Balochistan: Baloch youth abducted from Gwadar, state atrocities continue

QUETTA: Pakistani security forces have abducted a Baloch youth from Balochistan’s port city Gwadar on Thursday.

According to details, Pakistani forces raided a house in Naya Abad area of Gwadar and abducted Mohammad Naveed son of Haji Naseer.

Earlier on 18 December, Pakistani forces raided the house of Chief Aslam Baloch, the Labour secretary of Baloch National Movement (BNM).

BNM sources claimed that Pakistani forces have harassed and terrorised women and children during the raid and looted valuables from their leader’s house.

On the same day, Pakistani forces have abducted two persons from Malaar Karak Dal area during a military offensive.

The abducted men named as Dildad son of Qadir and Sudeer son of Gamshad have been shifted to a nearby military camp after his arrest.

On 17 December Pakistan forces have abducted three men including the bridegroom from a military checkpoint in Kolwah’s Tanzeel area in district Awaran Balochistan.

Sources reported that Pakistan forces stopped a passenger vehicle at the checkpoint and ordered all passengers to come out. The security forces then checked the ID cards of all people on board.

The Pakistan forces abducted Wahid son of Jaoro, Rahmat son of Jaoro and Badar son of Shambeh. The women and children who tried to resist the arrest of their relatives were reportedly beaten up and harassed by Pakistan forces.

The aforementioned people were on their way back from a marriage ceremony from Wahdi area of Kech and they are all residents of Buzdad Koli area of Awaran.

The enforced-disappearances have started in Balochistan in early 2000 when Pakistani dictator General Parvez Musharraf started military offensives in Balochistan and ordered arrest and disappearances hundreds of people.

The subsequent government have continued the legacy of Musharraf and intensified abductions, kill and dump and target assassinations of Baloch political and human rights activists.