Old Video Falsely Shared To Show a Celebration of Balochistan’s Independence

We found out that the video dates back to 2024.

A video is being widely shared, falsely claiming to show a recent clip of human rights activist Mahrang Baloch declaring Balochistan an independent country. 

(Source: X/Altered by The Quint)

A video is being widely shared, claiming to show Baloch human rights activist Mahrang Baloch declaring Balochistan, in Pakistan, an independent country.

• One of the posts sharing the video is captioned, "Mahrang Baloch is not merely a voice. She is a symbol of Baloch resistance & the aspirations of the #Baloch people. Today, she has declared #Balochistan an independent country a bold assertion of Balochistan’s long-standing demand for freedom."

• Amrita News also shared the same video with a similar claim.

An archived version of this claim can be found here.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

An archived version of this claim can be found here.

(Source: YouTube/ Screenshot)

(Archived versions of similar claims can be found here and here.)

Is it true?: No, the video is from 2024 and is being shared with a false claim.

How did we find out?: We ran a reverse image search on the video using Google Lens and found a video shared in 2024 with similar visuals.

• The video was uploaded to YouTube on 29 January 2024 with a caption that reads, "Dr Mahrang Baloch Huge Jalsa in Quetta, Balochistan".

The video was uploaded in 2024. 

(Source: YouTube/ Screenshot)

• We observed that the video shared recently with the claim has a watermark.

• We ran a reverse image search and found that it is the logo of the online news network, The Balochistan Post.

• Following this, we went through The Balochistan Post's official X account and found the original post.

• The video was uploaded on 27 January 2024 and is captioned "The roar of the lioness! Tens of thousands respond to Dr @MahrangBaloch_'s chants."

• After running a keyword search, we found two reports on the gathering.

• According to News Intervention, Dr Sabiha Baloch, a human rights activist, addressed the crowd at Shahwani Stadium about the history of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC).

The report was published in January 2024. 

(Source: News Intervention/ Screenshot)

• Dawn, a Pakistani English-language newspaper, published a report on 28 January 2024.

• According to the report, the BYC leader Dr Mahrang Baloch addressed a gathering on 27 January and stated that a 'revolution' was brewing in Balochistan.

• The gathering was at the Shahwani Stadium in Quetta.

The report was published by Dawn. 

(Source: Dawn/ Screenshot)

• We also found that Mahrang Baloch was sentenced to life imprisonment by an anti-terrorism court in Quetta on 22 June 2026 over the killing of a paramilitary soldier.

Conclusion: The video is old and does not show Mahrang Baloch declaring Balochistan an independent country.

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