A Baloch family held a sit-in protest on the CPEC highway in Balochistan’s Kech district after a relative, 24-year-old farmer Abidin, was forcibly disappeared by Pakistan’s intelligence agencies. The family demanded his immediate safe return as they have received no information about his whereabouts. The Baloch Yakjehti Committee emphasized the need to end enforced disappearances and ensure accountability for human rights violations in Balochistan.
Expressing concern over the use of enforced disappearance as a tool of repression, the Baloch Voice for Justice condemned Pakistani forces’ actions, calling for Abidin’s release and international human rights bodies’ intervention. The Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department highlighted the forced disappearance of four individuals, including a minor, by Pakistani security forces in Gwadar district, urging attention to the dire situation in Balochistan.
The targeting of students in Balochistan was strongly criticized, with the whereabouts of 27-year-old student Ikram, abducted by Pakistan’s Frontier Corps, remaining unknown. Additionally, a young singer, Muhammad Taj, was abducted from his home by Pakistani security personnel, raising concerns about the shrinking space for cultural and artistic expression in the region.
