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Balochistan: BLA says it killed 4 Pakistani soldiers, injured 7 in attack

Baloch fighters somewhere in Balochistan (File Pic)

Quetta, Nov 27 (NVI) Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed to have eliminated 4 Pakistani soldiers and injured 7 others in an attack on an army camp in Panjgur district of occupied Balochistan.

In a statement, BLA spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said freedom fighters surrounded and targeted a central camp of occupying Pakistani army in Panjgur from multiple directions, inflicting heavy casualties and property losses.

“Baloch Liberation Army freedom fighters launched a coordinated attack on central camp of occupying Pakistani army in Gurmakan area of Panjgur” during the intervening night of November 25 and 26, the spokesman said.

Fighters engaged enemy positions from two directions, firing over 20 rockets and employing modern automatic weapons, he said.

Four occupying army personnel were eliminated, while at least seven others sustained injuries, while enemy forces also suffered significant property damages, the spokesman. (NVI)

Balochistan: BLA says it killed 3 Pakistani soldiers & secret agent

Special Tactical Operations Squad (STOQ) of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).

Quetta, Nov 25 (NVI) Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) tonight claimed responsibility for killing 3 Pakistani soldiers and eliminating an undercover Army officer in separate incidents in Balochistan.

Giving details, BLA spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said the outfit’s operatives targeted the occupying Pakistani army in two separate operations in Mastung and Panjgur with IED attacks.

The BLA operatives targeted the foot soldiers of the Pakistani army’s bomb disposal team using a remote-controlled IED in the Marukand area of Mastung while they were clearing the road.

Three soldiers of the occupying army were killed on the spot in the explosion, the spokesman said.

In a separate operation, BLA operatives yesterday arrested one Duda Khan in Pardan in Panjgur when he was moving around the area in disguise for the purpose of providing information, the spokesman said.

During the search, a tracking chip along with the service card of the occupation army was recovered from Duda Khan,

During interrogation, he confessed that he had been carrying out intelligence and facilitation work for the occupation army in disguise for a long time.

The official admitted that he was given the task of delivering the tracking chip to the area, but the freedom arrested him on the way.

Occupation army official Duda Khan admitted that he was directly involved in military aggressions alongside the occupation army, where he committed crimes such as burning down houses and forcibly disappearing youth.

The Baloch Liberation Army commanders killed the said officer of the occupation army in the Pardan area, bringing his actions to a logical conclusion, the spokesman said. (NVI)

Pakistan again attacks Afghanistan, kills 10 & evokes threat

Kabul, Nov 25 (BVI) Pakistan again carried out drone attacks inside Afghanistan, killing at least 10 civilians, including 9 children, and prompting the angry Taliban regime to vow an appropriate response at the right time for an “assault on sovereignty” of Afghanistan.

Last night,  in the Mughalgai area of Gurbuz district, Khost province, the Pakistani regime’s invading army bombed the house of a local civilian, Wilayat Khan, se?  killing 9 children (5 boys and 4 girls) and a woman, and destroying the house,  the Taliban regime’s Information Minister Zabihullah said today.

Airstrikes also took place in Kunar and Paktika, where 4 civilians were wounded, he said.

“The airstrikes carried out last night by Pakistani forces in Afghanistan’s Paktika, Khost, and Kunar provinces constitute a direct assault on Afghanistan’s sovereignty,” Zabihullah said.

He said Pakistani action was “a clear breach of internationally recognized norms and principles”.

He said, “These hostile actions by Pakistani forces achieve nothing; they only prove that operations driven by flawed intelligence inflame tensions and expose the ongoing failures of Pakistan’s military regime.’

While strongly condemning “this violation and act of aggression”, Zabihullah said “defending  Afghan airspace, territory, and citizens” is the legitimate right.”

He asserted that “A necessary response will be given at the proper time.” (BVI

Balochistan: BLA owns 2 attacks on Pakistani soldiers

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

Quetta, Nov 19 (NVI) Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) tonight claimed responsibility for attacks on the occupying Pakistani army in Kech and Mastung districts of Balochistan and said the enemy forces suffered casualties in these assaults.

Baloch Liberation Army freedom fighters attacked on-foot personnel of occupying Pakistani army while they were providing security to army convoys, in Buleda Gilli area of Kech district, its spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said in a statement.

