The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) released its semi-annual human rights report (January–June 2025) during a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, highlighting what it described as widespread and systematic violations across Balochistan. Addressing the media, BYC leader Sammi Deen Baloch stated that the report is not merely a collection of statistics but a record of collective pain, repression, and the collapse of legal and constitutional protections in Baloch society.
Sami Deen said the report, compiled through testimonies of victims’ families, eyewitnesses, and local human rights groups, reveals a disturbing escalation in state violence and repression. She also condemned the ongoing clampdown on peaceful protestors in Islamabad, where family members of missing persons have been demonstrating against the arrest of BYC leaders.
According to the report, 752 individuals were forcibly disappeared in the first six months of 2025. Of these, 181 were released after short-term detentions, while 25 reportedly died in custody. The remaining 546 individuals are still missing, with no official information on their whereabouts. The highest number of disappearances was reported from the Makran region, and Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were cited as the primary perpetrators. BYC described the disappearances as a form of collective punishment inflicted on Baloch society.
The report also recorded 117 extrajudicial killings during the same period. Most of these deaths occurred in staged encounters, “kill-and-dump” operations, and in-custody killings. The victims were mostly young people, students, and politically aware individuals. BYC asserted that these killings are part of a deliberate policy of repression and are aimed at silencing the Baloch population.
BYC also documented widespread use of torture against victims of enforced disappearance. The report said that eyewitnesses signs of extreme physical abuse on the bodies of those killed in custody, indicating the routine use of torture by state agencies. The group said this violence is not just about extracting information, but also about instilling fear and paralyzing Baloch society.
Collective punishment, the report stated, has become a normalized tactic in Balochistan. Families of disappeared persons are routinely harassed, subjected to house raids, and their female members physically assaulted. Children are being raised in an environment of fear, the report added, with such incidents taking place almost daily.
Civil liberties, including freedom of speech, peaceful protest, and movement, remain suspended, according to the BYC. Organizations like BYC, which focus on political and human rights advocacy, are being labeled as terrorist outfits, and their members face false charges under draconian laws such as the Maintenance of Public Order (3MPO) and the Fourth Schedule. The group said the state is using legal frameworks as tools of repression to legitimize its crackdown.
The report also highlighted the 2025 amendment to the Anti-Terrorism Act passed by the Balochistan Assembly, which BYC said grants unchecked powers to law enforcement agencies. Under the new law, individuals can be held without charge for up to three months, and military officers have been included in review boards, raising concerns about the erosion of impartiality in the justice system. BYC argued that the amended law has been systematically weaponized against human rights defenders, journalists, students, and ordinary citizens.