The report further stated that on July 15, an agreement was reached in which the Pakistani government committed to filing an FIR against an unidentified official of the armed forces and forming a committee to locate Zaheer within 15 days.
The ongoing issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan has sparked widespread protests, with Baloch people rallying against the Pakistani armed forces, who are allegedly abducting prominent Baloch activists for speaking out against atrocities.
She said, "Enforced disappearances are the cruelest form of suppression and it further fuels the Baloch genocide. In Kalat, 9 members of a single family were abducted during a military operation in 2016. And they still question the Baloch struggle?"
The report claimed that Balochistan during August witnessed, 35 enforced disappearances, three extrajudicial killings and 13 incidents of extrajudicial torture.
Nepal's House of Representatives endorsed the enforced disappearances, Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission (third amendment) Act 2024 on Wednesday. The recently amended bill comes after an agreement in between the major parties to list intentional and arbitrary killings as seriou
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.
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.
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 Baloch Yakhjeeti Committee (BYC) has called on human rights organisations to address the increasing human rights abuses committed by Pakistani law enforcement agencies in Balochistan.