One Pakistani soldier was eliminated on the spot and another was wounded in the attack, he said.

In another operation, Baloch Liberation Army freedom fighters fired several shells using grenade launchers at the main camp of Pakistani army and targeted enemy positions in Mastung city on last night, the spokesman said.

The occupying army suffered casualties and property damage in the attacks, he added. (NVI)

UNICEF makes efforts to raise awareness about Cervical Cancer, Road Safety through Media Workshops

New Delhi, Nov 16 (NVI) Cervical Cancer and Road Crashes are two huge issues that are claiming umpteen number of lives every day in India.

However, there is lack of awareness and sensitisation about these killer but preventable problems.

To address the gaps in awareness and sensitisation efforts, UNICEF recently held a two-day workshop for Journalists, including Editors, here.

The national Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop titled ‘Workshop for Strategic Engagement of Health Editors: Emerging Adolescent Health Challenges – Cervical Cancer and Road Safety,’ concluded with a strong appeal to the media to deepen its engagement in promoting awareness on cervical cancer prevention and road safety through evidence-based reporting.

The workshop featured in-depth deliberations with senior editors on applying Critical Appraisal Skills (CAS) for evidence-based reporting and strategic storytelling to advance adolescent health.

The workshop brought together senior editors, health journalists, media educators, and public health experts from across India to strengthen evidence-based, sustained, and human-centred reporting on cervical cancer and road safety.

Participants examined structural barriers within newsrooms, discussed the media’s role in countering misinformation, and developed strategies to connect public health data with real-life stories.

Addressing the opening session, Zafrin Chowdhury, Chief of Communication, Advocacy and Partnerships, UNICEF India, said, “Young people and the media audience at large deserve to know accurate information on health issues affecting them and the society. This can only happen when scientific and medical information is authentically and responsibly translated for the readers and audiences of the media.

“Nothing combats misinformation better than this approach. We need to learn, analyse, understand the professionally share technical information in a way that people can relate to and rely on.

“The media and those of you deliver the information, news and content are longstanding and strongest ally for us in UNICEF in reaching people with the critical information and knowledge they need.”

She went on to add: ”Awareness on cervical cancer or road safety, and an array of other issues, can be understood and disseminated way better with the lens of critical appraisal skills amongst journalists guided by senior editors, which UNICEF has supported over the past decade.”

In 2022, the country reported an estimated 79,103 new cases and 34,805 deaths due to cervical cancer which is largely preventable.

Dr Vivek Virendra Singh, Chief, Health (a.i.), UNICEF India Country Office, said, “Cervical cancer is the only cancer that can be prevented by a vaccine; preventable, and awareness is the most powerful intervention.

“The media can play a decisive role in breaking the stigma that keeps women from seeking help, by presenting cervical health not as a taboo, but as a shared public health priority. Every accurate, empathetic story helps move us closer to a future where no woman loses her life to a preventable disease.”

A special session on road safety, highlighted that India records over 150,000 road deaths every year, with children and young people among the most affected.

“Every crash is preventable, and the media can play a crucial role in reframing road safety as a shared social and governance issue that demands data-driven accountability rather than post-tragedy sympathy. Strong linkages between media, policymakers, and civic data platforms can ensure that road safety coverage focuses on prevention, enforcement, and equity,” Dr Singh said.

Dr. Pallavi Shukla, Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Oncology, AIIMS; Dr. Gautham M. Sukumar, Head, WHO Collaborating Centre, NIMHANS; and Mr. Anil Gulati, Chief of Filed Office a.i., UNICEF Madhya Pradesh, also addressed the participating Editors at the workshop.

Over two days, participants worked in four editorial groups to design newsroom strategies on improving the visibility of women’s health, especially cervical cancer, and road safety issues.

Editors also explored how Artificial Intelligence tools can support data analysis, research translation, and evidence-based storytelling, and discussed ways to make scientific research accessible to language and regional media.

