Busan [South Korea], March 23 (ANI): Members of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) held a protest in Busan, denouncing what they described as systemic human rights abuses by the Pakistani state in Balochistan and urging urgent international intervention. The demonstration was part of a month-long campaign from March 10 to April 9 intended to draw attention to decades of repression, with activists insisting their cause is about justice rather than hostility. Speakers at the rally alleged widespread enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, citing the BNM Human Rights Department’s figures that in 2025 over 1,300 disappearances and more than 200 killings were recorded, and that more than 200 disappearances occurred in the first two months of 2026. Protesters said a climate of fear prevails in Balochistan, with students, teachers and activists reportedly detained without due process and entire families and communities targeted in what they called collective punishment under counter-terrorism operations. They also accused the state of exploiting Balochistan’s rich natural resources while its people face poverty, hunger and insecurity. The demonstrators called on the international community, especially democratic countries, to take stronger action, including an independent United Nations-led investigation and accountability for alleged abuses, and they reiterated the Baloch people’s right to self-determination. Addressing the South Korean government, they urged Seoul to apply diplomatic pressure on Pakistan and support international scrutiny of the region. (ANI)
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