Several developments have been reported in Balochistan concerning enforced disappearances, recoveries of dead bodies and detentions.
According to local sources, four previously missing individuals have returned home in recent days. Among them are political activists and civilians, including Bismillah Qambrani, who reportedly disappeared from Quetta on 16 September, and Ghulam Ali Baloch, a Baloch Students Organization (Mastung Zone) leader missing since 22 June. Others named are Jawad Baloch and Inayatullah, son of Dur Muhammad. Human rights groups note that enforced disappearances have been a long-standing issue in Balochistan.
In a separate incident in Kech district’s Buleda area, two decomposed bodies were recovered. Identification cards found on the remains suggested they were Meraj, son of Sher Muhammad from Kuchag Gali, and Talal Ahmed, son of Abdul Rasheed from Koshk Buleda. Relatives claimed both had been missing since August.
Meanwhile, activist Imran Baloch was released from Gadani Central Jail after six months of detention under the Maintenance of Public Order law (3MPO). No criminal case had been filed against him. Rights groups have often criticised the repeated use of this law against political workers and dissidents.
Additionally, reports from Quetta and Panjgur suggest that five individuals were taken away in separate raids. Three students from Kech, identified as Nowroz, son of Manzoor; Dur Jan, a minor; and Shabik, son of Master Tahir, were allegedly picked up during night raids by Pakistani forces in Quetta’s Brewery area. In Panjgur’s Khudabadan, Dr Abdul Waheed and his son Irfan were reportedly taken after a house raid by the law-enforcement forces. Their whereabouts remain unknown.
Human rights organisations have repeatedly called for transparent investigations into such cases, accountability for those responsible, and safeguards against the recurrence of enforced disappearances in Balochistan.