𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧, 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲
As Balochistan has been occupied by colonial Pakistani state for last eight decades. To regain its independence, Baloch nation has been struggling in various fronts according to international laws. To continue its colonial rule over Balochistan and silence the political activists and Baloch masses, Pakistan has been using illegal actions against Baloch. The enforced disappearances is at the top of these crimes. The state has now normalised this illegal practice with various forms and policies.
In this half year of 2026, more than 800 Baloch students, political activists, teachers, doctors, labourers, shopkeepers and other civilians have become victim of enforced disappearances by Pakistani military and intelligence services. The victims include women, girls, minor children, elderly people and youth. Aging from eight years to sixty years old people, while a reported case of 1.5 years old minor child named Zakir from Mastung is also included.
Every family of Balochistan has become victim of enforced disappearances, in result of this crime they have been living in trauma while normal life in Balochistan has been completely paralysed. The victims are not only those who are forcibly detained but their families also suffer from these atrocities. This practice is the daily routine of Pakistani state where night raids on houses is observed throughout Balochistan. Civilians are abducted from their houses, work places, colleges and university campuses, hostels, plazas and during travel. No any place is safe for Baloch people, anyone is illegally picked up from anywhere.
Thousands of victims of enforced disappearances are still somewhere in torture cell of Pakistani state, while anyone released, lives in psychological trauma in his/her whole life. In illegal detention, they are subjected to severe mental and physical torture, many detainees have been killed in the custody due to severe torture. Some of them are being illegally executed in fake encounters while the whereabouts of some are still unknown for years. The central leadership of BSO Azad has also been victim of this severe crime including former Chairman Zahid Baloch, Vice Chairman Zakir Majeed, Joint General Secretary Assad Baloch and Spokesperson Shabir Baloch are among them. However political leaders and activists from other Baloch political parties have also been victim including Wahid Kambar Baloch and Dr Deen Muhammad Baloch.
On the day of international victims of enforced disappearances, we remember those who are victims of this crime and some are still in illegal detention of Pakistani state and suffering from severe mental and physical torture. I call upon international community and human rights organisations to take serious action and make Pakistani state accountable on these severe crimes being carried out on Baloch nation.