In Balochistan's drought-stricken sub-tehsil of Pir Koh, over 50,000 residents are in the grip of a deepening humanitarian crisis triggered by an acute shortage of clean drinking water.
As reported by The Balochistan Post, Bakhshullah was taken from Gwadar, while Shah Bakhsh was apprehended from the Dasht area of Kech district. Both individuals were reportedly taken without warrants, and their whereabouts remain unknown.
Paank, the Human Rights Department of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), released its monthly report for May 2025, documenting a disturbing surge in enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings allegedly carried out by Pakistani security forces and pro-state armed groups in Balochista
Families of two young men allegedly subjected to enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killing by Pakistani security forces are staging a peaceful sit-in outside the Deputy Commissioner's office in Turbat, the administrative centre of Balochistan's Kech district.
At least five Baloch males have been forcibly disappeared by Pakistani security personnel in separate events across Balochistan, according to The Balochistan Post (TBP).
A recent clash between the Pakistani army and Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fighters in the Bolan area of Balochistan has resulted in significant casualties on both sides, according to Baloch Liberation Army.
In Quetta, the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) organised a protest rally on Eid day. The demonstration, attended by women, children, and the elderly, called for justice and the safe return of missing persons.
Paank categorically denounces the Balochistan Assembly's passage of the Anti-Terrorism (Balochistan Amendment) Bill 2025, which exacerbates the region's human rights crisis.
Paank, the human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), has strongly condemned the continued practice of enforced disappearances carried out by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan, citing a sharp rise in illegal detentions under the cover of controversial legislation.
Paank condemned the extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in Balochistan, urging Pakistan to stop these human rights abuses and deliver justice to victims' families. International groups have also called for investigations into these ongoing violations causing great suffering.