The enduring crisis of enforced disappearances in Balochistan continues to cast a dark shadow over the region, affecting countless lives. Over the past two decades, these disappearances have targeted a diverse array of individuals — young and old, men and women, students and academics, activists and fishermen, journalists and politicians, artists and writers, poets and singers, to name a few. The pervasive fear has left every family in Balochistan bruised and scared, some more severely than others.
Thousands of children await the return of their missing fathers; individuals like Sammi Deen Baloch and Mehlab Deen Baloch have spent their youth in protest camps, campaigning for their fathers’ safe release, only to be met with silence. Others, like Dr. Mahrang Baloch, have grown up without the affection and guidance of their lost fathers.
Women across Balochistan live in agonizing uncertainty, not knowing if they are widows, unsure whether their husbands are alive or dead. They struggle to console their children, who remain in a state of perpetual grief caused by their father’s absence. The elderly have breathed their last hoping to see their missing sons one last time before death separates them permanently.
Even the Baloch community abroad, the thousands who have fled state aggression and sought refuge in foreign lands, are not safe. Mysterious disappearances and deaths, such as those of Sajid Hussain in Sweden, Karima Baloch in Canada, and Saqib Karim in Azerbaijan, suggest that the reach of enforced disappearances extends far beyond Pakistan’s borders.
The Baloch community faces a grim reality: they are not safe in their homes, not in any part of Pakistan, and not even in countries that should offer sanctuary. Thousands have fallen victim to enforced disappearances, and the numbers continue to grow weekly. This bi-monthly report by The Balochistan Post provides a detailed account of those who have disappeared in Balochistan and beyond during May and June 2024.
Key Findings:
- 145 individuals were forcibly disappeared in the past two months
- 29 individuals were released and returned to the safety of their homes
- 12 bodies were found
- The average number of abductions for May and June stood at 2.42 per day
Most Affected Areas
The following areas saw the highest number of enforced disappearances in Balochistan:
- Kech: 39
- Dera Bugti:36
- Gwadar: 19
- Mashkay: 8
- Noshki: 7
- Quetta: 6
- Awaran: 6
- Punjab: 4
- Mach: 3
- Khuzdar: 3
- Kalat: 2
- Kharan: 2
- Dera Ghazi Khan: 2
- Barkhan: 2
- Sibbi: 1
- Pasni: 1
- Chaghi: 1
- Karachi: 1
Details of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances:
- Raheem Bugti: Detained on May 2 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Amir Bugti: Detained on May 2 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Meero Bugti: Detained on May 2 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Shehzad Obaid: Detained on May 3 from Zamuran. Still missing
- Dawood Abdul Wahab: Detained on May 3 from Zamuran. Still missing
- Javed Baloch: Detained on May 3 from Kech. Still missing
- Muslim Rasheed: Detained on May 4 from Awaran. Still missing
- Shahnawaz: Detained on May 4 from Awaran. Still missing
- Javed Baloch: Detained on May 7 from Awaran. Still missing
- Qamber Baloch: Detained on May 7 from Awaran. Later released
- Abdul Samad: Detained on May 7 from Pull Abad. Still missing
- Adil: Detained from Pull Abad on May 7. Still missing
- Suhail Baloch: Detained on May 7 from Pull Abad. Still missing
- Barkat Baloch: Detained on May 8 from Dera Ghazi Khan. Still missing
- Hafeez: Detained on May 8 from Dera Ghazi Khan. Still missing
- Basheer Ahmed: Detained on May 8 from Pull Abad. Still missing
- Nizam Baloch: Detained on May 9 from Gwadar. Later released
- Noor Baloch: Detained on May 9 from Noshki. Still missing
- Sahib Khan: Detained on May 9 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Zahid Hussain: Detained on May 9 from Panjgur. Still missing
- Sameer: Detained on May 10 from Gwadar. Still missing
- Bilal: Detained on May 10 from Gwadar. Still missing
- Dur Mohammad: Detained on May 10 from Gwadar. Still missing
- Aslam Baloch: Detained on May 10 from Gwadar. Still missing
- Ameer Aman: Detained on May 10 from Gwadar. Still missing
- Mohammad: Detained on May 10 from Gwadar. Still missing
- Zahoor Ahmed: Detained on May 10 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Dilawar: Detained on May 10 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Ahmed Ali: Detained on May 10 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Nawaz Ali: Detained on May 10 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Khaliq Gul: Detained on May 10 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Hassan Bugti: Detained on May 10 from Dera Bugti. Still missing.
