According to Paank, Mehlab Kambar's father was forcibly abducted by Pakistani forces on July 19. Her father Wahid Kamber was tortured and harassed by the Pakistan intelligence agencies.
Balochistan has been a longstanding hotspot for human rights abuses, particularly enforced disappearances. For over twenty years, families in the region have blamed the Pakistani military and intelligence agencies for abducting people, often under the guise of counterinsurgency efforts.