At least 16 individuals, including a woman, were allegedly forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel in Dera Bugti district of Balochistan in recent days, local sources said.
Local sources said multiple cases were reported from Sui town and its surrounding areas, where detentions by Pakistani forces and CTD personnel have intensified.
According to reports, three individuals were taken from Sui town and subsequently went missing. They were identified as Nabi Bakhsh, son of Mahoot Bugti; Nabi Bakhsh, also known as Layoun, son of Bana Bugti; and Usama, also known as Nado, son of Nek Muhammad Bugti.
Sources said all three belong to the Habibani sub-clan of the Bugti tribe, adding that over the past three days at least five young men from the same sub-clan have been subjected to enforced disappearance, bringing the total number of such cases in Sui town to eight.
In a separate incident in the Pat Feeder area of Sui, personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) reportedly detained Gul Mir, son of Band Ali Bugti, and transferred him to an undisclosed location. His whereabouts remain unknown.
Further reports state that on 7 April, CTD personnel allegedly detained Kareem, son of Rahim Bakhsh Bugti, from Muhammad Colony in Sui. On 9 April 2026, another individual, Siddiq, son of Nazar Ali Bugti, was also reportedly taken into custody by CTD officials and remains missing.
Meanwhile, reports suggested that a broader crackdown is ongoing in Dera Bugti district.
During these operations, a 65-year-old woman, identified as the wife of Shahil Mammadazi Bugti, was detained by Frontier Corps personnel in Pir Koh town, sources said.
In addition, nine individuals were reportedly taken into custody by CTD personnel from Dera Bugti town and subsequently went missing.
They have been identified as Arbaz, son of Akram Khan Bugti; Qasim Ali, son of Leemo Khan Bugti; Jabbar Khan, son of Hayat Bugti; Mateen, son of Hayat Bugti; Sajjad, son of Bilal Bugti; Ameen, son of Noor Din Bugti; Rehzan, son of Dad Muhammad Bugti; Din Muhammad, son of Rahim Bakhsh Bugti; and Dost Ali, son of Malook Bugti.
Sources suggest that the recent crackdown may be linked to ongoing or planned oil and gas exploration projects in the area, alongside reports of preparations for a possible military operation.
Human rights groups have expressed concern over the rising number of alleged enforced disappearances in Balochistan, describing the trend as a serious violation of fundamental rights and calling for an immediate halt to such practices.