Quetta, April 8 -- The Balochistan National Party (BNP) conducted an urgent press conference in Quetta on Monday evening, cautioning of dire repercussions if the current government crackdown on its members and peaceful demonstrators continues, as reported by The Balochistan Post (TBP).

The party's leaders announced that they would persist with their long march and sit-in until all detained Baloch women were released, according to TBP.

This press conference followed the arrest of Gulzadi Baloch, a female member of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), which prompted strong condemnation from BNP chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal. Her apprehension, alongside several other BYC leaders, has already faced widespread criticism from human rights organi...