Balochistan, Pakistan — April 28 (ANI): A protest sit-in outside Bolan Medical Complex (BMC) in Quetta entered its sixth day as demonstrators pressed for the release of Khadija Baloch, The Balochistan Post reported.
Organisers and participants said there has been no meaningful progress despite nearly a week of protests and accused local authorities of failing to take concrete action. Fellow students of Khadija allege she was taken by law enforcement during a raid on the girls’ hostel at Bolan Medical College.
Protesters contend that negotiations with officials have been used more as a pressure tactic and a means of intimidation than as a genuine effort to resolve the case. As part of the awareness campaign connected to the sit-in, pamphlets were distributed around Quetta, including near BMC Hospital, along Brewery Road, and in Isa Nagri.
The outreach, organisers said, aimed to draw attention to what they describe as state repression, enforced disappearances, and the detention of Baloch citizens, with a particular focus on women. The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), which is supporting the sit-in, said authorities have remained silent and have not taken practical steps to secure Khadija’s safe return.
BYC added that Khadija’s family has stayed determined throughout the six-day demonstration despite intense emotional and psychological strain. Protesters demanded an immediate end to enforced disappearances and called for transparent, accountable handling of such cases so families can obtain justice.
Enforced disappearances and alleged extrajudicial killings in Balochistan continue to be cited as urgent human rights concerns. Families often spend years searching for missing relatives, while activists accuse security forces of unlawful detentions and staged encounters. Despite repeated protests and reporting by human rights groups, accountability has been limited, leaving unresolved cases that fuel fear, anger and deep mistrust between the state and the Baloch community.
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