Balochistan: Pakistani forces disappeared seven people in the past four days

QUETTA: Pakistani forces have carried out raids in different areas of Balochistan and abducted at least seven people in past four days. The whereabouts of the victims remained unknown at the time of filing this report.

According to details, on 28 January Humgaam Urdu News reported that Pakistani forces have abducted two people from district Kech.

The victims have been named as Salman son of Dad Rehman resident of Nizar Abad Tump. He was arrested from his shop during a raid.

The second man was abducted from Government High School Nizar Abad. He has been named as Malik son of Mohammad Jan resident of Kohad. He was abducted from exam hall.

The Pakistani forces also raided a house in Sesadi area of Dasht in district Kech on 28 January and whisked away a man named Abbas.

There have also been reports of mistreatment of women and children during the raid.

On 27 January, Pakistani forces abducted a driver namely Sudair son of Gwahram from Hoshab Bazar in Turbat area of district Kech.

The victim Sudair is a resident of Damb Awar area of Hoshab Balochistan.

On 26 January, Pakistani forces abducted two men from Dansar area of Shapuk in Turbat Balochistan.

The victims have been named as Yousan son of Zehri and Rashid son of Bhalan.

On 24 January 2019, Pakistan forces have abducted Yousaf Baloch from Tasp area of Panjugr Balochistan.

Sources reported that Yousaf is the son of shaheed Younas Baloch. He was reportedly a member of an armed group but had recently surrendered to Pakistan army.

It is pertinent to mention that the unending cycle of enforced-disappeared in Balochistan was started during the era of military dictator general Pervaiz Musharraf that continues to this day.

Most of the ‘civilian governments’ in Pakistan and their representatives in Balochistan have expressed helplessness to resolve the issue of missing persons and linked the issue of illegal abductions of activists directly to the military.

In Balochistan, the relatives of Baloch Missing Persons have been protesting for the recovery of their loved ones since 2009 from the platform of Voice for Baloch Missing Person lead by Nasrullah Baloch whose uncle Ali Asghar Bangulzai was abducted in 2001 and never heard of again.