A man was forcibly disappeared for a second time after Pakistani forces raided a house in Quetta’s Killi Qambrani area early on Thursday, his family said.
The family identified him as Hassan Qambrani and said personnel from the Counter Terrorism Department, Frontier Corps and Military Intelligence entered their home in the Killi Qambrani area at about 2:30 a.m. and took him to an undisclosed location.
His sister, Haseeba Qambrani, said in a post on social media platform X that the raid took place at about 2:30 a.m. She said more than 50 armed personnel arrived in white vehicles and a black Vigo and took her brother into custody without presenting a warrant or explaining the reason for his arrest.
She said Hassan Qambrani is a prayer leader and that this was the twentieth enforced disappearance reported in their family over the past year.
Hassan Qambrani had previously been forcibly disappeared from the same locality on 14 February 2020 and was released on 7 May 2021 after about 15 months in detention. The family said no charges were presented during that period.
“If there are any charges against him, he should be produced in court, not taken away in the middle of the night,” Haseeba Qambrani said.
The chairman of the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons, Nasrullah Baloch, said the incident raised serious concerns about the continued use of enforced disappearances in Balochistan.
He said the practice violated domestic law and fundamental rights, adding that under the constitution a detainee must be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours if any suspicion exists.
He said Hassan Qambrani had been taken outside the legal framework and called on authorities to take immediate notice of the case and ensure justice for the family.
Senator Mushtaq Ahmad also criticised the incident, saying the Qambrani family had repeatedly faced unlawful detentions.
He said individuals were often taken away, subjected to torture and later released without charge. Calling the latest disappearance an “injustice”, he said such actions amounted to “state terrorism” and demanded Qambrani’s release.
Pakistani authorities did not immediately comment on the allegation.
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