Quetta, May 24 -- Pakistan's military has accused Baloch rights advocate Mahrang Baloch of serving as a front for terrorist organisations, prompting strong backlash from human rights advocates and the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), as reported by The Balochistan Post (TBP).

During a press briefing on Friday, the Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, claimed that Mahrang was connected to "terrorist networks" and called on the media to unveil what he referred to as the "sinister face" of the BYC, according to TBP.

The BYC rejected the allegations as "groundless and slanderous," asserting that these claims were part of a larger strategy to shift focus away from severe hum...