The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has raised concerns over what it describes as an unexplained delay in the High Court’s decision on bail applications filed by Dr. Mahrang Baloch and other leaders of the organisation, stating that three months have passed since the verdict was reserved without any ruling being announced.
According to the committee, the High Court heard the bail applications on 17 December 2025. The defence completed its arguments, while the prosecution, BYC claimed, failed to present substantive evidence or facts to justify continued detention. The court subsequently reserved its judgment. However, BYC said that despite the passage of three months, no decision has been delivered.
The committee noted that in Pakistan, reserved decisions in bail matters are typically announced within days or weeks. It said that in case numbers 89/25, 05/25, 28/25, 19/25 and 92/25, heard by Justice Kamran Mullahkhel and Justice Najmuddin Mengal, the prolonged delay raises serious questions about judicial independence and transparency.
BYC stated that the delay is not merely a legal or administrative matter but one directly connected to fundamental rights, personal liberty and public confidence in the judiciary. It added that when peaceful political workers are kept in detention without evidence and without a timely judicial decision, it strengthens the perception that legal institutions are being used to suppress dissent.
The committee urged the judiciary to fulfil its constitutional responsibilities with transparency, independence and without fear or favour, stating that the people of Balochistan and all citizens who believe in constitutional rights deserve a clear and timely verdict.
Separately, Nadia Baloch, sister of detained BYC leader Dr. Mahrang Baloch, said in a video statement that Dr. Mahrang Baloch and her political associates – Beebarg Baloch, Sibghatullah Shaj Ji, Gulzadi Baloch, and Beebow Baloch – are being held unlawfully and that judicial proceedings against them are being conducted under state pressure.
According to Nadia Baloch, Dr. Mahrang Baloch was arrested in March 2025 under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO). She stated that within three months of the arrest, the government registered more than 40 cases against her across multiple districts, including Noshki, Dalbandin, Makran, Nasirabad, Mastung, Kalat and Khuzdar. She said that several courts granted bail in these cases, upholding the rule of law.
Nadia Baloch further stated that Quetta’s Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge Muhammad Ali Mobeen granted bail in several cases but later suspended some of those bail orders. Dr. Mahrang Baloch and her legal team subsequently approached the Balochistan High Court, where Chief Justice Kamran Mullahkhel reserved judgment two months ago. According to her, no verdict has yet been announced.
She said the situation reflects what she described as pressure from state institutions on Pakistan’s judicial system.
According to the statement, Dr. Mahrang Baloch and her associates have been facing a jail trial in Huda Jail for the past six months. Nadia Baloch alleged that the proceedings are neither transparent nor fair.
She further claimed that the same judge who suspended the bail orders is also overseeing the jail trial, raising questions about impartiality. The legal team requested that the case be assigned to another judge, but the request was rejected.
Nadia Baloch also alleged that the judge threatened to add further charges.
She said the situation amounts not only to a denial of justice but also poses risks to peaceful political workers who, according to her, are raising their people’s voice.