Tags : enforced disappearances

Balochistan: Families Demand Release of Missing Youth

QUETTA: In press conference held at the Lasbela Press Club, the family members of forcibly disappeared individuals voiced their anguish and demands for action against the ongoing issue of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan. Speaking alongside Chairman Imran Baloch, Yasmeen Hamid, sister of missing individuals Junaid Hamid and Yasir Hamid and Rashida Baloch, […]Read More

Four Victims of Iranian Forces’ Target Killing Laid To Rest

DOZZAAP (ZAHEDAN): On the night of February 22, 2025, four Baloch citizens, killed by Iranian forces, were buried in the Aspech region of Saravan after 113 days of enforced disappearance. The bodies of the victims were returned without any explanation from the Iranian authorities. A gathering of people and relatives took place at the Murshid […]Read More

Families of Missing Youth Block M8 Highway in Protest in

QUETTA: The families of four young men abducted from the Bahman area of Turbat staged a sit-in protest at Jadagal Dun, blocking the M8 highway on Sunday. The families of the missing youth Rahil Ali Muhammad, Roshan Ali Muhammad, Naeem Bashir and Adam Baloch have demanded the immediate recovery of their loved ones, who were […]Read More

Protests Held Across Balochistan Against Brutal Targeted Killings

QUETTA: On the call of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) a series of protests took place in different cities of Balochistan, demanding an end to extrajudicial killings and the targeted murders of Baloch individuals. The protests, held in key areas including Chaghi, Nushki, Tump, Dalbandin, and Gomazi, came in response to the recent rise in […]Read More

Gunmen Kill Man in Balochistan’s Kech District, Family Protests for

QUETTA: A wave of violence continues in Kech district as armed assailants shot and killed a Baloch youth in the Tump area, sparking widespread concern among locals.  The victim has been identified as Kareem Dad son of Manzoor, a resident of Gomazi, Tump. The attack occurred in the Kohad area, where gunmen targeted the young man. According to local […]Read More

Balochistan: Father of Missing Baloch Man Dies After Years of Seeking

QUETTA: Shah Nawaz Baloch, the father of Rahimuddin Baloch, a missing person held in Pakistani custody for the past decade, passed away after a prolonged illness. His death comes after years of tireless efforts to seek his son’s release, a struggle that ended in heartbreak without any answers. Following his passing, the grieving family brought his […]Read More

Balochistan: Surge in state violence including extrajudicial killings and enforced

QUETTA: A recent wave of extrajudicial killings, torture, and intimidation in Balochistan has raised grave concerns among human rights organisations and activists.  On February 3rd, two Baloch youths, Shukrullah and Nadeem Baloch, were detained by Frontier Corps personnel at the Washbood checkpoint in Panjgur’s Rakshan area. Merely two days later, Shukrullah’s mutilated body was discovered, while […]Read More

Balochistan: Young Man Returning from Dubai Forcibly Disappeared at Quetta

QUETTA: A young man returning from Dubai was reportedly taken into custody by personnel of Pakistani intelligence agencies and forcibly disappeared from Quetta Airport on Sunday morning. The victim has been identified as Fareed son of Muhammad Azam, a resident of Zorabad, Nushki, Balochistan.  According to sources, Fareed had been working in Dubai as a labourer […]Read More

Human Rights Violations in Balochistan: BYC Highlights Forced Disappearances and

QUETTA: In a press conference on Wednesday, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) raised alarms about a sharp increase in human rights violations in Balochistan, calling on journalists, human rights organisations and International Community to help expose the atrocities and take action to end the ongoing crisis. The conference, led by prominent human rights activists, focused […]Read More

A Deliberate Diversion

In Balochistan, calls for justice and accountability are sometimes drowned out by deliberate diversions, aimed at deflecting attention from the real perpetrators behind the ongoing Baloch genocide. While the international community and human rights organisations focus on the atrocities committed by the Pakistani state, certain activists from pro-independence political parties are attempting to mislead the […]Read More