Balochistan: BYC Condemns Extrajudicial Killings and Disappearances of Baloch youth
SHAAL, Balochistan: The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has condemned the continuing pattern of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan, calling on the international community to hold Pakistan accountable for its role in the ongoing human rights violations.
The statement comes in the wake of the recent discovery of the tortured body of Muhammad Fareed Baloch, a 20-year-old farmer from Killi Safar Ali Jangle, Duki. Fareed was forcibly disappeared by Pakistan state forces on June 4, 2025, and his body was recovered on February 6, 2026, after eight months of uncertainty and fear for his family.
In its statement, the BYC highlighted that Muhammad Fareed was the primary breadwinner for his family after his father was forcibly disappeared. Despite months of searching, the family received no information or answers from authorities regarding his whereabouts.
The BYC described the discovery of his body as a confirmation of the young man’s torture and extrajudicial execution by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), a part of a broader policy aimed at suppressing the Baloch people through fear and violence.
The statement also referenced the case of Yasir Lehri, a 25-year-old tailor from Mastung, who was killed by unidentified forces earlier this year.
According to the BYC, Yasir’s body has not been handed over to his family, preventing them from performing his last rites. This, the BYC stated, constitutes an additional violation of basic human rights and dignity. “The withholding of bodies is a form of collective punishment and a clear breach of international human rights law,” the BYC added.
Another recent case mentioned in the BYC statement is that of Malang Baloch, a 20-year-old labourer from Washbood, Panjgur, who was forcibly disappeared by a state-backed death squad before being executed extrajudicially.
The BYC condemned these acts as part of a systematic policy of violence, which it said has turned Balochistan into a militarised zone where repression and intimidation are used as tools of state control.
The BYC urged the international community, human rights organisations and the United Nations to take immediate action to end the ongoing cycle of violence in Balochistan. It emphasised that the continuing lack of accountability has allowed state forces to operate with impunity and that the families of the victims are being denied justice.
The committee called for international intervention and demanded that those responsible for the deaths of Muhammad Fareed, Yasir Lehri, Malang Baloch and countless others be brought to justice.
“These are not isolated incidents but part of a deliberate, systematic policy aimed at crushing the Baloch people,” the BYC said. “We urge the international community to stand in solidarity with the Baloch people and to demand an end to these heinous crimes.”
The BYC’s statement is the latest in a series of calls for action by human rights groups and international organisations, as Balochistan continues to be a focal point of concern due to ongoing human rights abuses.
Families of the victims, left in the dark and denied justice, are facing not only the trauma of loss but also the unrelenting fear of further violence at the hands of Pakistani state forces.