The workshop was conducted under the Critical Appraisal Skills (CAS) framework, a UNICEF-supported initiative launched in 2014 in partnership with the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Oxford University, and the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

The trained mentors will now act as master trainers and lead state-level workshops for journalists in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Karnataka. These state-level engagements will strengthen language media capacities to address misinformation, improve the quality of reporting, and promote responsible, data-driven communication on cervical cancer and road safety. (NVI)

Baloch National Movement commemorates Baloch Martyrs’ Day

Quetta (NVI) : The Baloch National Movement (BNM) organized commemorative ceremonies to mark ‘Baloch Martyrs’ Day’, which refers to November 13, 1839 when British troops killed top Baloch leader or ‘Khan-e-Baloch’ Mehrab Khan along with numerous other fighters in fighting after which the United Kingdom occupied the region.

Speaking on the occasion, BNM Chairman Dr. Naseem Baloch said that political parties and institutions are the backbone of national liberation movements.

After Pakistan’s occupation, the Baloch resisted repeatedly, but in the absence of strong institutions, the movements could not sustain, he said.

Addressing different programmes, he said institutions are crucial for continuity.

He recalled that the most intense phase of resistance occurred in the 1970s, but the struggle lasted only four years because it lacked an organized structure.

By contrast, the present resistance movement has continued for 25 years and is steadily strengthening precisely because of the foundational role of political organizations.

“If we did not have organized institutions today, our movement would not have reached this strong stage, and the voice of the Baloch would not have echoed on the international stage. The world values our struggle because we have effective organizations and political parties,” he added.

Referring to the Baloch diaspora, he said this is the first time in history that due to war, large numbers of Baloch have dispersed to countries across the world.

Earlier, most Baloch migrated to Afghanistan, but now they are present in far-flung corners of the world — and these are not ordinary migrants, but committed figures associated with the national movement.

The Chairman said that Baloch living in Europe and the United States use every opportunity to reach institutions and raise the Baloch question.

“The current diaspora is far more organized and effective than the migrants of the 1970s. During the last 15 years, BNM has organized the diaspora into a strong political front. Today, the Baloch diaspora is the vanguard of international campaigns exposing human rights violations in Balochistan.”

He added that the strength of the movement today is the result of the tireless work of Baloch political organizations. The political cadres of BNM, BSO-Azad, and BRP have played a decisive role in nurturing Baloch national consciousness.

Dr. Naseem Baloch said that the purpose of Martyrs’ Day is not only to remember martyrs, but to renew the commitment to continue their mission.

“The martyrs fulfilled their responsibility. Now the rest of the journey lies on the shoulders of the living. We are the ideological heirs of the martyrs, and when we joined the party, we swore to carry forward their mission. We must strengthen our institutions and take the movement forward.”

He emphasized that politics is central to the success of national struggles. “Education, human rights advocacy, and armed resistance — these are all different forms of political struggle. If the gun is separated from politics, success becomes impossible. The Tamil movement was powerful, but after the political front weakened and the struggle relied exclusively on armed resistance, it suffered defeat. We must not repeat past mistakes. If I make mistakes, my comrades have full right to criticize and hold me accountable.”

Explaining further, he said the enemy also gains experience over time. “The state has far greater resources and will use every tactic to crush us. We must understand the enemy’s strength and move forward with intelligence and wisdom. Our policies should inflict cost on the enemy without allowing it to anticipate our strategy.”

In addition to Dr. Naseem Baloch, the ceremony was addressed by BNM Secretary of Information and Culture Qazi Dad Muhammad Rehan, Central Committee member Chief Aslam Baloch, Zone President Ustad Mehran, Vice President Talar Naz, and Finance Secretary Meerak Baloch.

Speaking at the event, Qazi Dad Mohammad Rehan said that the Baloch must respect and strengthen their organizations and understand the importance of BNM in Baloch politics. “BNM is the first party that clearly demanded the freedom of Balochistan. Understanding the importance of BNM clarifies why the martyrs sacrificed their lives.”

He said BSO and Baloch students have always played a historic role in the movement. “Student politics is temporary, after which individuals join different organizations. But those who join BNM often remain associated for life — this is an attachment that passes from generation to generation.”

Qazi Rehan said November 13 reminds the nation not only of freedom, but of what has been lost along the way. “Nations around the world preserve their historical heritage, while we have been deprived of ours. Every occupier attempted to erase the history and identity of the oppressed. From Alexander the Macedonian to Arab rulers, all targeted our land’s history and linguistic heritage.”

He recalled that when the British besieged Kalat, the Khan of Kalat sought support from the tribal sardars and sent his daughter as a messenger, but the sardars allied with the British. In contrast, the Hindu Baloch stood for the motherland and recorded a chapter of history that will always be remembered.

