Pakistani forces conducted raids and ‘whisked away’ 3 persons in a search operation conducted in Kech district of Balochistan on Monday.
According to the details received by The Balochistan Post, in freshly launched cordon and search operations in Kolwah area of district Kech Balochistan, 3 persons were ‘abducted by Pakistani forces’ on Monday.
The abductees were identified as Gulab s/o Rahim Bakhsh, Wahab s/o Saeedo and Hasan.
“Forces ransacked houses and harassed women and children during the operation,” residents accused.
According to Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP), a campaign group by families of victims, more than 20,000 Baloch men, women and children are under Pakistani custody. VBMP also alleges that at least 5,000 missing persons have been killed and dumped over last one decade.
International campaign groups including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International also accuse Pakistani security forces as the culprits of ‘illegal abductions in Balochistan’.