Occupied Balochistan: Three people sustained injuries and two houses partially damaged as three rockets fired from Hina Mountains landed at two separate localities of Jinnah Colony on late Thursday night. Police said that two rockets fired from Hina Mountains of Quetta by unidentified people hit a house in Jinnah colony partially damaging the roof.

Occupied Balochistan: The Balochistan government and security agencies are reportedly harassing motorcyclists in the insurgency-hit province, which has caused a sense of insecurity amongst the citizens.

For the past couple of days, police and other law enforcement agencies had made it a common practice to detain motorcyclists for hours without asking them to show the documents of their vehicles. The citizens’ time was being wasted as nearly all motorists had been stopped at many intersections of Quetta. The Balochistan government and the law enforcement agencies had failed to explain their action of stopping the motorcyclists at every intersection while the citizens had also failed to sort out this strange behaviour of the law enforcement agencies. No government spokesman or official was available to answer this recent move of the government despite the fact that common citizens and motorcyclists had nothing to with the functioning of the government and its subordinate agencies.

Occupied Baluchistan: A bullet-riddled body was found in Khuzdar on Thursday, some 350 kilometres from Quetta. According to sources, the body was found from Bagh Bana area of Khuzdar and was brought to hospital for autopsy. The deceased has been identified as Tahir Muhammad. Sources said that unidentified people had kidnapped Tahir Muhammad from Koshak area of Khuzdar a few days ago. Marks on Tahir’s body indicate he was severely tortured before his death.

Occupied Balochistan – Complete shutterdown strike was observed in Quetta and majority of other areas of Balochistan on the eve of 4th death anniversary of Nawab Muhammad Akbar Khan Bugti.

Black Day was also observed on the call of Baloch nationalist parties to mark the death anniversary of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti who was assassinated on Aug 26, 2006, alongwith a number of his supporters in a military operation in Tartani mountainous area of Kohlu district.

By Juma Baloch

26th August 2006 was a day of big loss for the Baloch nation. We lost the father figure of our nation Shaheed-e-Wattan Nawab Akbar Bugti. With every tragedy that falls on a nation, it either brings it together or shatters it apart. The martyrdom of Nawab Akbar Bugti brought the Baloch nation together. The fury of the Baloch nation could be seen in the streets from Karachi to Quetta. This is what living nations are made of.

Karachi: August 25, 2010. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC, in a message to Baloch nation on 4th anniversary of martyrdom of Nawab Mohammad Akbar Khan Bugti said that sacrifices of Nawab Bughti are part of history of Pakistan and shall remain land mark for oppressed nations in Pakistan.

"Instead of a slow death in bed, I'd rather death come to me while I'm fighting for a purpose."-- Shaheed Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti

Occupied Baluchistan: A shutter down strike is being observed in Quetta and several other parts of Balochistan on Thursday (Today) on the occasion of the fourth death anniversary of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti

The strike call was given by the Baluch Republican Party. All the Baluch political and students Organisation had announced to support the strike call by BRP, including Baluchistan National Front, Baluchistan National Party, Jamhori Watan party, Baluch Student Organisations and others.

Occupied Baluchistan: The government (of Pakistan) themselves are terrorists; Baluch Nation has no eagerness to negotiate with them. Those who had blamed the Baluch for getting money from India are today compelled to spread hands in front of India for help. Nawab Bugti’s Martyrdom anniversary will be observed with great respect on 26 August across Baluchistan.

The son of Shaheed Akbar Bugti, Nawabzada Jameel Akbar Bugti has expressed these views while exclusively talking to “NNI” from Karachi. He said that Baluch Nation will observe complete strike and a Black Day on 26 August to commemorate the 4th martyrdom anniversary of Nawab Akbar Bugti, whereas; there will be Quran Khawani (a ceremony of reading the Holy Quran) in Bugti Boluk on 28 August.

Balochistan Bar Association (BBA) observed a boycott on Tuesday over the abduction of two lawyers, Munir Ahmed Mirwani and Zaman Mari.

Occupied Balochistan: Three people, including a Levies officer, were shot dead and a passerby injured in separate incidents of firing and landmine blast in Awaran and Barkhan districts on Tuesday.

According to official sources, chairman of local zakat committee, Liaquat Ahmed, along with his brother Nizar Muhammad, a Levies officer, were returning from a police station after launching a first information report against their rivals when unidentified assailants, ridding on a motorcycle opened fire at them near Khalidabad area of Maskey in Awaran district. As a result of the firing both died on the spot instantly.

* Umrani seeks direct foreign aid, not via Islamabad
* Says more than 5,000 villages and a large portion of national highway has been washed away
By Mohammad Zafar

Occupied Baluchistan: Senior Minister Mir Sadiq Umrani on Sunday said that more than one million people were dying without food, water, medicine and shelter and the Balochistan government was unable to deal with this humanitarian crisis alone.

