Hamid Manzoor and Ehsan Manzoor, two of the three brothers who were forcibly disappeared, allegedly by Pakistani forces on the night of December 10, from Apsar city of Kech district, have returned home. The brothers were released on Wednesday night, but their third sibling, Afzal Manzoor, remains missing.
The three brothers were reportedly taken during a late-night raid on their residence, an incident that has sparked outrage among local residents and human rights activists.
Meanwhile, another case of enforced disappearance has been reported from Gwadar, a coastal area of Balochistan. According to reports, Pakistani forces detained and disappeared a man from the Do-beest Panjah on Wednesday evening. The individual has been identified as Nadeem, son of Pashambe, a resident of Dasht Kulero.
Sources report that the victim was taken into custody near Javed Transport at around 3 p.m. by Pakistani forces.
The family of the missing Afzal Manzoor has issued an urgent appeal to the Commissioner of Makran Division, the Deputy Commissioner of Kech, and various human rights organisations to intervene and ensure his safe recovery. Similarly, the family and residents of Dasht Kulero demanded immediate information on the whereabouts of Nadeem.
Balochistan has long been a flashpoint for human rights violations, including enforced disappearances. For more than two decades, families in the region have accused Pakistani military and secret services of abducting individuals under the pretext of counterinsurgency operations. Many of the disappeared are activists, students, and ordinary residents.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and international organisations have repeatedly called for investigations into these cases, but accountability remains elusive. The United Nations and Amnesty International have also raised concerns about the systematic nature of these violations. Families of the disappeared often endure years of anguish, seeking answers through protests, sit-ins, and petitions to authorities.