A member of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has gone missing in Karachi after reportedly being taken into custody by Pakistani security forces. Two other cases of enforced disappearance were also reported in Balochistan’s Panjgur and Nushki districts.
According to local sources, Pakistani forces raided a house late Tuesday night in Jam Goth, Malir, and detained Mir Balach Baloch, son of Abdul Latif. Balach, an active BYC member, has participated in numerous protests in Karachi. He was previously forcibly disappeared from Malir in July last year but was later released.
Since his latest detention, his whereabouts remain unknown. His family confirmed the disappearance and called for his immediate and safe release.
Meanwhile, in Balochistan’s Panjgur district, Mehrullah, son of Maqbool Ahmed, was reportedly taken from his home in Tasp on 18 May.
Family members said he is a labourer with no political affiliation. They demanded his recovery and urged authorities to reveal his whereabouts.
A third case was reported from Nushki, where Naveed Jamaldini, son of Akbar Dost Jamaldini, was allegedly abducted at gunpoint.
According to his family, Naveed was travelling with friends near Killi Badal Karez Cross on 19 May around 5:30 PM when two vehicles intercepted them. Men in plain clothes reportedly forced them to stop and took Naveed into custody at gunpoint. His friends were released three hours later, but Naveed remains missing. His family believes he was taken to Nushki Cantonment.
They have also appealed for his immediate release.
Enforced disappearances remain a persistent issue in Balochistan, where thousands of individuals—many of them students, political activists, and intellectuals—have gone missing over the past two decades.
Human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), have repeatedly called on the Pakistani government to investigate these cases and hold those responsible accountable.
Despite frequent protests and appeals for justice, disappearances continue with little legal recourse. Many families continue to search for their loved ones, often for years, without answers.