Reports from multiple districts in Balochistan indicate that five more young men have allegedly been forcibly disappeared, while four previously missing individuals have returned to their families.
According to local sources, Danish s/o Naik Bakht was detained by Pakistani forces on November 27 from Shaheed Fida Chowk in Turbat, Kech district, and moved to an undisclosed location.
Similarly, in Mastung, two individuals — Obaidullah s/o Abdul Nabi, a local police official, and Muhammad Shafa s/o Safar Khan — were reportedly taken into custody by Pakistani forces on November 21 and have remained missing since.
In Panjgur, two youths from Syedan, identified as Naveed Jan s/o Abdul Ghani and Sanaullah s/o Mia, were allegedly detained on November 20 from the Prom Cross area and subsequently disappeared. Their families say no information has been received regarding their whereabouts.
Meanwhile, four missing individuals have returned home. Khaliq Mola Bakhsh, who was allegedly disappeared from Kohlu on August 25, has reunited with his family. Haji Shoaib s/o Wahid Bakhsh, who went missing from Panjgur on November 7, as well as Haji Muhammad Hussain from Kharan and Jibran Ahmed from Nasirabad, Kech, have also safely returned.
Local families and rights groups continue to express concern over the rising number of reported disappearances across Balochistan.