The reported incidents of enforced disappearances continue unabated in Balochistan, as three young men allegedly taken into custody and subsequently disappeared, while two others have reportedly returned home after periods of detention.
According to reports, 18-year-old Mumtaz Ahmed, son of Sultan Ahmed and a rickshaw driver from Mastung, was allegedly detained by Pakistani forces on Chambeli Road at approximately 3pm on 8 June. His whereabouts remain unknown, according to family members.
In a separate incident, two students from Dalbandin in Chagai district were reportedly subjected to enforced disappearance. Nineteen-year-old Shakarullah, son of Abdul Khaliq Notezai, and 20-year-old Zubair Baloch, son of Khuda Bakhsh, were allegedly detained on Airport Road in Dalbandin at around 5:30pm on 4 June. Relatives say the two have not been seen since their reported detention.
Meanwhile, reports of the recovery of two previously “forcibly disappeared” individuals have been received from Quetta and Panjgur.
In Quetta’s Sariab area, Ahmed Aaqif Baloch, son of Fazal-ur-Rehman, was reportedly released on 12 June, a day after he was allegedly taken into custody.
Similarly, Nabeel Rahim, son of Rahim Bakhsh and a resident of Chitkan in Panjgur district, was reportedly released on 9 June after being detained on 5 June. Family members stated that he returned home after being held at a Frontier Corps (FC) camp.
Enforced disappearances remain a contentious issue in Balochistan, where families, human rights organisations and political groups have long accused Pakistan state institutions, especially intelligence agencies and Military, of involvement in the detention and disappearance of individuals. Pakistani authorities have repeatedly denied allegations of unlawful detentions and maintain that security operations are conducted in accordance with the law.
No official statements were immediately available from the relevant authorities regarding the reported disappearances or releases.