Balochistan [Pakistan], April 25 (ANI): The Baloch Students Organization (BSO-Azad) has accused the Pakistani state of deliberately attempting to normalise the enforced disappearance of Baloch women, calling it a calculated strategy to erode the social fabric of Baloch society, The Balochistan Post reported.
Speaking for the group, central spokesperson Sholan Baloch said Baloch society is rooted in strong moral and ethical traditions—shaped by resistance to injustice, commitment to equality, and deep respect for women—which have long defined its identity and dignity. He alleged that since what he described as Pakistan’s “occupation” of Balochistan in 1948, state authorities have pursued policies aimed at exploiting the region while dismantling its cultural and social structures, including suppressing local language, traditions, and identity to consolidate control.
He said enforced disappearances, once sporadic, have become routine and warned of a troubling new phase in which the disappearance of women is being increasingly normalised. He cited reports of house raids, violations of private spaces, and collective punishment of families. According to his claims, nearly two dozen Baloch women have been forcibly disappeared this year from areas including Quetta, Karachi, Khuzdar, Kech, and Awaran.
Some of these women, he alleged, are held in undisclosed detention centres under harsh conditions, while others face intimidation and media narratives aimed at discrediting the movement. Drawing parallels with alleged past actions during the Bangladesh conflict, he condemned these practices as grave human rights and ethical violations intended to weaken and desensitise Baloch society.
Sholan Baloch maintained that such efforts will ultimately fail, arguing that a people with a deep-rooted history of resistance cannot be subdued through force, The Balochistan Post reported. (ANI)
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