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Balochistan enforced disappearances

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In late July 2026 2026, Pakistani security forces carried out conducted multiple raids in Balochistan that resulted Balochistan, resulting in the disappearance of several civilians and activists. A July 21 raid in Mastung district district, involving approximately 60 Frontier Corps personnel, led to the disappearance of six people from the Killi Kongarh area, including 33-year-old Bibi Rafia, her three young children, her brother Muhammad Arif, and a her niece Bibi Nida. A July 25 operation in Quetta’s Hudda neighbourhood led to saw the detention Counter Terrorism Department enter the home of families, including Jihand Baloch, the central chairman 29-year-old chairperson of the Baloch Students Organisation, Jihand Baloch, and a household of a mother, her three young children, where they allegedly assaulted his family and relatives. seized him. Simultaneous raids in Kalat detained more than 20 people, with reports of physical abuse. The next day the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department publicly condemned the pattern of forced disappearances, these patterns, naming four individuals specific individuals—Arif, Atik Khetran, Miran Baloch, and Nasir Baloch—who were reportedly taken between March and July July. The group blamed the Pakistan Military Intelligence and the Counter Terrorism Department, demanding an independent investigation. On 31 July, Amnesty International issued a statement condemning Pakistan for condemned the forced disappearance of Jiand Jihand Baloch, the 29‑year‑old chairperson of the Baloch Students Organization. Jiand was taken from his Quetta home on 24 July after ten men in law‑enforcement uniforms and four in plain clothes entered, assaulted his family and seized him without explanation. Pakistani noting that police have refused to register a first‑information first-information report. Amnesty The organization highlighted the historic discrimination of Baloch people and noted that crackdowns on activists have intensified since 2025, creating 2025. In August, Sabiha Baloch of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) alleged systematic state repression, claiming Baloch identity is treated as a continuing pattern ‘mark of enforced disappearances suspicion’. The BYC reported that civilians face airstrikes, drone attacks, and arbitrary detentions across the province. continuous raids in areas including Karachi, Maripur, Lyari, and Dera Ghazi Khan.

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  1. 2026-08-22 14:01 UTC Balochistan enforced disappearances
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