The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has expressed serious concern over the alleged killing in a staged encounter of two forcibly disappeared youths, Shoaib, son of Muhammad Ayub, and Peerjan Baloch, son of Kachkol, in the Chedgi area of Panjgur. It said the incidents indicate a continuation of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and serious human rights violations in Balochistan.
According to the statement, Shoaib, son of Muhammad Ayub, a resident of Panjgur and a shopkeeper by profession, was forcibly disappeared on February 8, 2023. For more than three years, his family waited in the hope of his return. However, on August 10, 2026, they were informed that Shoaib had been killed during an alleged staged encounter in Chedgi, Panjgur.
Similarly, 23-year-old Peerjan Baloch, son of Kachkol, a resident of the Rahi Nagor area of Panjgur and a driver from a poor family, was allegedly forcibly disappeared by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) at around 3pm on June 9, 2026. His family waited for 66 days for his return, but on August 10, 2026, they were informed that he too had been killed in an alleged staged encounter in Chedgi.
The statement said that Peerjan’s family was not informed of any alleged offence at the time of his arrest, nor were any warrant or FIR presented to them. The family maintained hope for 66 days that their son would return safely, but ultimately received his body.
According to the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, the killing of five young Baloch men in Chedgi, Panjgur, is also deeply concerning, with the bodies reportedly transferred to a hospital by Pakistani forces. The organisation said that incidents of enforced disappearances, unlawful detention, torture, extrajudicial killings, targeted killings and staged encounters continue to emerge in Balochistan, leaving Baloch families in a state of constant fear, uncertainty and trauma.
The statement said the cases of Shoaib and Peerjan are not merely tragedies for two families, but reflect a broader human rights crisis in which the lives, futures and fundamental rights of young people and their families are being affected. Mothers wait for their sons to return, while parents struggle to obtain information about their loved ones. Receiving a body after a prolonged enforced disappearance, it said, becomes an irreparable trauma for families.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee called on national and international human rights organisations to take immediate steps towards independent, transparent and impartial investigations into incidents of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, targeted killings and alleged staged encounters in Balochistan. The organisation said it was essential to identify those responsible, hold them accountable under the law, and provide justice to the affected families.
The statement further said that serious and independent documentation of the human rights situation in Balochistan was needed. It said that even a comprehensive review of incidents over a single month could help demonstrate the scale of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and staged encounters.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee said Shoaib’s more than three-year enforced disappearance and Peerjan’s 66-day disappearance ended with their bodies being returned. Both families, it said, were entitled to the lives, return and justice of their loved ones, but after years of uncertainty, they were left with only dead bodies and countless questions. The international community and human rights organisations should play an immediate and effective role in protecting the lives, property and fundamental human rights of civilians in Balochistan, it appealed.