At least 12 men were allegedly forcibly disappeared from different parts of Balochistan, families, eyewitnesses and local sources said, while six previously missing men were released in Balochistan and Karachi.
In Mastung district’s Kardgap area, eyewitnesses said Frontier Corps (FC) and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel detained at least seven men during operations on April 16 and 17, 2026, adding that the men were taken at different times.
They identified the missing as Abdul Jabbar, son of Sikandar Khan; Zubair Ahmed, son of Abdul Majeed; Parwaz Ahmed, son of Waris Ahmed; Abdul Rasool, son of Abdul Baqi; Naqeebullah, son of Haji Ali Ahmed; Hasnan Ahmed, son of Habib ur Rehman; and Zeeshan Ahmed, son of Tama Khan.
In Balochistan’s capital, Quetta, family members said FC personnel detained Abdul Ghaffar Baloch, an employee of the Forest Department, along with his brother Ali Raza Baloch on April 28 and took them to an undisclosed location. Their whereabouts remain unknown.
Separately, local sources said a security guard, Munawar Qambarani, was taken from his house in Killi Qambarani on Qambarani Road in Quetta on April 24.
In Khuzdar district’s Gresha area, family members said Irshad Alam was taken from his home on July 30, 2025, and moved to an undisclosed location. His whereabouts remain unknown.
Families of the missing men said they were seriously concerned and demanded that the men be produced before courts. They said that if there were any allegations against them, legal proceedings should be carried out.
Meanwhile, families confirmed the release of six men who had been missing from different areas of Balochistan and Karachi.
In Khuzdar’s Naal area, family members said Liaquat Ali, son of Jumma Khan, was taken on March 3, 2026, and returned on April 4 in Naal. They said Abdul Sattar, son of Jan Muhammad, who was taken on October 29, 2025, returned on April 30 in Naal.
In Kech district, Akram, son of Haji Isa, from Gokdan in Turbat, was taken on April 18 and released on April 29 in D Baloch, Turbat.
Seelan Baloch, son of Sabir, a resident of Mauripur in Karachi, was taken on May 23, 2025, and released on May 1, 2026, in Karachi’s Saddar.
Families in Balochistan’s Nushki district said Bilal, son of Abdul Haq, and Muhammad Abid, son of Noor Muhammad, who were taken on April 9 and 10, 2026, respectively, were both released on April 29 in Nushki.
