A journalist from Balochistan's Barkhan district, Asif Kareem Khetran, has reportedly been forcibly disappeared, raising serious concerns over press freedom and human rights in the region.
Three Baloch individuals, including a retired teacher, a retired doctor, and a local resident, were forcibly abducted by Pakistani security forces in Barkhan, a district in Balochistan.
Leading Baloch human rights organization, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) shared on Friday the details of two Baloch youth forcibly abducted and gave a call to stop the 'Baloch genocide'.
She stated that the relatives of victims of enforced disappearances have blocked the Karachi-Quetta highway at three locations by holding sit-ins and urged people of Balochistan to ensure their participation in these sit-ins.
The Balochistan Post reported, "The wave of enforced disappearances continues across Balochistan, with reports that Pakistani forces have forcibly disappeared twelve more individuals in the regions of Quetta, Nushki, Mashkay, and Winder. According to local sources, two brothers -- Adnan and
The state administration has neither been able to recover the forcibly disappeared people nor is it ready to take legal action against the state army, as per the statement.
Demonstrations and sit-ins are taking place in various cities across Balochistan, with families of those who have been forcibly disappeared as well as residents taking to the streets.
The United States on Thursday condemned the Thai government for forcibly returning 40 Uyghur refugees to China. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged that the Uyghurs be "treated with dignity" and that their rights be protected.
US Representatives John Moolenaar and Raja Krishnamoorthi, the chairman and ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, said, "We are deeply concerned about Thai authorities' reported plans to forcibly deport 48 Uyghur refugees to the People's Republic of Chi
Two brothers have allegedly been apprehended by Pakistani forces in Balochistan's Kech district and taken to an undisclosed location, as reported by The Balochistan Post (TBP).
The incident allegedly took place on the night of February 20, when the individuals were abducted and taken to an undisclosed location. The missing persons have been identified as Ghulam Fareed, son of Haji Ramzan; Khalid, son of Sardar Khan; Sardar Khan; and Ghulam Rasool, son of Haji Nizam