The body of a young man who had been missing for months was recovered in Kech district of Balochistan, a report in The Balochistan Post said. The deceased has been identified as Burhanuddin, son of Mohammad Naeem, a resident of the Zamuran area. Local sources told the paper that he was taken from his home in the Beg Miri area of Turbat on October 28, 2025.
Family members and local activists allege that the abduction was carried out by teams they described as “death squads,” assisted by officials from Pakistan’s Military Intelligence. The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) said the family spent more than six months searching for information before the body was returned, and it asserted the remains bore visible signs of torture. BYC accused authorities of holding him in custody during the period of disappearance.
BYC and other local groups framed the killing as part of a wider pattern of enforced disappearances and alleged extrajudicial executions in Balochistan. They called on international human rights organisations and the global community to investigate and press for accountability.
Human rights organisations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have repeatedly raised concerns about enforced disappearances in Pakistan, particularly in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Families of the missing routinely stage protests demanding information; rights groups say many missing persons later turn up dead, while state authorities typically deny involvement and call for transparent investigations.
The case has renewed calls from activists and relatives for independent inquiries, transparent legal procedures, and safeguards to prevent future abuses. Local groups and relatives say they will continue to press for answers about Burhanuddin’s disappearance and death.
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