Protesters proceeded through various city streets and made their way to Jungfernstieg, a popular tourist spot. They carried banners and placards denouncing the unlawful control of Balochistan, human rights violations, and forced disappearances.
Paank, the human rights department of the Baloch National Movement, expressed their concern on Friday about 11 individuals who have forcibly disappeared and nine others who tragically lost their lives in extrajudicial killings by Pakistani security forces.
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.
Mahrang Baloch called forced disappearances a "serious crime" and accused the state of Pakistan of being involved in the forced disappearance of thousands of Baloch people.
"To the army commanders, I implore you to reconsider your policy and prioritise the search for the missing individuals. Let us engage in dialogue to find a peaceful resolution to this urgent issue," he said during his latest ideological session on video sharing app, highlighting the severity
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) chairman Asad Iqbal Butt demanded an end to the decades-old problem of forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan province.
For the past twenty years, Balochistan has grappled with the ongoing issue of enforced disappearances, casting a long and somber shadow over the region. The recent data underscores the severity of the situation, revealing that 22 individuals have been victims of forced disappearances, while
Taking to X, Voice for Missing Persons of Sindh (VMPS) said, "Hyderabad; On the protest of the Sindh Alliance against the military occupation of the lands of Sindh and forced disappearances, Pakistani forces invaded, tortured women, and arrested many workers including women. Surath Lohar
In the wake of continuous atrocities against the Baloch people in Pakistan, the human rights group Baloch Yakjehti Committee will run a social media campaign on Tuesday to raise their voice against the 'enforced disappearances' and 'extrajudicial killing' of Baloch people.
The Baloch Yakjahti Committee, in a letter, urged the human rights organizations and the Baloch nation to not remain silent and adopt the path of political struggle on the matter of forced disappearances in Balochistan.
A protest camp by 'Voice for Baloch Missing Persons' against forced disappearances, continued for the 5326th day in front of Quetta Press Club on Tuesday, Balochistan Post reported.