The ongoing crisis of enforced disappearances in Balochistan continues unabated, with two new cases reported from Gwadar and Dera Bugti. The latest incidents include the abduction of a Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) employee and the disappearance of a school-aged child.
According to local sources, Haider Bugti, son of Jago, was forcibly disappeared by personnel believed to be from Pakistani security forces. The incident took place in Sui, Dera Bugti, within the Bugti Colony area. Haider was reportedly taken without a warrant or formal charge, and his whereabouts remain unknown.
In a separate incident from the coastal city of Gwadar, armed men allegedly abducted a minor, Abdullah Abid, the son of Balochi language poet and writer Abid Adeeb. Abdullah, a student, was last seen near his home in the Bel Nagar area. His family has lodged a missing persons report with the local police, but authorities have so far failed to recover the child.
Family members describe Abdullah as a young schoolboy with no political affiliations. The case has raised alarm over the increasing number of minors targeted in such operations.
Local reports indicate that Abdullah is the fifth child to be forcibly disappeared from Gwadar within the past week. Rights groups and activists have expressed deep concern over this trend, accusing Pakistani security forces of escalating intimidation tactics in the region.
Enforced disappearances have been a longstanding issue in Balochistan, where thousands have reportedly gone missing over the past two decades. Human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), have frequently called on the Pakistani government to investigate these cases and hold perpetrators accountable.
The majority of those disappeared are said to be Baloch political activists, students, and intellectuals, often taken without legal process. Despite numerous protests and calls for justice, accountability remains rare, and many families continue to search for loved ones years after their disappearance.
The recent abductions have sparked renewed fears among Baloch communities, who accuse the state of silencing dissent through extrajudicial means. As more cases emerge, civil society is once again urging international human rights bodies to take notice of the deteriorating situation in Balochistan.