As the crackdown by Pakistani defence forces on protestors continue to intensify, members of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) alleged that the Karachi police had lodged "bogus complaints" against the Baloch protesters.
A massive gathering by civil society activists took place at the streets of Karachi on Saturday, against the state crackdown on Baloch protesters in Sindh and Balochistan, Dawn reported.
Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch has urged the United Nations and other rights groups, including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) to intervene and stop the "political misadventure by the state of Pakistan."
The BYC accused Pakistan of imposing a curfew in Gwadar and through Makuran by shutting down the internet and mobile networks. It said that all roads, highways, shops and markets have been closed, causing a severe shortage of food and medicine.
Stressing that Pakistan continues to intensify its use of force and violence, the BYC said that peaceful protesters have been arrested from Quetta and Karachi and subjected to violence.
Baloch activists say that despite ongoing negotiations, the state is intensifying its crackdown on peaceful protesters across Pakistan, leading to increased casualties and injuries among civilians.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has strongly criticized the actions Deputy Commissioner of Lasbela for allegedly instructing the Inspector General of Police to disregard the release orders issued by the Government of Balochistan for the release of individuals detained under Section 3
Amid clashes between both the parties and roadblocks, an official from the Baloch government said that as decided in the agreement, 80 incarcerated Gwadar sit-in protesters and BYC supporters were released, and that more will be released in the future
The people of Pakistan's Balochistan province are currently not able to access information as the Pakistani security forces imposed a curfew and have blocked internet across various cities amid the ongoing protests against enforced disappearances.
As the Pakistani defence forces orchestrated an internet blockade and imposed Section 144 in Balochistan, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) said that it is impossible to determine the actual number of injuries and casualties caused by the violent actions of Pakistan military.
The UK chapter of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) announced on Friday that it would hold a protest in London's Trafalgar Square on August 5 against the atrocities committed by Pakistan against the peaceful people of Balochistan.