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Pak Army expels & bans Afghan coal miners after decades of exploiting their labor

In yet another display of Pakistan’s systematic persecution of Afghan refugees, authorities in Pak-occupied-Balochistan have barred thousands of Afghan nationals from working in coal mines across multiple districts, including Dukki, Chamalang, Harnai, Quetta, and Mach. This ruthless crackdown is a cruel extension of Pakistan’s notorious “strategic depth” policy, which has destabilized Afghanistan for decades.

According to officials from the Department of Minerals, around 10,000 to 15,000 Afghan laborers were engaged in coal mining in these areas. Now, district authorities have ordered mine owners to expel them immediately and to refrain from hiring Afghan workers in the future. This draconian move threatens to cripple the region’s coal industry, as nearly half of its workforce comprises Afghan miners. With mass layoffs imminent, mine closures loom large, deepening economic uncertainty for thousands.

This crackdown lays bare the exploitative nature of the Punjabi Pakistan Army and its ruling elite, who have long profited from human misery. For decades, Pakistan has meddled in Afghan politics, orchestrated coups in Kabul, and fueled wars that have rendered countless Afghans homeless and vulnerable. The very refugees displaced by Pakistan’s military adventurism are now being arrested, extorted, and persecuted on Pakistani soil. Those who flee war find no respite—only further humiliation and harassment at the hands of the same regime responsible for their displacement.

The world must wake up to the Paki establishment’s calculated war crimes. The displacement of millions serves its military-industrial complex, ensuring a steady flow of bribes, forced labor, and profits. Afghan refugees remain the most tragic victims of this cycle—uprooted by Pakistan’s interference and then treated as criminals when they seek safety across the border. It is time the international community holds Pakistan accountable for its endless exploitation of vulnerable communities.

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: TTP suicide bombers, gunmen storm Bannu cantonment, kill 12, injure 30

On Tuesday evening, two suicide bombers detonated explosives near the security barrier at Bannu Cantonment, a military base in Pakistan’s volatile Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The blasts allowed a group of attackers to storm the compound, triggering a violent clash with security forces. At least 12 people have been confirmed dead, including four children, and 30 others have been injured in the attack.

The assault took place just after Iftar, during the ongoing month of Ramadan, in what was clearly a planned attempt to breach the military installation. Local hospital officials reported that the victims lived in close proximity to the blast site, with nearby homes and structures heavily damaged by the explosions. The roof of a mosque near the scene also collapsed during the blasts, trapping several worshippers inside.

However, unconfirmed local reports suggest that some 14 HGB terrorists attacked the cantonment while there were two simultaneous explosions. Six terrorists were neutralised while six others were reportedly active.

Muhammad Noman, a spokesman for the Bannu District Hospital, confirmed that 42 victims had been admitted, including the 12 deceased. Some of the injured are in critical condition, though many others are reported as stable. Dr. Ahmed Faraz Khan, the hospital director, said that emergency medical teams were mobilized immediately, with all available staff called in to assist.

The attack was claimed by the Hafiz Gul Bahadur (HGB) faction, a group that recently merged with Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The TTP, an insurgent group that has escalated its attacks in Pakistan since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan, is backed by the Afghan Taliban in its efforts against Pakistan. It must be noted that while it is not acknowledged by any of the two regimes, Taliban is using TTP against Pakistan while the latter is has increasingly relied on the ISIS-Khorasan Province (ISKP) to counteract the Afghan Taliban. This complex dynamic has resulted in rising violence in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, with cross-border implications fueling the unrest.

Since Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the TTP has rampantly risen inside the Pak territory. Various small and big terrorist organizations has pledged allegiance to it in last two years and have widened the operational and logistical capabilities of TTP.

