Baloch Protestors End Sit-in After Successful Negotiations in Gwadar

Ethnic Baloch protestors in Gwadar, Pakistan, ended a week-long sit-in after successful talks with the provincial government. The protests, organized by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), were against alleged human rights violations and enforced disappearances in Balochistan. A seven-point agreement was signed, promising the release of arrested protesters, reopening of highways, and restoration of mobile networks.

Pakistan's ethnic Baloch protestors have ended their week-long sit-in in Gwadar following successful negotiations with the provincial government, officials announced on Friday.

The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) had organized the protests along Marine Drive to decry alleged human rights abuses, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan.

Discussions led by Balochistan's interior minister Mir Zia Ullah Langov and BYC leader Dr Mahrang Baloch culminated in a seven-point accord, which includes the release of detained protestors and reopening of highways. The BYC, however, refused government compensation for those injured or killed during the protests.

(With inputs from agencies.)