- Jalal Bugti: Detained on May 10 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Jahan: Detained on May 10 from Tump. Still missing
- Hayat Baloch: Detained on May 11 from Turbat. Still missing
- Abdul Ghafoor: Detained on May 11 from Khuzdar. Still missing
- Adam: Detained on May 13 from Balgatar. Still missing
- Mohsin Baloch: Detained on May 13 from Gwadar. Still missing
- Hatir: Detained on May 13 from Hoshap. Still missing
- Niaz: Detained on May 13 from Gwadar. Still missing
- Basheer: Detained on May 13 from Gwadar. Still missing
- Dost Ali: Detained on May 14 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Balach: Detained on May 14 from Dera Bugti. Later released
- Dilshad: Detained on May 14 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Yaseen: Detained on May 14 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Salih: Detained on May 14 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Yousuf: Detained on May 14 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Iqbal: Detained on May 15 from Turbat. Still missing
- Fahad Bugti: Detained on May 15 from dera Bugti. Still missing
- Amjid: Detained on May 16 from Mashkay. Still missing
- Ali: Detained on May 16 from Mashkay. Still missing
- Mehboob: Detained on May 16 from Mashkay. Still missing
- Taj Mohammad: Detained on May 16 from Mashkay. Still missing
- Baloch: Detained on May 16 from Mashkay. Still missing
- Kamran Baloch: Detained on May 17 from Mach. Still missing
- Saeed: Detained on May 17 from Tump. Still missing
- Farhad: Detained on May 17 from Tump. Still missing
- Sagheer Sajjad: Detained on May 17 from Kalat. Still missing
- Qadeer Sajjad: Detained on May 17 from Kalat. Still missing
- SangatSana: Detained on May 17 from Mach. Still missing
- Rasool Baksh: Detained on May 17 from Karachi. Still missing
- Noorullah Sumalani: Detained on May 17 from Mach. Still missing
- Mohammad Salih: Detained on May 18 from Turbat. Still missing
- Imtiaz: Detained on May 18 from Turbat. Still missing
- Waseem: Detained on May 18. Still missing
- Ijaz: Detained on May 18 from Turbat. Still missing
- Abdul Raheem: Detained on May 18 from Kech. Later released
- Habib Ullah: Detained on May 3 from Zamuran. Still missing
- Izzat Deen: Detained on May 18 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Aleman Bugti: Detained on May 18 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Latif Bugti: Detained on May 18 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Zameer/Zaheer: Detained on May 19 from Mashkay. Still missing
- Abdul Haq: Detained on May 20 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Abdul Karim: Detained on May 20 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Gul Sheer: Detained on May 20 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Mohammad Waheed: Detained on May 22 from Gwadar. Still missing
- Nasrat: Detained on May 22 from Gwadar. Still missing
- Naz Bibi: Detained on May 23 from Mashkay. Still missing
- Tariq: Detained on May 23 from Gwadar. Still missing
- Amanullah: Detained on May 23 from Gwadar. Still missing
- Akhter: Detained on May 26 from Dera Murad Jamali. Still missing
- Yar Mohammad: Detained on May 26 from Dera Murad Jamali. A dead body discovered later on, thought to be him
- Rafiq Swali: Detained on May 27 from Koh Murad. Later released
- Faisal Swali: Detained on May 27 from Koh Murad. Still missing
- Nemat: Detained on May 27 from Kech. Still missing
- Umair: Detained on May 27 from Kech. Later released
- Majeed: Detained on May 27 from Kech. Still missing
- Sattar: Detained on May 28 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Ijaz: Detained on May 28 from Dera Ghazi Kha. Still missing
- Farooq: Detained on May 28 from Quetta. Still missing
- Shehak: Detained on May 28 from Quetta. Still missing
- Wazeer: Detained on May 28 from Quetta. Still missing
- Aman: Detained on May 29 from Dasht. Still missing
- Nadeem: Detained on May 29 from Dasht. Still missing
- Mohsin: Detained on May 28 from Dasht. Still missing
- Ameer Baksh: Detained on May 29 from Awaran. Later released
- Ali Baksh: Detained on May 30 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Shah Hussain Bugti: Detained on June 1 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Noorullah: Detained on June 1 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Sewa Bugti: Detained on June 3 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Waheed Ahmed: Detained on June 3 from Buleda. Still missing
- Aman Ali: Detained on June 4 from Gwadar. Status unknown
- Hanif Baloch: Detained on June 4 from Barkhan. Still missing
- Anees Ur Rehman: Detained on June 5 from Khuzdar. Still missing
- Nazeer Ahmed: Detained on June 5 from Khuzdar. Still missing
- Khair Ullah: Detained on June 7 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Danish: Detained on June 7 from Punjab. Still missing
- Yaqoob: Detained on June 9 from Dhadar. Still missing
- Dadshah: Detained on June 10 from Turbat. Still missing
- Amanullah: Detained on June 10 from Noshki. Still missing
- Qadeer Ahmed: Detained June 10 from Chaghi. Still missing
- Dr Shahid: Detained on June 11 from Taunsa Shareef. Still missing
- Saif Baloch: Detained on June 11 from Taunsa Shareef. Still missing
- Miran Swali: Detained on June 11 from Gwadar. Still missing
- Diljan: Detained on June 12 from Awaran. Still missing
- Jafar: Detained on June 13 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Abdullah: Detained on June 13 from Gwadar. Still missing
- Asif: Detained on June 14 from Turbat. Still missing
- Ali Ahmed: Detained on June 14 from Turbat. Still missing
- Zubair: Detained on June 14 from Kech. Still missing
- Changaiz Baloch: Detained on June 14 from Gwadar. Still missing
- Brahundag: Detained on June 15 from Tump. Later released
- Naveed Baloch: Detained on June 18 from Kech. A dead body discovered later on, thought to be him
- Bilal: Detained on June 21 from Kharan. Still missing
- Fazal: Detained on June 21 from Kharan. Still missing
- Khaliq: Detained on June 23 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Bahadur Basheer: Detained on June 23 from Pasni. Still missing
- Ahmed Ali: Detained on June 26 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Khalid Baloch: Detained on June 26 from Noshki. Still missing
- Waleed Yousuf: Detained on June 27 from Kech. Still missing
- Umair: Detained on June 27 from Noshki. Still missing
- Usman: Detained on June 27 from Noshki. Still missing
- Shoaib: Detained on June 27 from Noshki. Still missing
- Zia Ur Rehman: Detained on June 27 from Noshki. Still missing
- Mohammad Arif: Detained on June 30 from Turbat. Still missing
- Yaseen: Detained on May 14 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Abdullah: Detained on May 16 from Mashkay. Later released
- Ehsan: Detained on May 28 from Dera Bugti. Still missing
- Farhad: Detained on June 7 from Punjab. Later released
- Shoaib: Detained on May 3 from Zamuran. Still missing
- Hakeem: Detained on May 23 from Gwadar. Still missing
- Saeed: Detained on June 8 from Kohlu. Still missing
