Four individuals previously reported missing in separate incidents across Balochistan have been released after periods in “custody”, according to local sources. The cases relate to alleged enforced disappearances in Kech and Noshki districts.
According to reports, Rahim Bakhsh, son of Karim Bakhsh and a resident of the Buleda area in Kech, was reportedly detained on 2 March 2026 and released on 6 April in his hometown.
In a separate case, Abdul Rehman, son of Haji Hafeezullah from Noshki, who had been reportedly forcibly disappeared since 15 February 2026, was released on 20 April. Naveed Baloch, son of Akbar Dost, who had allegedly been disappeared since 19 May 2025, was resurfaced in Noshki on 19 April after nearly a year in “custody”. Another individual, Haji Nazeer Ahmed, son of Haji Thawus Khan, also from Noshki, was reportedly forcibly detained on 18 February 2026 and released on 20 April.
Local sources said the individuals had been held by Pakistani forces without formal charges or legal proceedings. Human rights activists have expressed concern over the incidents and called for an end to enforced disappearances.
Meanwhile, a long-running protest camp organised by Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) outside the Quetta Press Club has entered its 6,141st day on Tuesday. Families of three young men, Safeer Sumalani, Amanullah Sumulani and Irfan Muhammad Hasni, who were reportedly killed in a staged-encounter by Pakistani law-enforcement forces in Mastung district, joined the protest.
Relatives alleged that the three men were detained by security forces in the Ladi Dasht area of Kardegap on 16 April and were later killed in custody, with the incident described as an encounter. VBMP chairman Nasrullah Baloch expressed concern over the killings, calling them a serious violation of law and human rights, and urged the government to conduct a transparent investigation and ensure accountability.