted, and it is also reported that military personnel were injured in the attack, Khorasani said.

On the same day, TTP cadres attacked Chief of Latimbar Police Station Niaz Marjan in Rahmatabad area of ​​Karak, injuring him seriously, he said. (NVI)

BLA kills Pakistani ISI officer, his agent in Balochistan

Representative image of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).

Quetta, April 29 (NVI) In a setback to the occupying Pakistani military’s spying network in Balochistan, freedom fighters of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) have killed an officer of the intelligence agency ISI, along with another agent, and injured a third associate in a targeted operation.

The BLA fighters also targeted vehicles of occupying Pakistani army, police and the Saindak Project and set up a blockade on the main highway during the last 48 hours, according to the outfit.

In an operation based on specific information, the BLA fighters blew up a vehicle in Pasni city of Gwadar district of Balochistan and killed ISI officer Muhammad Nawaz, a resident of Khushab district of Pakistani Punjab, its spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said.

Nawaz was travelling in a disguise when the BLA fighters blew up his vehicle using a remote-controlled IED on the night of 27th April.

In the attack, an associate of Nawaz, identified as Salman of Pasni, was also killed and another agent Shah Nazar was wounded, the spokesman said.

Salman was a local agent of Nawaz and a key member of the so-called ‘Death Squad’, a Pakistani military-backed militia which targets Baloch citizens.

Their vehicle was completely destroyed in the blast, Jeeyand Baloch said.

Nawaz was posted in Gwadar and was under constant surveillance of BLA’s intelligence wing “ZIRAB”, the spokesman said.

In a separate attack, BLA freedom fighters targeted occupying Pakistani army personnel in the Jamaki Tank area of Zamuran and killed a soldier with a sniper fire, he said.

BLA freedom fighters also set up a blockade on the Quetta-Karachi main highway at Khazinai in the Mangocher area of Kalat and conducted snap checking during the intervening night of April 27 and 28, Jeeyand Baloch said in a statement.

During this operation, freedom fighters targeted vehicles of the Saindak Project, he said.

In another operation on Sunday night, Baloch Liberation Army fighters targeted the police line with a hand grenade in the Dhadar area of Bolan. (NVI)

Pahalgam attack: Baloch group BNM says Pakistan must be held accountable

Dr Naseem Baloch, Chairman of Baloch National Movement (BNM) (File Pic)

New Delhi, April 28 (NVI) Strongly condemning the Pahalgam terror attack, Baloch National Movement (BNM), an organisation struggling for liberation of Balochistan, has said Pakistan continues to “use proxy terrorism as a tool of foreign policy, undermining regional peace and stability” and must be held accountable.

BNM Chairman Naseem Baluch said targeting tourists in Pahalgam was “an act of sheer cowardice, aimed at spreading fear and disrupting harmony in the region”.

“We stand with the victims and the people of Kashmir. This attack must be condemned internationally, and Pakistan must be held accountable for its continued sponsorship of terror,” he said in a statement.

“What’s more telling is the timing. This massacre comes just after the Pakistani army chief Asim Munir invoked the outdated and divisive ‘Two-Nation Theory’, a mindset that has historically fueled extremism, hatred, and cross-border violence,” said Naseem Baluch.

“This is not a coincidence, but a pattern. Every time Pakistan raises the Kashmir issue rhetorically or symbolically, we see bloodshed on the ground,” said the BNM chief who lives in exile in Europe.

Refusing to accept Pakistan’s denials, he said, “The world has seen this before: Pakistani nationals caught or killed in Kashmir, and its fingerprints on cross-border terrorism from Iran to Afghanistan to Balochistan.”

He highlighted, “Pakistan’s military establishment continues to use proxy terrorism as a tool of foreign policy, undermining regional peace and stability.”

