Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) senior leader Sabiha Baloch has raised concerns about human rights issues in Balochistan, urging the United Nations to conduct an impartial review. She highlighted enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and harassment faced by journalists and activists in the region. Baloch emphasized the need for attention to the systematic pattern of rights violations in Balochistan.
At the United Nations Human Rights Council session, Baloch addressed the ongoing challenges faced by the Baloch people, including disappearances under suspicious circumstances. She expressed worry over the discovery of mutilated bodies and incidents of extrajudicial killings. Baloch also noted the detention of BYC leaders and the challenges faced by journalists, students, lawyers, and activists.
A human rights organization reported the extrajudicial killing of three Baloch civilians and the forced disappearance of five others by Pakistani forces in Balochistan. The Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department highlighted the case of a Baloch student, Shayhaq Raheem, whose body was found with gunshot wounds. The organization condemned the pattern of disappearances and killings targeting students and young individuals in Balochistan.
The rights body also condemned the custodial killing of another Baloch youth, Israr Baloch, who was detained by Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Department and later handed over to Military Intelligence. Israr, who showed signs of torture, later died from his injuries. The organization called for an independent investigation and accountability for those responsible for the incident.
Amid a rise in enforced disappearances in Balochistan, the rights body reported the abduction of Abdulla Adil and 18-year-old student Fida Taj by Pakistani forces. Criticizing the continued practice of disappearances, the organization highlighted two more civilians taken by Pakistani forces in the Barkhan district.