BRAS: Balochistan will ‘now’ fight decisive battle against Pakistan

Baloch freedom fighters have chalked out a detailed plan to strike a final blow against Pakistan and gain independence. BRAS (Baloch Raji Aajoi Sangar), the umbrella organisation of Baloch freedom fighters (sarmachaars) held a high-level meeting with the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), Baloch Republican Guards, and Sindhi Liberation Organization and the Sindhu Desh Revolutionary Army to fast-track Balochistan’s independence movement from Pakistan. “The meeting lasted for three days during which important decisions were made to enter the Baloch national movement into a decisive phase,” said Baloch Khan, spokesperson BRAS.

Baloch Khan explained that BRAS will soon take the form of the Baloch National Army. “New committees and departments will be reconstituted at a high level to bring activists and leadership of various organizations under a unified military structure, while at the grassroots level, the process of strengthening and reorganizing the organizational and military foundations in all regions will commence immediately. The main objective of this process is to transform the Baloch resistance forces from scattered operations into an organized, coordinated and decisive force which will prove to be an invincible wall against the enemy,” BRAS said in its media statement.

It was decided in the meeting that further intensity and innovation will be introduced in the war against Pakistan and China. Guerrilla operations will be organized according to modern military strategies to inflict greater losses on the enemy (Pakistan Army), while the combat superiority of BRAS will be further consolidated through the effective use of technology on the battlefield. A coordinated and systematic plan of action has been drawn up to completely eliminate the enemy’s intelligence superiority, weaken its military positions and target its war equipment which will be implemented as soon as possible.

BRAS Unveils Military Overhaul

To intensify resistance against the looting of Baloch resources, the exploitative projects of Pakistani and Chinese capitalists and the presence of the occupying Pakistan Army, the Baloch and Sindhi freedom fighters decided to intensify the blockade on all important highways of Balochistan to disrupt the logistical, economic and military interests of the occupying state. Additionally, operations are being organized under a new strategy in different areas further increasing pressure on the enemy’s movements and centers.

“A new strategy is also being formulated at the diplomatic level to further highlight the Baloch national issue on the global stage. A diplomatic campaign will be launched to effectively present the atrocities committed by the Pakistani and Chinese states, the Baloch genocide, enforced disappearances, military aggression and colonial projects on international forums. In this regard, BRAS will pay special attention to strengthening ties with international diplomatic institutions, human rights organizations and various global forces,” said BRAS spokesperson.

Important decisions have also been made to make the Baloch media more effective and active. New steps will be taken to adapt the resistance media to modern requirements, strengthen ties with international media organizations and present the Baloch national narrative more effectively on social media, countering enemy propaganda and clarifying the real objectives of the Baloch movement to the world.

A comprehensive plan has also been formulated for the ideological, intellectual and military training of all Baloch freedom fighters. Under this plan, each fighter will not only receive further training in combat skills but will also be intellectually and practically prepared regarding national ideology, revolutionary politics and the colonialist conspiracies of the enemy. It is essential that every freedom fighter understands that his struggle is not for any specific group or organization but for Baloch national liberation. This ideology can give rise to an invincible movement.

BRAS to Strike Harder

BRAS has also prepared a complete roadmap to further develop its guerrilla warfare strategy, minimize losses and achieve maximum results. Under this strategy, systematic operations are being organized to put the enemy under greater pressure while a plan for the maximum use of technology in combat operations is being implemented. BRAS will ensure that every step of resistance is executed in such a way that the enemy suffers irreparable damage while minimizing casualties among Baloch freedom fighters.

A concerted effort will be made to further strengthen ties with all allied organizations as well as other libertarian organizations and unite them under the banner of BRAS. The meeting also emphasized that to further expand and strengthen the Baloch national resistance on every front the national struggle should be prioritized over any form of factionalism.

BRAS firmly believes that the only guarantee of Baloch national liberation is the establishment of a united, organized and invincible national army. History has proven that liberation movements succeed only when they move beyond scattered military operations and unite under an organized military leadership. BRAS is advancing this ideology so that the Baloch national movement can be given an invincible structure that can thwart every conspiracy of the enemy and bring Baloch national liberation closer to reality.

