At least five individuals have been forcibly disappeared by Pakistani security forces in Mastung district of Balochistan in a single night, while three others have been reported missing in Panjgur and Kech districts.
According to sources, in the early hours of Sunday, Pakistani forces raided homes across various areas of Mastung, detaining five men who have not been seen since.
In Karezsor Tehsil, Asim Farooq, son of Haji Ghulam Farooq and affiliated with the Tablighi Jamaat (preaching group), was taken from his home at around 1:00 AM. That same night in Khaddkoocha Tehsil, Muhammad Wafa, son of Haji Muhammad Ashraf Shahwani, was also forcibly disappeared.
Khalil Ahmed, son of Haji Muhammad Ibrahim Shahwani, was picked up from his home in Killi Kungarh around 3:00 AM. His family said he had recently returned from a four-month Tablighi journey and was suffering from tuberculosis.
In Killi Azizabad, Aurangzaib, son of Muhammad Umar Muhammad Shahi, was taken from his home at approximately 2:00 AM. Later, at around 3:00 AM, Levies constable Ghulam Jan, son of Ghulam Sarwar Shahwani, was also disappeared from Azizabad No. 2.
Meanwhile, in the Dasht area of Kech district, Murad Khan, son of Lal Muhammad, and Rashid, son of Fateh, were detained by Pakistani forces and have not been seen since.
In a separate operation, a young man named Shehzad, son of Nazeer, was forcibly disappeared during a late-night raid in Parom tehsil of Panjgur district. The operation took place in the Rahimabad and Naeemabad areas around midnight, where forces—reportedly accompanied by local state-backed armed men—cordoned off the Jain area before raiding homes.
Shehzad’s cousin, Basheer Ahmed, said, “My cousin Shehzad was abducted from Rahimabad, and then our home was also raided.” He added that just days earlier, his younger brother, Jangian Baloch, had also been forcibly disappeared and remains missing.
Residents say the wave of enforced disappearances has made daily life unbearable, with families living in constant fear.
Enforced disappearances have plagued Balochistan for over two decades. Baloch rights groups, including the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, Paank, and the Baloch Women’s Forum, have repeatedly condemned these actions and called for urgent international intervention. Despite these appeals, there has been no meaningful reduction in disappearances, and the practice continues unabated.