The cycle of persecution against civilians in Balochistan persists, with reports of three Baloch individuals, including two brothers, being forcibly disappeared by Pakistani security forces. The abduction took place during a late-night raid at Qambrani House in Quetta, carried out by personnel from Pakistan’s Frontier Corps (FC) and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD).
The victims were identified as 40-year-old Naseebullah, a political worker linked to the National Party in Balochistan, along with two brothers: 23-year-old Umer Baloch, a student, and 21-year-old Dawood Baloch, a mechanic. Their current whereabouts are unknown, raising serious concerns for their safety and well-being.
Another human rights organization, Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ), expressed deep worry over the enforced disappearance of 13-year-old student Gohram Faiz Muhammad from Quetta. Gohram was reportedly taken by Pakistani security agencies and moved to an undisclosed location, a move condemned as a violation of international human rights law and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
The BVJ urgently called on the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and international human rights bodies to intervene promptly for the safe recovery of Gohram and to safeguard children in Balochistan from the ongoing violations by Pakistani forces. The organization emphasized that enforced disappearances of minors are serious international crimes that must cease immediately.
Balochistan continues to face severe atrocities at the hands of Pakistani authorities, who are accused of enabling death squads to carry out enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and illegal detentions of Baloch individuals.