The occupation of Baloch resources is unacceptable under any circumstances and BRAS will ensure that no colonial power including China can exploit Baloch resources in collaboration with Pakistan. BRAS has resolved to enter a decisive military, diplomatic and ideological phase and this war will now be fought with greater intensity and innovation, making Baloch national liberation an inevitable reality.

POB: Paki forces assault Baloch women & children, escalate abductions

Pak Army have once again exposed their brutality by launching a violent crackdown on peaceful Baloch protesters in Hub. Women, children, and families of the disappeared, who have been staging a sit-in for four days, were subjected to baton charges and forceful arrests. Seema Baloch, Mazib Baloch, and several others were detained, with authorities refusing to disclose their whereabouts. The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) Lasbela Region has strongly condemned the Army’s actions and announced a complete shutter-down strike in Hub on March 3, urging traders and the public to join the protest in solidarity with the victims.

The Balochistan Bar Council has also issued a scathing statement condemning the use of force against women and children. It slammed the worsening law and order situation in Pak-occupied-Balochistan, where unconstitutional abductions and road blockades have become routine under the Paki establishment’s oppressive policies. The council declared that the provincial occupying-government has failed completely, with corruption, plundering, and lawlessness at an all-time high. The people of POB have lost all faith in the judiciary as well, which has turned a blind eye to their suffering.

Brutality in Hub (POB)

The crisis of enforced disappearances has reached a boiling point, with families relentlessly protesting for the recovery of their loved ones. The Paki establishment, instead of addressing their demands, has chosen to suppress them with force. The military and intelligence agencies, which operate with impunity, continue their campaign of abductions, leaving families in agony. The sit-ins, road blockades, and continuous protests are a direct result of the Army’s failure and its refusal to acknowledge the plight of the Baloch people.

The Balochistan Bar Council and Baloch Yakjehti Committee have demanded the immediate release of all detained women and children and urgent action for the recovery of missing persons. However, given Pakistan’s long-standing policy of enforced disappearances and Army-sponsored repression, justice remains elusive. The Pak Army and intelligence agencies have turned POB into a war zone where civilians, especially women and children, bear the brunt of brutality.

Pak Army’s Tirah attack destroys Pashtun homes, shatters lives

The Pakistan Army’s manufactured conflict in Tirah has turned the region into a living nightmare for its residents. In yet another act of reckless aggression, a mortar shell struck the house of PTM Khyber Human Rights Coordinator Fayyaz-ul-Haq Afridi, severely damaging his home. This attack is yet another reminder that the Punjabi Paki establishment’s so-called “war” is nothing but an excuse to suppress local Pashtuns while pretending to fight terrorism.

For weeks, Tirah has been in turmoil as the Punjabi Pak Army stages a war-like environment, forcing schools to shut down, markets to close, and daily life to come to a standstill. The Pakistan Army, known for its decades-long brutality against ethnic minorities, has once again turned civilian areas into battlegrounds, showing complete disregard for the safety and rights of the people.

This is not a real conflict—it is a well-orchestrated ploy to tighten military control over the region while justifying their presence under the pretext of security. The people of Tirah are being made to suffer for an Army that has never fought real enemies but has always waged war against Pashtuns.

Trump-Zelensky clash at the White House Oval Office

A highly anticipated meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump ended in a dramatic confrontation at the White House on Friday, exposing deep divisions over the ongoing war with Russia.

Intended as an opportunity for Kyiv to secure continued U.S. backing against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression, the meeting quickly spiraled into a public dispute. Trump, alongside Vice President JD Vance, emphasized the need for diplomacy, while Zelenskiy countered that Putin could not be trusted in any negotiations. The disagreement underscored how the shift in Washington’s leadership has complicated Ukraine’s efforts to sustain Western support.

Trump, taking to his social media platform Truth Social after the meeting, accused Zelensky of lacking gratitude and dismissed him as unprepared for peace. “I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved,” Trump wrote. “He can come back when he is ready for Peace.”

