Dr Sabiha Baloch, a senior leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has said she will not retreat from political struggle despite the enforced disappearance of her father, Mir Bashir Ahmed, three months ago.
In a statement posted on social media platform X, Dr Sabiha said her father was forcibly disappeared on 5 April 2025 after being summoned by SP Hub, Syed Fazal Bukhari.
“He went without hesitation because he is not a criminal,” she said. “But when he arrived, he was told he would not be allowed to leave until I, his daughter, resigned from the Baloch Yakjehti Committee or surrendered.”
She described the incident as “unlawful, immoral, and inhumane,” and accused the officer involved of acting “not as an officer of the law, but as an agent of abduction.”
Marking the day of Ashura, she said: “I pray that those who orchestrate and enable such cruelty meet justice, not only in this world, but in the hereafter. And may those who celebrate or defend the oppressors see their pride crumble before the downfall of tyranny.”
Dr Sabiha continued: “I am just 28 years old, yet I have witnessed how oppression turns in on itself. History holds the truth. Turn its pages and you will see what became of those who harmed the Baloch people. Some were disgraced and labeled as collaborators, others lost their families to betrayal, some fell into addiction, and a few met the gallows. None are remembered as heroes. They died clinging to power, but were buried in dishonor.”
She added that the fight against repression was rooted in moral principles and could not be silenced through coercion. “The fight for truth never dies. It grows stronger because it is based on moral conviction. No matter how powerful the oppressor may seem, their greed becomes their weakness,” she said.
“One day, tyranny will collapse, because that is the law of nature, the rhythm of revolution. And no one can escape it.”
According to Dr Sabiha, her father was detained from the town of Hub on 5 April. Family members allege that intelligence officials later stated he would only be released if she resigned from the BYC or turned herself in. His whereabouts remain unknown.
In April, a group of United Nations Special Rapporteurs issued a joint statement expressing concern over the treatment of Dr Baloch and her family. The UN experts said they were “deeply concerned” by reports of her father’s enforced disappearance and warned that Dr Baloch herself could face imminent arrest for her political and human rights work.
“Pakistani authorities must end their retaliation against her and ensure she is free to protect, defend and promote human rights,” the UN statement read.