Pakistani forces have intensified operations across Balochistan, with over 50 individuals forcibly disappeared in recent days. Raids have been conducted in Turbat, Dera Bugti, Sui, Barkhan, and Kalat, with dozens of detentions reported.
Mass Abductions in Turbat
On Thursday morning in Turbat, Pakistani forces raided a residential area and detained multiple individuals. Among the disappeared are Dr. Zafar s/o Mohammad Rahim; Rahim Jan s/o Dr. Zafar; and Dr. Mohammad Kareem s/o Bahram. Additionally, five guests at Dr. Zafar’s guest house were also taken. One has been identified as Jabbar, while the others remain unidentified.
Reports suggest that other individuals were also detained during the operation, but further details are awaited.
Enforced Disappearances in Dera Bugti and Barkhan
In Dera Bugti, two individuals were abducted last night. Dangla s/o Haji Moj Bugti, was taken from Mohammad Colony, along with Pir Mohammad s/o Pano Bugti, and Ismail, s/o Lalu Bugti.
This marks the third time Pir Mohammad has been forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces, with previous abductions involving severe torture before his release.
In Barkhan, Rashid Ahmad Khetran s/o Master Gul Mohammad Jan Bughio, was abducted on November 27 while traveling from Dera Ghazi Khan to Barkhan. His whereabouts remain unknown.
Abductions in Kalat
In Kalat’s Iskalku area, Pakistani forces allegedly forcibly disappeared Syed Hussain Shah, father of missing Syed Akhtar Shah. The region has been under siege for two days, with reports of over 40 individuals detained. Residents have been subjected to raids, harassment, and confinement within their homes.
Due to network shutdowns, further information about those detained is still pending. The Baloch Yakjehti Committee has called on human rights organizations to intervene for the release of the forcibly disappeared.
As enforced disappearances across continue unabated, the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP), a human rights group advocating for an end to enforced disappearances in Balochistan and for the safe release of the thousands of Baloch missing persons, completed the 5650th day of protest on Thursday in Quetta. The elderly mother of the missing Rashid Hussain Baloch visited the camp to express solidarity with the families of the missing persons.
Speaking at the camp, she said that she has been knocking on doors of justice for years for her son’s safe release. She said that the institutions of this country are unwilling to dispense justice as per the constitution. She appealed to the human rights groups to raise voices for her son’s safe release.