The Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) has called for the immediate release of Mahjabeen, her brother Younus, and all other forcibly disappeared individuals in Balochistan, warning of an alarming rise in the abduction of Baloch women.
Speaking at their protest camp outside the Quetta Press Club on Saturday—marking day 5,845 of their continuous sit-in—VBMP leaders condemned the recent disappearance of Mahjabeen Baloch. They announced plans to hold a protest on Eid, underscoring the gravity of the situation.
VBMP said Mahjabeen, a Library Science student at the University of Balochistan and a resident of Basima in Washuk district, was taken in a joint operation by police, Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) officers, and other security personnel. Her brother, Muhammad Younus Baloch—an engineering student—has also been missing since his abduction by security forces.
The group highlighted a pattern of families being collectively targeted. VBMP leaders cited the killing of Shah Jahan Kurd—brother of Baloch Students Organization (BSO) chairman Zahid Baloch, who remains missing—and the disappearance of Younus Baloch as examples of this strategy.
VBMP described enforced disappearance as an “unforgivable crime,” warning that the growing abduction of women, including students like Mahjabeen, is an especially sensitive and dangerous escalation.
“This is not just a legal issue; it is a moral crisis,” the group said, adding that secret courts, faceless judges, and extrajudicial tactics serve the interests of the powerful, not justice.
The organization also announced that on Eid, they will hold a special demonstration marking 16 years since the enforced disappearance of Zakir Majeed. VBMP said its Eid protests serve as a reminder that hundreds of Baloch families are unable to celebrate the holiday while their loved ones remain missing.
Human rights groups and Baloch advocacy organizations have repeatedly raised concerns over enforced disappearances in Balochistan. The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Paank, and the Baloch Women’s Forum have appealed to the United Nations, international human rights organizations, and global civil society to take urgent notice, press Pakistani authorities to end enforced disappearances, and ensure independent investigations into these cases.