Balochistan

A massive protest of women wearing colorful head wraps and masks with signs supporting Karima Mehrab Baloch.

Canada urged to investigate the death of Baloch human rights activist

December 30, 2020Human rights

Karima Mehrab Baloch, 37, advocated for Balochistan’s regional independence from Pakistan. Her death in Canada has sparked an international outcry.

Hazara men carry the coffins of their relatives who were killed after gunmen opened fire on a car, during a funeral ceremony in Quetta, Pakistan, July 19, 2017.

Pakistani Hazaras face a constant threat of targeted violence. Many say the security response has been ghettoizing and ineffective.

May 30, 2018Conflict & Justice

Baloch separatists

A silent war in Pakistan’s Balochistan has hindered aid to earthquake victims

November 8, 2013Conflict & Justice

Earthquake in Pakistan

Pakistan government asks separatist militant groups to stop fighting so they can get help to survivors of earthquake

September 27, 2013Environment

Music Heard on Air for June 15, 2011

August 14, 2013Music Heard on Air

The Insurgency in Pakistan’s Largest Province

August 14, 2013Global Politics

Pakistan is facing a brutal insurgency in the resource-rich south-west of the country.