A student and two young men were reportedly forcibly disappeared in separate overnight raids in Dera Ghazi Khan and Balochistan’s Jiwani, families and local sources said.
According to reports, a Baloch student, Zubair Baloch, son of Haji Fareed Laghari, was taken from his home in Dera Ghazi Khan during the early hours of Wednesday.
He is a former chairman of the Baloch Students Council Bahawalpur and an MPhil Political Science student at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur.
Family members said he was taken at around 1:30am and moved to an undisclosed location, adding that no information has since been provided about his whereabouts.
His family expressed concern that he may be held incommunicado and called for his immediate release or disclosure of his location, urging relevant authorities and human rights organisations to intervene.
In a separate incident in Jiwani, located in Gwadar district, two young men were taken from their homes during overnight raids, local sources said.
The individuals have been identified as Riaz Sayed, a resident of Koser Bazaar, and Jahanzaib, son of Jameel, from Solan Bazaar.
According to local accounts, both were taken to an unknown location following the raids, and their families have not been able to establish contact with them since.
Enforced disappearances involving students and young people from Baloch areas have been repeatedly reported, with families continuing to seek information about their whereabouts and demand due legal process.
At the time of reporting, no official statement had been issued regarding the incidents.