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Quetta, Dec 24 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation expressed serious concern over the alarming rise in enforced disappearances of women in Balochistan by Pakistan’s security forces and intelligence agencies.According to the Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB), as many as 12 women have been abducted this year alone, reflecting a deepening human rights crisis in the province. The latest cases include Hazra, an eight-months-pregnant Hani, and 17-year-old Hair Nisa.“These acts viol…