Following the tense exchange, Zelensky abruptly left the White House, abandoning a widely anticipated agreement between the U.S. and Ukraine on joint natural resource development. The breakdown of the talks also cast doubt on recent European efforts to secure U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine, which are considered crucial in deterring further Russian aggression.

During their heated discussion in the Oval Office, Trump bluntly warned Zelensky that U.S. support was not guaranteed. “You’re either going to make a deal, or we’re out, and if we’re out, you’ll fight it out. I don’t think it’s going to be pretty,” Trump said.

Zelensky pushed back against Trump’s softer stance on Putin, insisting, “Make no compromises with a killer.” Trump responded by arguing that Putin was willing to negotiate. “You are gambling with World War Three,” he warned the Ukrainian leader.

Vance also rebuked Zelensky, stating it was “disrespectful” to press the U.S. for more support while inside the Oval Office. Trump agreed, adding, “You didn’t say thank you.” Zelenskiy, raising his voice, countered: “I said a lot of times thank you to the American people.”

The Biden administration had previously provided Ukraine with billions of dollars in military aid, but Trump has signaled a major policy shift, seeking to reduce U.S. involvement, improve relations with Russia, and recoup financial investments in Ukraine. “I hope I’m going to be remembered as a peacemaker,” Trump said.

No Security Guarantees in Resource Deal

The proposed agreement between the U.S. and Ukraine would grant American companies access to Ukraine’s mineral and energy resources but lacks explicit security commitments from Washington. Trump argued that American business investments would serve as a form of security assurance.

The deal, which remains unsigned, would allocate 50% of revenues from Ukrainian government-owned natural resource assets to a reconstruction fund managed by both nations. However, details on how the funds would be used or which assets were included—ranging from minerals to oil, gas, and port infrastructure—remain unclear. Zelensky has expressed concerns over the long-term financial implications for Ukraine.

Kyiv had hoped the deal would encourage Trump to renew U.S. military aid and potentially rally Republican support in Congress. However, the meeting’s outcome has heightened uncertainty for Ukraine, which remains dependent on foreign assistance amid mounting battlefield losses and an urgent need to replenish troops and weapons.

Radical Islamists abduct, rape & forcibly convert another 13 year old Hindu girl in Pakistan

In another horrifying case of religious persecution in Pakistan, a mere 13 year old young Hindu girl, Meena Maheshwari, has been abducted from Jhok Sharif, Badin, raped, and forcibly converted to Islam. Her devastated relatives have made a desperate appeal for justice, crying, “She’s just a child; please have mercy and ensure her safe return!” But in Pakistan, where Hindus live as second-class citizens, justice remains a distant dream. 

Sindh, once home to a flourishing Hindu population, has become a hunting ground for radical Islamists who prey on young Hindu girls with impunity. The pattern is always the same: a girl disappears, her family begs for her return, and soon after, she is paraded as a “willing convert” under the protection of religious extremists and the judiciary. Forced conversions and child marriages are endorsed by a corrupt system that actively enables this oppression. 

Hindu girls, often minors, are targeted, kidnapped, raped, and forcibly married to men old enough to be their grandfathers. These crimes are not acts of random violence—they are part of a systematic campaign to erase Sindh’s indigenous Hindu community. The perpetrators operate with Paki establishment’s support, while Pakistan’s judiciary shields rapists under the guise of religious conversion. 

The Hindu community in Pakistan is being slowly wiped out, and without international intervention, these horrors will continue unchecked.

Families of missing Baloch block Quetta-Karachi highway, condemn Pak Army’s atrocities

Families of forcibly disappeared Baloch individuals have once again blocked the Quetta-Karachi National Highway near Hub Bhawani, demanding the return of their loved ones. The protest has severely disrupted traffic, as grieving relatives refuse to back down against the Pakistan Army’s systematic abductions and enforced disappearances.

The protesters say they are resuming their sit-in after the Pak authorities failed to keep their promise of recovering the missing individuals. Last month, local officials had assured the families that their loved ones would be returned within 20 days. However, with no progress and yet another betrayal by the Paki establishment, the families have been forced to return to the streets in protest.

