Recently, the residents of the Naka Khari area of the Hub district of Pak-occupied Balochistan have stated that the Pakistan Coast Guard has blocked the Gwadar route by digging trenches and has resorted to violence against the residents.

The establishment hasn’t provided them with a proper road and they have constructed their paths which are now being forcefully closed by the Pak coast guards.

Reportedly, more than eight protestors were injured due to the baton charging by the Coast Guard during their peaceful protest. The Naka Khari council blocked the main highway in front of the Naka Khari checkpoint in protest against the closure of local routes and violence against the residents by the coast guards.

Incidents like these highlight the plight of the innocent Baloch community who repeatedly face atrocities by the Pak Army since the forcible occupation of Balochistan.

Pak-occupied Balochistan’s Bolan district is gripped by violence and turmoil as the Pakistan Army persists in a military operation for the third consecutive day. The area is witnessing gunship helicopters hovering overhead, disrupting the civilian settlements, while Army personnel advance toward the mountainous regions.

Reportedly, explosions and shelling in the mountainous areas can be heard echoing, and two innocent herders also arrested, sons of a man named Aliyan, during the ongoing operation. The names of the arrested individuals remain unverified, leaving their families tensed and anxious in uncertainty.

The operation, which began three days ago, has witnessed a significant escalation, with forces advancing in various areas of Bolan, including Jambro, Chakki Wadh, Mian Kor, Lakkar, and others. These events are not new in the resource-rich, Pak-occupied region. However, they paint a grim picture of the Baloch community living under the atrocities of the brutal Pak Army. With homes set ablaze, thousands of animals burnt to death, and reports of forced disappearances of innocent civilians, men, women, and children, Pak-occupied Balochistan is facing all sorts of brutality known to humans.

In the suburbs of Dhadar, the heart of Bolan, the Pakistan Army has surrounded the houses of herdsmen and their relatives. Houses have been set on fire, and a military siege has been imposed on the homes of the wealthy and their relatives, with women and children held in custody.

While the Army has remained silent on the operation, the local community fears the impending repercussions. With images emerging from Bolan and gripping fear among the residents, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the region. As the valleys of Bolan resonate with the echoes of conflict, the world watches in silence.

In a tragic turn of events, an epidemic of losses struck the Naal Yousaf Dhil Canal area in Khuzdar district, causing the premature death of two children and leaving several others affected.

Haji Ahmed Nawaz Baloch, the chairman of the reputed tehsil Naal, informed the media that he has urged the health department to control the outbreak of losses in Naal. He expressed his concern that if timely action is not taken by the health department to control the unfortunate disease, the epidemic in no time will spread throughout the entire region and will be beyond the control of the health department.

He has demanded authorities address this crisis and take immediate action to send teams of doctors to control the outbreak to prevent any further loss of life.

Recently, the goods transport owners of Pak-occupied Balochistan have collectively expressed their outcry against the rampant extortion and harassment at checkpoints along the Lak Pass highway of the Mastung district of Pak-occupied Balochistan.

Haji Noor Muhammad, the central president of Balochistan Goods Transport Owners Association along with many other transporters have jointly stated that Mastung Khadakacha Daring at Lak Pass highway and other check posts has been made a hotbed of robbery by the police, levies and Pak Army.

The truck drivers are being harassed, under the pretext of diesel and tax, and the large vehicles are stopped for hours and extorted. They highlighted the coercive demands for exorbitant bribes ranging from 300,000 to 1.2 million rupees per vehicle.

Protests against the coast guards are ongoing at the location of Darin Isna Othal by the coach owners. The transporters have expressed their anger with the attitude of the administration and are appealing to the relevant authorities to reform the situation and take decisive measures to end their ordeal as soon as possible, otherwise, transporters will be forced to protest vehemently, especially against the Mastung administration.

The Pak Army has time and again damaged Balochistan either directly or with proxies. These incidents show how the innocent Baloch community is living in this nightmare where the future is unsafe.