Amid mounting unrest, Balochistan human rights defenders accuse Pakistani troops of forcibly vanishing five people, intensifying scrutiny on the province’s security apparatus. The incidents, detailed by watchdog groups, signal a dangerous uptick in disappearances and purported unlawful deaths.
Baloch National Movement’s Paank reported 33-year-old Ghulam Sarwar’s seizure on February 21 in Hub district’s Abdullah Bijarani Goth by military and intelligence operatives. Echoing this, 24-year-old Amir Baloch disappeared post-detention on February 19 in Chagai’s Killi Kasum Khan area.
In Awaran, a February 18 raid in Kuhado Jahu netted two brothers, Sadullah and Lal Jan, vanishing without trace. These cases, Paank notes, reflect brazen disregard for due process, leaving communities fractured.
Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ) spotlighted Daniyal Nasir, a Karachi university graduate in public policy, abducted February 16. The group decries the focus on scholarly Baloch as an assault on progress and rights.
‘These violations shred legal norms and dignity,’ BVJ demanded, pushing for victim returns and family transparency. The plea resonates in a province scarred by similar ordeals.
Local reports added a deadly twist: Near Ful Abad, gunfire on an Afghan-bound vehicle killed two women, hurt three, with further arrests. Medical aid was provided, but the assault amplifies fears of indiscriminate force.
Rights coalitions bemoan the persistent abuses – abductions, detentions, killings – eroding faith in governance. With evidence mounting, calls intensify for accountability, investigations, and an end to the shadow war engulfing Balochistan.