The number of protesting families has now risen to six, as more victims of enforced disappearances join the movement. The Pakistan Army’s kill-and-dump policy, which has long terrorized Pak-occupied-Balochistan, continues unchecked, with the military abducting civilians at will and leaving families in endless agony.

The same group of families had staged a similar protest last month at the same location, where they were given hollow assurances by the Deputy Commissioner’s representative. But the occupying-state’s complete indifference to their plight has only reinforced what Baloch activists have been saying for decades – that Pakistan treats POB as an occupied colony, using terror and abductions to silence voices demanding basic human rights.

The protesters have made it clear that they will not call off their sit-in until their loved ones are returned. They have accused the Pakistan Army and intelligence agencies of orchestrating enforced disappearances and condemned the Paki establishment’s brutal suppression of Baloch voices.

Water & power department’s betrayal ignites mass protests in Pak-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan

Pakistan’s colonial exploitation of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) continues to fuel unrest as protests escalate in the Diamer District against the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA). The people, who have long suffered from Islamabad’s systemic neglect, are demanding justice over the unfulfilled promises linked to the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project. Decades of deceit, inadequate compensation, and forced displacements have left locals enraged, exposing yet another chapter of Pakistan’s exploitation of the occupied region.

A key grievance is WAPDA’s failure to provide the six kanals of agricultural land promised to families displaced by the dam project. Protesters, pushed to their limits by Pakistan’s deceit, have warned that the injustices brewing in Diamer are on the verge of an explosion. Despite their anger, demonstrators have maintained a peaceful stance, staging a sit-in along the Karakoram Highway (KKH), a crucial trade route between Pakistan and China.

The people of PoGB, treated as second-class citizens by Islamabad, have historically faced political and economic marginalization. Their voices are deliberately silenced, with no representation in Pakistan’s legislature, no constitutional rights, and no say in decisions that uproot their lives. The Diamer-Bhasha Dam project is yet another example of how Islamabad and its military-controlled institutions extract resources while leaving locals landless, jobless, and without basic rights.

Further proving Pakistan’s iron-fisted rule, the establishment has now turned to repression to crush dissent. Ahead of a planned public sit-in by Diamer-Bhasha Dam affectees, nationalist leader Shabbir Mayar, Chief Organizer of GB United Movement, was detained and forcibly expelled to Kharmang. He was arrested under a fabricated two-year-old case—an all-too-common tactic used by the Paki establishment to silence voices of resistance.

Baloch abductions by Pak Army persists, another student missing from Karachi

The Paki establishment’s brutal crackdown on Baloch youth continues, as yet another student, Yasir Baloch, has gone missing under suspicious circumstances in Karachi. Yasir, a resident of Malir, disappeared on the night of February 24-25 while returning home from Gulshan-e-Iqbal after meeting his friends. His family and friends have been unable to contact him since.

Yasir Ali, son of Sabzal Ali, was a Media Sciences student at Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University. He left Gulshan-e-Iqbal around 10:30 PM for his home in Juma Malir Goth but never made it back. His disappearance follows the same disturbing pattern of enforced disappearances targeting Baloch students, activists, and intellectuals across Pakistan.

His family fears that Yasir has been abducted by Army-backed agencies, just like countless other Baloch students who have been forcibly disappeared for daring to belong to a community that the Paki establishment has long sought to silence. They have made a desperate appeal for his immediate release, demanding to know his whereabouts.

Earlier on Thursday, Pak forces abducted another young Baloch, Sabir, son of Ali Dost, from Karachi’s Lyari area. Sabir, originally from Gresha, Khuzdar, was taken into custody by Pak security forces and shifted to an undisclosed location. Reportedly, he was detained without justification, and his whereabouts remain unknown.

The systematic abduction of Baloch youth exposes the true face of Pakistan’s military-controlled regime, which continues to treat POB and its people as colonial subjects. Enforced disappearances have become a weapon of terror wielded by Punjabi Paki establishment agencies, who operate with absolute impunity.