Balochistan: Pakistani Forces Forcibly Disappear Woman and Man in Khuzdar
SHAAL, BALOCHISTAN: Pakistani security forces have forcibly disappeared a woman and a man from the Ustakhli area of Nal in Khuzdar district, according to family members and local sources. The incident took place on 22 April late at night when security personnel entered their home, subjected family members to violence and took the two individuals into custody.
The woman has been identified as Sameena, daughter of Dost Muhammad, a resident of Ornach, while her cousin, Qambar son of Latif, was also taken. Family members said the security forces arrived around 9 p.m., detained the two individuals and transferred them to an unknown location.
In the past four days, three Baloch women, including residents of Karachi and Balochistan, have been abducted and disappeared. Among them is Khadija Baloch, a medical student from Bolan Medical College in Quetta, who was taken from her hostel by the Counter Terrorism Department and Pakistani intelligence agencies.
Earlier, Pakistani forces raided a house in the Baloch-populated area of Naval Colony in Karachi, forcibly disappearing Haseena Baloch, originally from Awaran, Balochistan. Students in Quetta continue to stage a sit-in protesting the disappearance of Khadija Baloch and the raid on Bolan Medical College hostel.
Nearly a dozen Baloch women have been forcibly disappeared in recent months across various districts in Balochistan. Some of these women were later presented publicly under allegations of links to Baloch armed groups, while many others remain unaccounted for.
Notable cases include Mah Jabeen Baloch, disappeared from Quetta on May 25, 2025; Nasreen Baloch, disappeared from Hub Choki on November 22, 2025; and Hair-ul-Nasaa, disappeared on December 20, 2025.
In Khuzdar, Farzana Zahri was forcibly disappeared on December 1, 2025, and later presented publicly with allegations of involvement with armed groups. Similarly, Rahima Bibi, who had been missing from Dalbandin for six months, was shown in custody as an alleged facilitator for Baloch armed organisations.
In the cases of Farzana and Rahima Bibi, their family members, along with local human rights and social groups, have strongly rejected state media reports claiming that they were facilitators of armed organisations. They described the media trial of these women as a continuous form of state coercion and collective punishment, intended to intimidate those who challenge the state’s atrocities against the Baloch people.
In some recent cases, victims have been recovered. Two Baloch women, Fatima Baloch and Hayat Bibi, who were forcibly disappeared from Hub and Khuzdar, were later released.
Human rights organisations have repeatedly expressed concern over the pattern of enforced disappearances in Balochistan, highlighting the impact on families and the lack of transparency in such cases.
