Prominent Baloch rights activist Maharang Baloch urged the Baloch community to gather in Gwadar on July 28 for the Baloch National Gathering (Baloch Raaji Muchi) to demonstrate the unity and strong spirit of the Baloch people, The Balochistan Post reported.
The detentions, conducted by Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, have sparked outrage among activists and rights groups, who accuse the Pakistani state of escalating its repression of Baloch dissent.
Days before the 'Baloch National Gathering,' Baloch leader Maharang Baloch urged the national and international Baloch community to show their unconditional support for the gathering.
Ahead of the upcoming Baloch National gathering scheduled for July 28th in Gwadar, the Balochistan Yakjehti Committee Shaal Zone arranged a local corner meeting to educate the community.
PAANK, the Human Rights Wing of the Baloch National Movement, on Friday, lamented the local administration and its security agencies for "suppressing" peaceful human rights protests in Pakistan's Balochistan province.
Balochistan is preparing for the Baloch National Gathering on July 28, a widespread demonstration across Balochistan and the rest of Pakistan aimed at protesting the Baloch genocide and the exploitation of natural resources by Pakistan and China.
The Pakistani forces have allegedly detained 54 individuals across 12 districts of Balochistan, Pakistan in June, raising concerns about the surge in cases of enforced disappearances, according to a report.
Mahrang pointed out additional forms of genocide besides direct killings and disappearances, such as deaths resulting from road accidents, illnesses like cancer worsened by the state's negligence, and the continuation of drug-related issues among Baloch youth
According to PAANK, the human rights department of the Baloch National Movement, a Baloch rights organisation from Pakistan, Zaheer was forcibly abducted by men belonging to the Pakistani forces on June 27 this year.