Occupied Baluchistan: Hunger strike camp for release of Zakir Majeed Baloch entered into 102nd day but there is no information of Zakir Majeed’s whereabouts so far. A large number of people protest outside Quetta press club here on Monday. Addressing the protesters and media men Zakir Majeed Sisters said that the family has been sitting on protest for more than hundred days but the ignorance of the state (Pakistan) is unimaginable. “If Pakistan has even a shred of decency then they should surface Zakir Majeed and present him to their own court of law for a trial”. Zakir was struggling for human dignity, disappearing people for years like this shows the state’s savageness and uncivilised manners, he said. She appealed to all human loving organizations, Religions and Nations to take notice of State atrocities and play their vital role to save the life of her brother and thousands of other Baloch illegally detained persons.

Karachi: Baloch Student Organization Azaad held a protest rally against the cold-blood killing of abducted Baloch by and against abduction of 8000 Baloch by Pakistan and its Pakistan Intelligence Agencies. According to details BSO Azaad organized a protest rally which started from Karachi Art Council and finished at Karachi press club. BSO Karachi Zone, BSO Gaddap zone, BSO Lasbella zone members and the large number of Baloch people participated in the rally.

Occupied Baluchistan: The Pakistan military Death Squad wing which they have named Sipah-e-Shohad-e-Baluchistan has recently threatened to widen their anti Baluch actions outside Baluchistan. According their spokesperson Abdulla (Baluch) the Ameer (leader) of Sipah-e-Shohad Ghazi Abu Muslim called a meeting of, what he described as Mojahideens, and it has been decided by the Majlis-e-shoora that the group will expand their activities inside Pakistan, abroad and in Afghanistan to hunt down the “agents of Angryz (a term generally use to describe people of Western Countries) and Indians”.

UK/Baluchistan: Baluch organisations in Baluchistan and abroad have announced to hold references in the memory of Shaheed Nawab Akbar Bugti, who was murdered by Pakistan military on 26 August 2006, in Trathani Mountains of Baluchistan. In Baluchistan Anjuman-e-Itehad Marri, BRP, BRSO and other Baluch political and students Organisation have announced to organise memorial gathering to pay homage to Shaheed Bugti and his comrades for their courageous struggle for Baluchistan freedom. Anjuman-e-Itehad-e-Marri is holding a memorial meeting in New Kahan on 25 August whereas BRP has given a call for shutter down protest in Baluchistan on 26 August.

Occupied Baluchistan: BSO (azaad) Shaal Zone’s activists protested in front of Quetta Press Club against the extra-judicial abduction and cold-blooded murder of Baluch people by Pakistani Forces. Banok Nigaar Baluch junior vice-president of Shaal Zone while addressing the demonstration said that oppressive state Pakistan was using new but failed tactics on daily basis to weaken the Baloch national liberation movement and to extend her occupation on occupied Baluchistan.

A Baluch man have been killed by FC due indiscriminate firing on general public and fifteen Baluch have been randomly arrested; shifted to undisclosed location. Group of Baluch women survived FC firing in thump.

Occupied Baluchistan: Two officials of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Frontier Corps’s (FC) Intelligence Unit respectively were shot dead on the RCD Highway near Mastung, around 50 kilometres from Quetta, on Thursday.

One statement by a Pakistani cabinet minister yesterday about the floods has revealed the way ordinary people’s lives are being sacrificed for profit and US imperialism.

Giving evidence before one of the country's senate standing committees, health secretary Khushnood Lashari stunned the members of the committee by stating that the airbase at Jacobabad in Sindh province is controlled by US forces and therefore is not available for desperately needed relief work.

Occupied Baluchistan: The family of Mohammad Hussain Baluch, who was killed on 16 August, has revealed that he was killed in cold-blood. According to details late Hussain’s family said that he was first arrested during the protest in Panjgur and severely tortured. The FC then took him away and few hours later they dumps his body in a local hospital which proves that he was apprehended alive and then killed in custody, believes the family of late Mohammad Hussain Baluch.

Occupied Baluchistan: Sardar Nadil Jan Gichki of the royal family of Mekran was gunned down outside a mosque in Tump on Wednesday evening.

According to details four assailants, in a red-coloured car, intercepted Nadil and sprayed him with bullets, killing him instantly. He received several bullet injuries all over his body. According to an eyewitness reached by telephone, the vehicle that the assailants were driving bore an Iranian registration number, presumably to mislead investigators and people, or used the Iranian number plate to cover up the murder of this renowned personality of Mekran.

Occupied Balochistan: The protest for recovery of Zakir Majid entered the 96th consecutive day. Family of the vice chairman of BSO (Azaad) announced to widen their protest if Zakir Majeed is not recovered. While talking to political activist of different parties who visited the camp to express their solidarity with the family, sister of Zakir Majeed said, “Our family is on protest and hunger strike for last four months, but no one has taken notice of our protest including the judicial”. She appealed to the United Nations and all other peace loving organisations to play their role for safe recovery of Zakir Majeed and all Baloch forced disappeared prisoners.