Baloch rights activist Mahrang Baloch asserted on Sunday, that negotiations and peace talks with Pakistan can only happen when the state abolishes the policy of 'enforced disappearances.'
On August 26, on the 18th anniversary of Baloch supporter Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti's killing, Baloch insurgents targeted about 24 civilian buses and killed about 50 people, who were from Pakistan's Punjab province
Amid ongoing reports of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings by Pakistani armed forces in Balochistan, recent incidents have raised concerns amongst the Baloch community
She said, "Enforced disappearances are the cruelest form of suppression and it further fuels the Baloch genocide. In Kalat, 9 members of a single family were abducted during a military operation in 2016. And they still question the Baloch struggle?"
In a recent post on social media platform X, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee drew attention to the impressive turnout at the Baloch Solidarity Committee's rally in Nushki.
Baloch Yakjehti Committee shared the photos and video of the gathering on X and stated, "Diwan started in memory of the martyrs of Baloch Raji Machi, in which homage will be paid to the martyrs of Baloch Raji Machi."
In a troubling act of repression, Pakistani forces reportedly targeted and demolished the "Symbol of Baloch Genocide" at the sit-in protest outside Balochistan University during the late hours of the night.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has called off its sit-in in Gwadar and other parts of Balochistan as a result of negotiations held with government representatives that ended late on Thursday night, according to Dawn.
Families of forcibly disappeared Baloch protesters have announced that they will be holding a rally in Quetta on August 12 demanding information about the whereabouts of their loved ones.
Mahrang Baloch, a prominent figure in the Balochistan protests against Pakistani security forces, criticised the Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), Pakistan for accusing the Baloch Yakjheti Committee (BYC) of being proxies for terrorist organisations.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) accused the Pakistani army of suppressing peaceful movements, instead of ending human rights abuses and the Baloch genocide in Balochistan.