by Behram Baloch in Dawn, December 27th, 2023GWADAR: A large motorcycle rally took place in Gwadar on Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of the government crackdown against workers and leaders of Haq Do Tehreek (HDT). Led by HDT chairman Maulana Hidayatur Rehman Baloch and other leaders, hundreds of motorcyclists and participants from various areas of Makran division reached Gwadar town and joined the rally. The event began at Javed Complex and concluded at Lala…
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by Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya in Daily Mirror, Oct 27, 2023Security surveillance has been beefed up island wide to crack down on organized criminals, particularly in the Southern and Western Provinces, amid the escalating wave of killings and robberies across the country. A senior police officer told the Daily Mirror that the Sri Lanka Police have implemented both short-term and long-term measures to tackle criminals and organized criminals in the country. Recent statistics indicate that the…
report in Khaama Press online, August 22, 2023A U.N. report released Tuesday reveals that over 200 extrajudicial killings of former Afghan government officials and security forces have occurred since the Taliban’s takeover two years ago. According to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, the group most targeted by the Taliban have been individuals who were previously part of the army, police, and intelligence forces. Between August 15, 2021 (when the Taliban took control), and…
report in Dhaka Tribune, March 21, 2023Extrajudicial killings dramatically decreased in Bangladesh in 2022 compared to the previous years, according to a report published by the US Department of State on Monday. The US Department of State on Monday released the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, an annual report required by US law. Domestic human rights organization Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) reported 19 individuals died in alleged extrajudicial killings or while in…
AFP report, April 27, 2023 The United States said Wednesday it would refuse visas on human rights grounds to a Sri Lankan provincial governor who had been charged with killings during the island’s long civil war. A Sri Lankan investigation accused former navy chief Wasantha Karannagoda, among others, of abducting teenage children of wealthy families and killing them after extorting money. Authorities in 2021 dropped charges, prompting an outcry from human rights groups, and he…
Report in Dawn, january 1st, 2023KARACHI: The Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) on Saturday claimed that they carried out 269 operations against terrorism, targeted killings, extortion and kidnapping for ransom, and arrested 65 ‘high-profile’ suspects involved in these four categories of heinous crimes. These high-profile suspects were linked with ‘Lyari gang-war, MQM-London and outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP),’ according to the paramilitary force spokesperson. Giving break-up, the official said that total 181 operations were conducted against terrorism in…
report in Times of India online, Dec 1, 2022 at 05.10 PM ISTNEW DELHI: Pakistan has topped the list of countries at the highest risk of experiencing new mass killings, according to a new report. The report cites violence by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as one of the main challenges for the nation already facing political and economic crises.It said that Pakistan is estimated to have about a one in six chance of experiencing a new…
Reuters in Dawn, Dec 2nd, 2022KABUL: The United Nations’ mission to Afghanistan said on Thursday they had asked the Taliban to hold a ‘credible investigation’ into reports of extrajudicial killings, including of children, in northern Daikundi province. The Taliban have said that a gunfight in Daikundi between security force members and suspected armed rebels had resulted in deaths but denied that children had been killed. The UN mission (UNAMA) said it was working to establish…
by Dr Syed Akhtar Ali Shah in The Express Tribune, Nov 29th, 2022.The author, a former Secretary to Government, currently heads a think tank ‘Good Governance Forum’.That terrorism is rising and rising in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa goes without saying. Police installations and security forces are under constant attacks, amidst extortion calls and target killings. The other day hordes of armed groups have also been observed issuing their own edicts, under- mining the writ of the government. According…