Fresh reports from Balochistan indicate another alleged wave of enforced disappearances, with five young men reportedly taken by Pakistani security forces from different districts, while four previously missing people have returned home, The Balochistan Post says.
According to the report, Danish, son of Naik Bakht, was allegedly detained on November 27 at Shaheed Fida Chowk in Turbat, Kech district. His family says he was moved to an unknown location and that authorities have not acknowledged his detention. In Mastung, two men, Obaidullah, son of Abdul Nabi (a local police official), and Muhammad Shafa, son of Safar Khan, were allegedly taken into custody on November 21 and have since disappeared. From Syedan, two youths identified as Naveed Jan, son of Abdul Ghani, and Sanaullah, son of Mia, were reportedly detained on November 20 at the Prom Cross area of Panjgur. Families say repeated appeals to authorities have produced no information on their whereabouts or condition.
The Balochistan Post also reports that four missing persons have returned to their families: Khaliq Mola Bakhsh, missing since August 25 from Kohlu; Haji Shoaib, son of Wahid Bakhsh, who disappeared from Panjgur on November 7; Haji Muhammad Hussain from Kharan; and Jibran Ahmed from Nasirabad, Kech.
Human rights defenders and local communities have expressed deep concern over the growing number of disappearances in the province. Rights organisations allege a pattern of abductions and unlawful detentions carried out in the name of national security and have called for an end to what they describe as a culture of impunity, demanding the release of people held without charge.
This account is based on a syndicated report published as received. The Tribune assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the syndicated content.
