The Sindhi Foundation, a Washington-based organisation, continues its relentless campaign for the freedom of Priya Kumari, a victim of enforced disappearance in Pakistan.
Amid the deteriorating situation in Balochistan, where Pakistani armed forces are reportedly abducting Baloch individuals, three Baloch youths have been forcibly disappeared by the military in the Kech district
As Balochistan continues to face a dire situation with enforced disappearances, 18 individuals were reported missing in the last weeks of July this year, with five dead bodies found, The Balochistan Post stated in its bi-weekly report.
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.
The case of the enforced disappearance of minor girl Priya Kumari belonging to the Hindu community in Pakistan's Sindh province has gathered international condemnation and agitation.
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.
A well-known and respectable face in the field of education, founder of the Super 30 educational program, Anand Kumar claimed that in the upcoming 10 to 15 years 90 per cent of offline coaching centres will disappear.
Malala Yousafzai has expressed support for Baloch people protesting against enforced disappearances and "strongly condemned" violent responses against peaceful protesters.
The Balochistan government said that there were "unconfirmed rumours of firing by security forces" in the Mustang region, as a hospital official confirmed that 14 people got injured, reported Dawn.
The Pakistani military is contemplating new tactics, including the establishment of new internment centres in Balochistan, similar to those set up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported.
According to PAANK, security forces have been conducting raids at homes and student hostels, forcibly disappearing students and Baloch Youth Council (BYC) activists, and filing false FIRs against them.