Balochistan: Seven Men, Including Two Minors, Killed After Enforced Disappearances, BYC Calls for International Intervention

SHAAL (QUETTA): At least seven people, including two minors aged 16 and 17, have been killed in separate incidents across Balochistan after being subjected to enforced disappearances, according to statements issued by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC).

The victims, who included students, a shepherd, a shopkeeper, a driver and other civilians, were taken from their homes or detained at different locations before their bodies were discovered days or weeks later.

The incidents, reported between October 14 and November 8, have once again raised serious concerns over enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and the safety of civilians in Balochistan. The BYC has accused Pakistani security forces, particularly the Frontier Corps (FC), and state-backed death squads of involvement in several of the cases.

The latest reported case involves 17-year-old Sameer son of Nasir Baloch, a student and resident of Goburd in Mand, Kech district. According to the BYC, Sameer was forcibly taken from his home by Frontier Corps personnel at approximately 2:00 am on October 24, 2026. His family was left without information about his whereabouts for 15 days.

On November 8, his bullet-riddled dead body was recovered near a water supply facility in Dazan, Tump. Sameer was still a teenager, with his education and future ahead of him. His reported killing has intensified concerns about the targeting of young people in Balochistan and the devastating consequences of enforced disappearances for their families.

In another incident in Naal, Khuzdar district, 60-year-old shopkeeper Elahi Baksh son of Rasool Baksh, was taken from his home by FC personnel on October 30 at approximately 4:00 pm. Three days later, on November 2, his body was found dumped in the Laghorzard area of Naal.

According to the BYC, Elahi Baksh’s children spent the three days following his disappearance waiting for their father to return home. Instead, they were confronted with the news of his death. The organisation described the incident as a devastating loss for the family and called for an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding his disappearance and killing.

The same day, the body of 32-year-old Muneer Ahmad son of Sharif, was also recovered from the Laghorzard area of Naal. Muneer, a driver and resident of Istakhali, Naal, was taken from his home by members of a death squad on October 2, 2026, at approximately 9:00 pm.

His family remained unaware of his whereabouts for an entire month. On November 2, his body was discovered, marking the end of a month-long period of uncertainty for his relatives.

 The BYC has raised concerns about the circumstances of his disappearance and subsequent killing, calling on international human rights bodies to take urgent notice of the case.

The organisation has specifically appealed to the United Nations, the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to seek an independent and impartial investigation into Muneer’s case and other incidents of ongoing enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan.

Another case concerns Salahuddin son of Muhammad Ali, a vegetable vendor from Kulan in Kharan district. According to the information released by the BYC, Salahuddin and his brother Azar were forcibly disappeared by security forces from their home on August 7, 2026, at approximately 2:00 pm.

The two brothers were taken together, but Azar was released a few days later, while Salahuddin remained in the custody of security forces. His family received no satisfactory information about his whereabouts during the following two months.

On October 31, Salahuddin was killed in a fake encounter. His body was subsequently found near Baddo Naddi in the Zardain Koti area of Kharan.

The organisation has questioned the circumstances surrounding his death, arguing that the reported sequence of disappearance, prolonged detention and subsequent presentation of his killing as an encounter raises serious concerns about due process and the rule of law.

It has demanded an urgent and impartial investigation to establish what happened to Salahuddin during the period he remained missing and who was responsible for his death.

In Panjgur, 24-year-old Baba Baloch, a Zamyad vehicle driver from Naag, was forcibly disappeared from Kalam Chowk by members of state-backed death squads. According to the BYC, he remained missing for 17 days before his body was found dumped in the Rakshan Kaur area of Panjgur on October 14, 2026.

The BYC emphasised that such groups operate with the backing of the Pakistani military and are responsible for harassment, abductions, beatings, looting and killings. It described Baba Baloch’s death as part of a wider pattern of violence and collective punishment against the Baloch population.

The organisation also highlighted the case of Adeel Baloch, a resident of Kohar in Tump, Kech district, who was detained during a raid at Kohar Bazaar involving Pakistani security forces and members of death squads.

According to the account, Adeel was taken away alongside three other young men, who were also transferred to undisclosed locations. His family was reportedly left without information about his whereabouts. After three days, his body was recovered from the Sernkin area of Kech on October 23, 2026.

The BYC said the circumstances surrounding Adeel’s detention and subsequent death raised serious questions about the treatment of individuals held at undisclosed locations and the accountability of those involved. It called for a thorough investigation, including the preservation of evidence and the establishment of the circumstances leading to his death.

The case of 16-year-old Hassan son of Jumma and a resident of Reekbazar in Mand, is another incident highlighted by the organisation. Hassan, who worked as a shepherd, was taken by Frontier Corps personnel while travelling from Mand to Tump. According to the BYC, he was detained in broad daylight near the Aziyaan area.

After 41 days of enforced disappearance, his body was found in Mukahndar, Mand, Kech district, on October 14, 2026. The organisation said Hassan had been supporting himself through shepherding and was still at an age when he should have been pursuing his education, developing his ambitions and building his future.

His death, the BYC stated, had left his family devastated and raised further questions about the fate of individuals who disappear after being detained by security personnel. The organisation called on national and international human rights organisations to take serious notice of the case.

The seven cases describe a disturbing sequence in which individuals were reportedly taken from their homes or public places, remained missing for varying periods and were subsequently found dead. The reported periods of disappearance ranged from three days in Adeel Baloch’s case to 41 days in Hassan’s case, while Muneer Ahmad remained missing for a month and Salahuddin for nearly three months.

The victims came from different age groups and walks of life. They included two teenagers, a 24-year-old driver, a 32-year-old driver, a 60-year-old shopkeeper, a vegetable vendor and another civilian whose case the BYC has reported.