Sammi Deen Baloch, a prominent human rights activist from Balochistan, organised a major press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Friday. The conference intended to raise a united voice against the ongoing issue of enforced disappearances in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.
The protest against enforced disappearances in the Turbat area of Balochistan has entered its 12th day, with families of the victims continuing to express their anger and frustration towards Pakistani security forces.
Sammi Deen Baloch, a well-known activist for Baloch rights, issued a video statement announcing a significant press conference scheduled for Friday at the Karachi Press Club.
The Baloch community in Pakistan's Balochistan organised a long march on Wednesday, raising their demands against enforced disappearances and urging people from all walks of life to join and support their struggle.
Amid repressions, enforced disappearances, economic marginalisation, and severe restrictions on their freedoms, Baloch women are leading an unprecedented protest movement against Pakistan.
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has raised alarms over Pakistan's recent "Azm-e-Istehkam Operation," warning that it will escalate violence, including forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
For the past week, Balochistan's Turbat has been a poignant scene of resilience and anguish, every day, families gather under the scorching sun, holding pictures of their missing relatives and pleading for their safe return.
Paank, the Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department, condemned activist Naveed Baloch's extrajudicial killing in a post on social media platform X.
Hundreds of protesters demanded the safe release of victims of enforced disappearances and have intensified the ongoing protest in Turbat, Balochistan as the protestors on Friday moved the protest in front of the District Collector's office from Fida Chowk in Turbat, The Kech chapter of the
Local activists and student leaders organised sit-ins and demonstrations across various districts of PoJK on Wednesday, demanding the unconditional release of Ahmed and other detained political activists.
The families of forcibly disappeared individuals held a significant protest rally on the first day of Eid in the central city of Kech, Turbat. The demonstration saw a large turnout, with participants demanding the recovery of their missing loved ones.