Cases of enforced disappearances continue unabated in Balochistan for the past two decades. Baloch nationalists, activists, and human rights groups consistently hold responsible the Pakistani intelligence agencies and security forces for these abductions and extra-judicial killings. While the Pakistani governmentand army officials have been denying these accusations. On the other hand, compelling evidence provided by the local and international rights groups say otherwise.
According to the recent report conducted by The Balochistan Post (TBP) team that monitors the cases of enforced disappearances in the region, has discovered the following cases during the 1st half of November 2023.
Cases of Enforced Disappearance Reported:
During the first two weeks of November, TBP documented several cases of people forcibly disappearing from different areas of Balochistan. The collected data reveals that 27 individuals went missing, two of them safely returned home, while, four dead bodies recovered.
These findings underline the urgency of the issue of forced disappearances in Balochistan. The continuation of these incidents and the repeated government denials of its involvement requires for increased attention from the regional and international community to put an end to such violations of the human rights.
Cases Documented from the Following Parts of Balochistan:
Kech: 8
Tubrat: 5
Awaran: 5
Quetta: 3
Kharan: 2
Gwadar: 2
Karachi: 1
Khuzdar: 1
Details of the Victims:
The Balochistan Post collected the details of the following individuals who were reportedly forcibly disappeared by Pakistani security forces during the 1st half of the November.
- Abdul Wahad
- Shabid Dipul
- Haroon Baloch
- Noman Aman
- Saleem raza
- Hasain Baloch
- Abdul Qadeer
- Salahuddin
- Qasim hakeem
- Akram Baloch
- Mohammed Ameen
- Azeem Baloch
- Barkat Moosa
- Hasil Noor
- Gazzain Noor
- Imdad Salim
- Salim Deen
- Jameel Mohammed
- Sheran Mayar
- Attahullah
- Beebgar Akram
- Hamza Akram
- Liaquat Baloch
- Masoor Baloch
- Doda Baloch
- Adnan nazar
- Allah dad
According to the data documented by TBP, four dead bodies were also discovered from different areas of Balochistan — Two bodies were found in Quetta, one was recovered in Sibbi and one from Harnai.