Fact Check: This video DOES NOT show Balochistan Independence Day celebrations!

Allegedly, it shows her celebrating Balochistan’s Independence Day on August 11. News outlets like Times Now, NewsX, and Amrita News shared the video, calling it Independence Day celebrations in Balochistan.

This confirmed that the video is not recent. A subsequent Google Lens search for the logo featured in the video led us to The Balochistan Post, a YouTube channel.

What Happened

The portion of the video that has now gone viral can be seen at the eight-minute-20-second mark. Addressing the gathering at Shahwani Stadium, Dr Baloch described the movement against enforced disappearances as a “revolution.” All of this points to the video being.

• Riddhish DuttaKolkata,UPDATED: Aug 13, 2026 18:23 IST A video of Baloch human rights activist Dr Mahrang Baloch addressing a large crowd has gone viral on social media.

• Reverse-searching keyframes from the viral video led us to the same clip on a YouTube channel, shared on November 14, 2025.

• As per reports published by Dawn and The Print in January 2024, thousands gathered in Quetta for this rally against alleged state atrocities, defying an order banning public gatherings in the city.

Key Details

It is also worth mentioning that Dr Mahrang Baloch was arrested by the Pakistani police on March 22, 2025, during a sit-in protest in Quetta.

• In June 2026, a Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced Mahrang and a fellow activist to life imprisonment after convicting them of terrorism, sedition, and murder.

• Since then, Dr Baloch has remained in jail.

• As per a Time magazine report, authorities barred her lawyer from visiting her in jail.

What Reports Say

Coverage of the story so far points to:

• Continued reporting by India Today as more details emerge