Toronto, April 13 -- The Baloch Human Rights Council of Canada held a protest march in Toronto on April 12, demanding the immediate release of Mahrang Baloch and other leaders of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), who are currently in detention.

Organisers said the protest marked the beginning of a wider solidarity campaign calling for their release from what they described as unlawful detention by the Pakistani government.

According to the council, the rally was organised in support of Baloch, currently held in Hudda Jail in Quetta, and other political workers. "We are here today for the release of Baloch political workers, especially our women, girls and daughters. They have been illegally abducted by the Pakistani government, by th...