Pakistani security forces attacked the sit-in protest in front of the University of Balochistan and abducted 12 women and more than 50 men from the Baloch National Gathering, according to BYC.
Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch lamented the worsening situation in Balochistan, stressing that the DSP of the Kalakot police station forcibly disappeared three people when they were engaged in wall chalking and distributing pamphlets in Lyari, Karachi, ahead of the upcoming national gathe
Ahead of the Baloch National Gathering scheduled for July 28, Baloch rights activist Maharang Baloch has issued a warning to Pakistan and stated that if the state uses force to suppress the peaceful protests of the Baloch people, it will be unable to control the resulting backlash.
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.
A major protest and sit-in has been organized in Quetta's Sariab Road as the disappearance of forcibly abducted Zaheer Baloch has gained traction in the Balochistan province.
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.
Amid repressions, enforced disappearances, economic marginalisation, and severe restrictions on their freedoms, Baloch women are leading an unprecedented protest movement against Pakistan.
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.
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.
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.