“They said: If our faith is a barrier, we are ready to renounce it — but we will not retreat from defending our homeland. They were immortalized in that struggle.”

Other speakers said that nations that remember their martyrs remain victorious, while those who forget their sacrifices are doomed. The martyrs knew the enemy was powerful, yet chose resistance over submission. “If the Baloch today are recognized across the world, it is because of the blood of martyrs.”

They added that Mir Mehrab Khan, fully aware that he faced a far superior enemy, chose the path of martyrdom and set an example for generations. “November 13 is a remembrance of that struggle, and today we salute all our martyrs.”

Speakers said that the foundation laid by Mir Mehrab Khan remains alive today, and the Baloch continue to sacrifice their lives for national freedom, identity and dignity. “Not a single day passes in Balochistan without the martyrdom of a struggler.”

They recalled that when the British marched toward Afghanistan, they feared the Baloch might block their passage. As they traveled through Bolan, the Marri Baloch attacked them and forced them to retreat. (NVI)

Pakistan creating difficulties at peace talks with Afghanistan by raising absurd demands

Flags of Pakistan and Taliban-regime of Afghanistan

Kabul, Nov 7 (NVI) The second round of peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Turkey appear to be headed for failure once again as the Pakistani side has reportedly been putting absurd and unreasonable demands.

One of the bizarrre demands put forth is that the Taliban regime of Afghanistan should guarantee that no security incident, like bomb explosions or attacks by armed men, would take place in Pakistan, according to Afghan media quoting sources.

The Afghan side is believed to have questioned the Pakistani delegates as to how Kabul could ensure security of Pakistan which anyway has a long history of instability.

The Afghan side asserted that it has nothing to do with the happenings in Pakistan and that ensuring security there was the responsibility of the government there.

Another absurd demand has been that Afghan government should ensure relocation of groups like Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to Afghanistan from Pakistan.

The Afghan side responded by saying that it has nothing to do with the matter related to TTP.

The Afghan delegates also expressed surprise over this demand, saying Pakistan, on one hand, alleges that TTP is based in Afghanistan and on the other hand, says TTP should be relocated to Afghanistan.

This highlighted contradictions in Pakistan’s stand, the Afghan side pointed out.

On its part, the Taliban regime asked Pakistan to ensure its territory is not used by terror groups like ISIS (Daesh) and its airspace is not used against Afghanistan.

The Pakistani delegation showed now signs of accepting these demands of Afghanistan.

It may be noted that even the first round of peace talks failed because of such ridiculous demands put forth by Pakistan. (NVI)

Balochistan: BLF says it killed 8 Pakistani soldiers, injured 5 in multiple attacks

Poster of Baloch Liberation Front (BLF)

Quetta, Nov 6 (NVI) Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) today said it killed 8 Pakistani soldiers and injured 5 in multiple operations against the occupying forces in Balochistan.

The outfit said it also blocked the coastal highway.

Giving details, BLF spokesman said the outfit’s fighters this morning, at around 8:00 am (Pakistan Time), ambushed a unit of the occupying Pakistan army at Pirandar (Kenera), an area adjacent to Awaran city.

The ambush was carried out when those army personnel were conducting foot patrols to secure their incoming convoy.

In the attack, the fighters struck at close range, eliminating 3 soldiers and wounding 3 others, he said, adding the freedom fighters also seized the weapons of the Pakistani soldiers.

Earlier in the morning, BLF fighters planted and detonated an IED using a remote at Dastchin, between Mand, Koh Dagar and Goberd, eliminating two soldiers on the spot.

After the attack, the occupying Pakistani army’s air unit arrived at the site and transported the bodies to Mand Soru camp.

Prior to this, BLF fighters, acting on information from the organization’s intelligence wing, carried out a heavy attack on the Pakistani army personnel in Kuddan in Kech district last evening when the soldiers were unloading rations and other supplies from their vehicle outside their camp.

The operation was carried out by two teams of BLF. The first team attacked the personnel at extremely close range, eliminating 3 personnel on the spot and severely wounding two, the spokesman said.

The second team shelled and fired on the military camp with RPGs and other heavy weapons and also struck and damaged surveillance cameras installed in the camp, he added.

