Balochistan [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): Reports of enforced disappearances and subsequent releases across multiple districts of Balochistan have drawn renewed attention to the province’s human rights situation, The Balochistan Post said.
In Panjgur’s Parom area, at least four men were reportedly taken into custody in mid‑March. Mohsin, Yahya and Abdul Ahad were allegedly detained at the Jirek crossing on March 16. In a separate incident, Karim, a Zamyad driver from the same region, was reportedly picked up from Turbat’s Josak area on April 2; sources say he had previously been subjected to enforced disappearance.
There have also been several reported releases after varying periods of absence. Faheem Sumalani, who had gone missing earlier in March, was released in Quetta later that month. Hayat Bibi, from Awaran and detained in February, was reportedly freed in Khuzdar. Nizam from Gwadar returned home after being missing since December 2025. Two men from Khuzdar, Yasir Ahmed and Naveed Ahmed, were released in Quetta after disappearing in 2023. Additionally, four individuals from Surab, reportedly detained on March 28, were released days later along the RCD Highway, The Balochistan Post highlighted.
Families of the missing have held protests and appealed for the safe recovery of loved ones. Human rights advocates have urged authorities to end enforced disappearances, ensure accountability and present detainees before courts of law, The Balochistan Post reported. (ANI)
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