Balochistan [Pakistan], April 4 (ANI): New allegations of enforced disappearances have emerged from Balochistan, with two recent cases reported while one previously missing student has returned home, local accounts and rights groups told The Balochistan Post.
According to The Balochistan Post, 17-year-old student Shahek Baloch, son of Rahim Bakhsh of Buleda Mehnaz in Kech district, was allegedly taken into custody on March 31 in Turbat. Sources say individuals linked to a state-supported militia were involved in his detention. His whereabouts remain unknown, causing distress for his family and community.
Separately, 21-year-old student Noor Khan of Sardasht Kalanch in Pasni tehsil was reportedly detained on March 28. Witnesses said personnel believed to be affiliated with Military Intelligence intercepted him at a van stop in Pasni, forced him into a vehicle, and took him to an undisclosed location. His fate is likewise unknown.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee has acknowledged both incidents, warning they are part of an ongoing troubling trend and urging international human rights organisations to take notice and press for accountability.
In a rare positive development, Mumtaz Baloch, a fifth-semester Balochi student at the University of Balochistan who had gone missing earlier, has returned home. He was reportedly picked up from Kolwai Bazaar in Turbat’s Absar area during the third night of Eid and remained unaccounted for several days. His family expressed relief, though anguish persists for other families of the missing, The Balochistan Post reported. (ANI)
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