Balochistan: Incidents of Enforced Disappearances and Abduction Attempts Leave One Dead and Two Injured

QUETTA: Three separate incidents involving enforced disappearances, abduction attempts, and violence have been reported from different parts of Balochistan, raising renewed concerns over the safety of civilians and the human rights situation in the region.

In the latest incident, a young man identified as Sufyan Mengal was forcibly disappeared after being taken off a passenger bus in Nushki while travelling from Quetta to Kharan.

According to local sources, the incident occurred at around noon, when unidentified individuals stopped the bus, took Sufyan Mengal off it, and transferred him to an undisclosed location. His whereabouts have remained unknown since.

His family has appealed to the relevant authorities and human rights organisations to intervene, seek information about his whereabouts, and ensure his safe recovery.

In a separate incident in Jiwani tehsil of Gwadar district, security forces raided a house and took away a minor girl, identified as Shaista Noor Kalmati, according to a statement issued by the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP).

The organisation said it had received a complaint from her brother, Zaheer Noor, who reported that security forces took his sister from their home during a raid last night on November 8, 2026. Her whereabouts have remained unknown since.

Zaheer Noor said his sister suffers from a heart condition and has previously undergone heart surgery. She requires regular medical treatment, medication, and continuous medical care. Her family has expressed serious concerns about her health and safety in the absence of information about her whereabouts.

Shaista Noor is also the elder sister of Ali Asghar Kalmati, a minor who was forcibly disappeared following an abduction-style arrest by the Pakistani military on April 16, 2026. According to the organisation, his family has still received no information about his whereabouts.

VBMP Chairman Nasrullah Baloch expressed grave concern over the disappearance of Shaista Noor and the continued failure to recover Ali Asghar. He said detaining citizens without fulfilling legal requirements and withholding information about their whereabouts from their families constituted serious violations of the Constitution, national laws, and fundamental human rights.

He demanded Shaista Noor’s immediate and safe recovery, urgent medical attention, and that her family be informed of her whereabouts. He also called for Ali Asghar Kalmati’s recovery and urged the authorities to take effective measures to prevent enforced disappearances.

Meanwhile, a separate incident of violence was reported from Dabuk, in the Kalatuk Union Council area of Turbat, Kech district, where a young man was killed and two women were injured in an abduction attempt.

According to local sources, five armed men travelling in three Toyota Corolla vehicles arrived at the home of Ghulam Shah at around 7 pm on Sunday and attempted to take away his son, Raza Ghulam.

Sources said that when family members resisted, the armed men opened fire, killing Raza Ghulam on the spot and injuring his mother, Zartoon, and grandmother, Noor Bibi.

Noor Bibi reportedly sustained a gunshot wound to her hand while attempting to protect her grandson from the attackers. Both injured women were subsequently taken to a medical facility for treatment.

Local sources said that the attackers belonged to a government-backed armed group commonly referred to in Balochistan as a ‘death squad’.

Death squads operating in Balochistan have repeatedly been accused of involvement in enforced disappearances, abductions, and targeted killings.