For the past week, Balochistan's Turbat has been a poignant scene of resilience and anguish, every day, families gather under the scorching sun, holding pictures of their missing relatives and pleading for their safe return.
A mutilated body of a Baloch individual was found dumped on a roadside along with a severely injured individual, reportedly abducted by the security agencies merely two days ago from the Naghad area of Surab District in Balochistan, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) reported on Saturday.
The sit-in at Fida Chowk in Balochistan's Turbat has emerged as a central point of protest, highlighting the grievances of those seeking justice and accountability for individuals who have forcibly disappeared in the region.
The BYC stated that despite promises from the local administration regarding the safe return of the disappeared individuals, there has been no response from the current authorities.
Decrying the brutal killing of Abdul Basit and the injury inflicted upon his wife Zakaria, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee on Tuesday said that individuals disguised as robbers entered Basit's house, where they fatally shot him, and injured his wife.
While addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, Mahrang Baloch noted that there is a huge difference in the number of missing persons given by the government and what they are reporting and termed it a complete collapse of law and order.
Following an extensive assessment of the political landscape in Balochistan, including discussions on Baloch genocide policies and the aftermath of the recent long march, the committee recognized the necessity of enhancing political organization and structural coherence.
The families of forcibly disappeared Anees Baloch and Nazeer Ahmed Baloch blocked the major road near Balochistan's Khuzdar, a statement by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, a Baloch rights organization reported on Sunday.
Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) condemned the use of state machinery against the use of brutal violence against the nine-month peaceful sit-in protest at Chaman. The authorities in Islamabad used excessive force, including tear gas, batons and water cannons against peaceful protesters.
Family members of forcibly disappeared Baloch students Shayhaq and Farooq Dad staged a sit-in protest at the Commissioner House Quetta and urged people from all walks of life to join the struggle to reunite disappeared ones with their families, said the Baloch Yakjehti Committee.
Baloch political activists highlighted the atrocities faced by the local Baloch community at the hands of the Pakistani administration during a press conference at the Quetta Press Club in Pakistan.