Pakistani armed forces have allegedly detained a mother and her daughter in Balochistan’s Panjgur district and subjected them to severe torture, leaving both women hospitalised in critical condition, according to local sources and human-rights groups.
The incident reportedly took place in the Panchi area of Panjgur, where forces took the two women into custody during a raid. Sources told The Balochistan Post that after being “brutally tortured,” the women were left at Panjgur Hospital in a semi-conscious state.
Local residents said the daughter was sexually assaulted by personnel of the Pakistani forces before both were abandoned at the hospital.
Rights Group Condemns ‘Moral Collapse’
The Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) condemned the incident, calling it “a shocking example of the impunity and moral collapse that define state operations in Balochistan.”
In a statement posted on X, the organisation said: “Pakistani forces abducted a mother and her daughter from Panjgur’s Panchi area, brutally tortured them, and later left them in critical condition at a hospital. It is alleged that the daughter was sexually assaulted before being dumped there.”
The group described the assault as part of a “systematic pattern of violence against Baloch women” and demanded “an immediate, independent investigation, accountability of the perpetrators, and justice for the victims.”
Pakistani authorities have not issued any public statement in response to the allegations.
This is not the first time women have been targeted in Balochistan. Reports of violence, abduction, and harassment during military operations have repeatedly surfaced from several districts.
Last month, during a military operation in Zehri, a woman identified as Safia Bibi was allegedly subjected to enforced disappearance during a raid in Khuzdar district before being released days later.
Earlier this year, 23-year-old student Mahjabeen Baloch was forcibly disappeared from her hostel in Quetta on 29 May, just five days after her brother Younus Baloch was also taken into custody. While Younus was later released, Mahjabeen remains missing.
The latest incident has sparked outrage among residents and rights activists, who say such cases have become increasingly common across Balochistan. Human rights organisations have repeatedly called for independent investigations into these incidents, warning that impunity and the lack of accountability continue to fuel mistrust and alienation among the Baloch population.