According to Paank, Pakistani security forces forcibly detained and disappeared shopkeeper Chakar Gulab, a resident of Baloch Ward, Gwadar. Since then, his whereabouts have remained unknown, and his family has received no communication regarding his status.
The persistent issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan remains unresolved, with two recent cases reported from Gwadar and Dera Bugti. These latest incidents involve the kidnapping of an employee from Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) and the disappearance of a school-aged boy, as deta
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee has accused Pakistan of reviving its "kill and dump" policy in Balochistan, citing enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and systematic targeting of dissenters under the guise of counterterrorism.
The human rights department of Baloch National Movement, Paank has demanded an urgent international investigation into what it describes as systematic human rights abuses in Balochistan, following the targeted killing of Baloch civilian Sufi Tariq Kalmati. The killing, which occurred between
Baloch rights group Paank has strongly condemned what it describes as a continuation of enforced disappearances by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan over several abductions that occurred between late April and mid-May 2025.
In a recent post on X, Paank highlighted the abductions of several Baloch individuals, including Gull Sher, who was forcibly taken from his home in the Gebon area of Turbat on April 25.
In Pasni, a coastal city in Balochistan's Gwadar district, local sources reported that Sartaj has once again been forcibly taken by Pakistani security forces.
Leading Baloch human rights group, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) shared an update on the "daily crimes" at the hands of Pakistani forces committed on Baloch people in a post on Monday.
Pickup drivers in Gwadar staged a major sit-in on the Coastal Highway after Coast Guards allegedly seized vehicles carrying legally permitted diesel, prompting accusations of injustice and threats of an indefinite protest.
In Pasni, Gwadar district, personnel from the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) allegedly carried out a late-night raid on a house in the Babbar Shor area on April 14. During the operation, a young man identified as Shaukat was detained and taken away, the report said.
The group reported that Pakistani security forces, along with allied armed groups known locally as "death squads," carried out widespread abductions and enforced disappearances, primarily targeting students, activists, and civil society members. Many of these arrests were allegedly made with