Balochistan has been a longstanding hotspot for human rights abuses, particularly enforced disappearances. For over twenty years, families in the region have blamed the Pakistani military and intelligence agencies for abducting people, often under the guise of counterinsurgency efforts.
The family of Wahid Kamber Baloch, a respected Baloch leader and elder, is urgently calling for his immediate and safe release from Pakistani custody. Kamber, who was forcibly disappeared by Pakistani intelligence agencies on July 19, 2024, while in Iran, has been held in secret, and his fam
In Turbat's Apsar area, three brothers Ehsan Manzoor, Afzal Manzoor, and Hamid Manzoor--were reportedly detained during a security forces raid on the night of December 10.
In Turbat, Balochistan, Shahjan, a resident of Sarikan and the eldest son of Barkat Ali, was allegedly abducted from his home by Pakistani forces in the early hours of December 13. His family, devastated by the incident, has demanded his immediate return. The case highlights ongoing enforced
After taking suo motu cognizance of a media report that a seven-month-old baby was allegedly abducted from a footpath and sexually assaulted by some miscreants in Kolkata, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police
In a press release, BYC stated that on December 9, Pakistani security forces abducted five Baloch individuals from Maskan Chorangai, Karachi, including Meraj Shad, a politically active member of the National Democratic Party and recent graduate in International Relations. Other victims inclu
Pakistan security forces have reportedly abducted four oil traders in Balochistan's Panjgur district. The individuals were taken from Paroom tehsil, with families and local activists condemning the abductions as "inhumane." The incident highlights ongoing issues of enforced disappearances
The man, identified as Indraj alias Raju or Bhim Singh, had initially claimed he was abducted 30 years ago and taken to Rajasthan, where he was allegedly tortured before escaping with the help of a truck driver. However, police later found that he had made a similar claim in Dehradun, Uttara
Pakistan security forces reportedly abducted four more individuals in the Dera Bugti and Kech districts of Balochistan on Monday, escalating the cases of enforced disappearances in recent months.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) condemns the extrajudicial killings of two individuals who were abducted by the Pakistani security forces eight years ago in Khuzdar's Zehri area of Balochistan.
The human rights department of the Baloch National Movement, Paank condemned the enforced disappearances of two young individuals by the Pakistani security forces from the Kech of Balochistan.