“After the successful operation, BLF fighters withdrew safely to their secure locations. However, as is customary, the occupying Pakistani army then fired heavily with heavy weapons at nearby civilian populations,” the spokesman said.

In another operation last evening, BLF fighters attacked a Pakistani military post established in Jirik, Kolwah, with heavy weapons.

Several RPG rounds were fired that landed inside the camp, causing both personnel and material losses to the enemy force, the spokesman said.

BLF fighters also conducted a blockade and snap checks on the coastal highway at Shtangi, on the Gwadar Pasni route last evening.

Closing the road for around 3 hours, BLF fighters carried out searches of vehicles to nab those associated with the Pakistani military.

While the blockade was underway, Assistant Commissioner of Pasni arrived with his official staff and was captured by the fighters, the spokesman said.

After interrogation, and in line with organizational policy and command directives, the BLF released the Assistant Commissioner and his staff on account of their Baloch identity and humanity, but confiscated his official weapons, he said.

At the same time, the fighters set his Buzzer vehicle on fire.

In another operation today, BLF fighters attacked a Pakistani army check post in Guhna near Turbat at about 2:00 pm.

In that operation, the fighters fired multiple rounds of A1 shells at the military camp, which fell inside the camp, causing personnel and material losses to the enemy. (NVI)

Balochistan: BLA says it killed 2 Pakistani soldiers, injured 9 in separate attacks

Representative image of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).

Quetta, Nov 4 (NVI) Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) tonight claimed to have killed 2 Pakistani soldiers and injured 9 in separate attacks in occupied Balochistan.

Giving details, BLA spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said the outfit’s freedom fighters targeted a military truck carrying occupying Pakistani army in the Barshonki area of Kharan by detonating a remote-controlled IED.

As a result of the blast, two enemy army personnel were eliminated and four were wounded, he said.

After being hit, the other personnel of the cowardly occupying army opened heavy fire on civilian population and targeted civilian houses.

Several civilians were killed or injured in the Pakistani military firing.

In another operation today, BLA freedom fighters targeted occupying Pakistani army personnel on Barori Road in Quetta city by firing a grenade using a launcher while they were busy in a blockade near their checkpost.

As a result of the explosion, five occupying army personnel were wounded, the spokesman said. (NVI)

Pakistani military kills 18 innocent Baloch holidayers, labels them as ‘terrorists’
Baloch leader seeks moral, diplomatic, political support of India for their freedom movement

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

Quetta, Nov  3 (NVI) In a horrific incident in Pakistan-occupied Balochistan, the Pakistani military has killed 18 innocent Baloch youth on a picnic and falsely labelled them as “terrorists”.

“Those killed were Baloch youth who were on a picnic point in the Chiltan mountains,” Chairman of Baloch National Movement (BNM) Dr Naseem Baloch said today, while terming as “completely false and fabricated” the claim by Pakistani military’s media wing — Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) — about the troops killing “18 Indian-sponsored terrorists” in Balochistan.

He said Pakistani forces used combat drones and gunship helicopters to target the innocent youth, “a horrific act that has become a routine in Balochistan under the guise of so-called ‘counter-terrorism operations’.”

Describing the incident as an “aggression by the coloniser”, Dr Baloch underlined that, “There is no ‘Indian-sponsored terrorism’ in Balochistan but Pakistan itself is a terrorist state involved in Baloch Genocide.”

He asserted that “The people of Balochistan are not foreign agents” but “are native Baloch, struggling for their freedom, and dignity, in their own homeland.”

Pakistan’s repeated attempts to brand the Baloch national struggle as foreign-sponsored are nothing but propaganda designed to justify its crimes and deflect global attention from its atrocities, said the chief of BNM, which is a frontline organisation struggling politically for liberation of Balochistan from Pakistan.

“These killings are part of Pakistan’s systematic campaign of collective punishment against the Baloch nation,” he said.

The Baloch leader urged the international community, the United Nations, and global human rights organizations to take immediate notice of these war crimes and hold Pakistan accountable.

“The world must break its silence. The Baloch nation’s cry for freedom will not be silenced by Pakistan’s lies and bullets,” he said.

“As a nation, we also hope that India and other neighbouring countries will stand on the right side of history to support the Baloch people morally, diplomatically, and politically in their just struggle for freedom,” the BNM leader said in a social media post. (NVI)

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