In another post on X, Naseem Baluch said the recent statement by Gen Asim Munir threatening to “crush ten generations of the Baloch nation” is not only a horrifying declaration of genocide but also a brutal reflection of the State’s deep-rooted colonial mindset and hatred towards the Baloch people.

“This isn’t just a threat, it’s a confession. A confession of the Pakistani military establishment’s failure to silence a nation that has resisted seven decades of occupation, exploitation, and repression.

“Such language, coming from the highest military office, exposes the true face of the Pakistani State.

“It confirms that the Baloch are not facing a counter-insurgency operation; they are facing genocidal campaign,” the BNM Chairman said.

He said the Pakistan Army is a force that “has abducted thousands of Baloch, dumped mutilated bodies, bombed villages and now dares to openly declare the destruction of future generations.

“Yet the history has shown that nations cannot be destroyed by threats. The Baloch national struggle is not built on fear, it is built on sacrifice, and the unwavering desire for freedom.

“If one generation is attacked, the next will rise stronger. No amount of brutality can erase a people’s will to exist with dignity and freedom.”

He said Pakistan Army Chief’s statement must be condemned by the international community as a clear incitement to genocide.

“Silence in the face of such open threats only empowers tyrants. The Baloch nation will remember this, and history will judge not just the perpetrators but also the bystanders,” he said. (NVI)

As Pakistan raises war hysteria, India & Afghanistan discuss enhancing ties

New Delhi, April 27 (NVI) In a significant development amidst increasing tensions between India and Pakistan, a senior Indian delegation today held a meeting with Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul and discussed expansion of bilateral relations.

During the cordial meeting, head of the Indian delegation Anand Prakash emphasized the importance of expanding relations with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.

Prakash is the Joint Secretary in India’s Ministry of External Affairs, handling its Pakistan, Afghanistan & Iran (PAI) Division.

A statement issued by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said both sides discussed strengthening bilateral political, trade, and transit ties.

The two sides exchanged views on regional issues, it said.

Muttaqi stressed the need to boost diplomatic and economic cooperation between the two countries, the statement said.

Muttaqi highlighted Afghanistan’s investment opportunities and called on Indian businesses to invest in the country.

Prakash reaffirmed India’s support for Afghanistan and announced plans to invest in several infrastructure projects and resume work on initiatives that had been stalled for some time.

Both sides agreed to enhance bilateral engagement, continue high-level visits, and ease visa issuance for Afghan citizens.

India has recently resumed its engagements with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan after Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited Kabul and held a delegation-level meeting with Muttaqi in January this year.

It was the first formal interaction with Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021.

“Anand Prakash said his country values its relations with Afghanistan and hopes to further expand ties in various areas,” the statement said.

“He mentioned that India will continue its cooperation with Afghanistan and wishes to invest in some infrastructure projects, as well as resume work on some projects that have been stalled for some time,” said the statement.

During this meeting, both the groups discussed bilateral political relations between the two countries, along with trade, transit, and recent regional political developments, it said.

The meeting and the mutual interest to enhance bilateral cooperation assumes major significance as both the countries are troubled by Pakistan, located between them.

Pakistan has been repeatedly rebuking and insulting the Taliban regime and Afghans in general and the border between them remains volatile. (NVI)

Baloch fighters block 2 highways in Balochistan

Quetta, April 27, (NVI) Embarrassing the Pakistani military, Baloch freedom fighters blocked two main highways in Balochistan in two separate operations today.

Heavily-armed men set up a blockade in the Tump area of Kech district today, stopping traffic and thoroughly searching vehicles and buses at the Asiababad checkpoint, BLA said.

The operation went on for several hours, according to local sources.

Earlier, a large number of armed men, believed to be Baloch freedom fighters, blocked the main highway and conducted vehicle checks on Sunday in the Gaznai and Mangochar areas of Kalat district.

According to reports, the fighters targeted supply vehicles of the Saindak project with rocket launchers and other heavy weapons.

However, details about casualties or damage are not known yet. (NVI)

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