The bullet-riddled body of a man who had reportedly been subjected to enforced disappearance about 25 days ago was recovered in Balochistan’s Washuk district, local sources said.
According to reports, the deceased was identified as 38-year-old Muhammad Azum, son of Abdul Rehman, a shopkeeper and trader from Qadirabad in the Basima Patak area. He was reportedly detained allegedly by Pakistani forces on 11 September 2025 while at his shop and taken to an undisclosed location.
Eyewitnesses claimed that Azum was picked up by personnel travelling in military vehicles. His whereabouts remained unknown until 6 October, when his body was discovered in the Gowargi Naag area of Washuk, bearing multiple gunshot wounds.
Residents described the killing as part of the continuing pattern of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan.
For the past two decades, enforced disappearances have remained a grave human rights issue in the region. Local and international organisations have repeatedly reported hundreds of cases, with many families still waiting for the return of their missing loved ones. Several incidents of bodies being recovered weeks or months after abductions have been documented across various districts of Balochistan.