India, June 22 -- Balochistan [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI) The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has strongly criticised the Balochistan government over the arrest of protesting employees and disciplinary measures taken against doctors and paramedics, describing the actions as evidence of an increasingly authoritarian response to peaceful dissent, as reported by The Balochistan Post.

According to The Balochistan Post, the BYC stated that dozens of members of the Balochistan Grand Alliance were detained during a protest campaign, including central organiser Professor Abdul Qudoos Kakar and finance secretary Manzoor Baloch. The organisation alleged that government employees seeking constitutional and economic rights were met with baton charges,...