Four members of the same family remain missing following alleged detentions by Pakistani forces in Winder and Khuzdar, while six other men who had reportedly been forcibly disappeared in separate incidents across Balochistan have returned home, according to sources.
On May 25, 2026, three relatives — 15-year-old Shehzad, son of Muhammad Sharif Zehri; 16-year-old Javed, son of Abdul Qayyum Zehri; and Naveed Ahmed, son of Abdul Qayyum Zehri — were reported missing from Winder in Lasbela district. Shehzad and Javed were recovered on May 28, while Naveed Ahmed remains missing.
Sources said Frontier Corps (FC) and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel later raided two houses in Winder on October 12 and detained Riaz Ahmed, son of Abdul Ghaffar Zehri, and Naeem, son of Abdul Qadir Zehri. Neither has been heard from since.
Another relative, Ali Dost, son of Maula Bakhsh, was travelling from Zehri towards Khuzdar on November 10 when personnel stationed at the FC camp in Anjeera allegedly took him from the road. He has been missing since then.
Meanwhile, local sources in Tump, Kech district, reported overnight raids on several homes by Pakistani forces and members of what they described as a state-backed armed group, known locally as a “death squad”. They accused those involved of taking cash, gold jewellery, vehicles and other valuables from the houses.
During the raids, Wahab, son of Faqir Muhammad, was reportedly taken from his home and transferred to an undisclosed location. His family has received no information about his whereabouts, the sources said.
Six Missing Men Return Home
Separately, six men who had allegedly been forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces have returned home, according to reports. They include three residents of Gujjar in the Mashkay area of Awaran district who had been missing since February 2.
The three were identified as Muhammad Bakhsh and Naeem, both sons of Muhammad Ibrahim, and Rafiq Baloch, son of Dil Murad. They were recovered in Hub Chowki on November 12.
Tanveer Baloch, son of Khan Muhammad, a resident of Killi Ismail in Quetta’s Fareed Colony, was recovered in the city’s Jabal-e-Noor area on November 5 after his reported disappearance on July 27.
Dr Abdul Malik, son of Haji Noor Ahmed, was recovered in Kharan on November 12 after his alleged enforced disappearance on October 2, while Mudassir Baloch, son of Abdul Sattar, returned home in Quetta on November 9. Mudassir, a resident of Killi Qambarani Road, had reportedly been forcibly disappeared on October 31.
Meanwhile, the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) protest camp outside the Quetta Press Club continued for its 6,420th day on Sunday, as visitors expressed solidarity with the families of missing persons and called for an end to enforced disappearances.
VBMP chairman Nasrullah Baloch described enforced disappearances as unconstitutional, unlawful and a serious violation of human rights, and called for the recovery of all those missing.
“If any person is accused of an offence, they should be presented before a magistrate within 24 hours and the legal requirements should be fulfilled,” he said.
He added that the government was responsible for ending enforced disappearances, protecting citizens’ constitutional and legal rights, and ensuring justice for affected families.