BALOCHISTAN: At least 20 men, women and children will start their journey on foot from Quetta to Karachi today to protest the abduction of their loved ones and thousands of Baloch who are missing.
The number of participants is likely to increase as the group travels along the road. The affected families, led by the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons, are expected to complete the 750-km-long journey to Karachi within the next 15 days.
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BALOCHISTAN: The Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) launched a long march from Quetta to Karachi to press the authorities for recovery of missing Baloch political workers on Sunday evening.
Chairman VBMP, Nasrullah Baloch and Mama Qadeer Baloch led the long march participants from Quetta. Besides men, women and children were also part of the march in a frustrated attempt for recovery of their loved ones.
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