Balochistan [Pakistan] — Reports indicate a sharp rise in alleged enforced disappearances across Balochistan and Karachi, with Pakistani security agencies accused of detaining civilians without accountability, The Balochistan Post reported.
Local sources say nine people were reportedly taken in separate operations in Quetta and Turbat and have not been produced or acknowledged by authorities. In Quetta’s Killi Qambrani area, eight men were allegedly detained late Tuesday night during a wedding gathering. Those named by family members include Saatak (son of Haji Qudrat Qambrani), Bismillah (son of Khairullah Qambrani), Masoom (son of Shah Jehan Qambrani), Hammal (son of Abbas Qambrani), Aftab (son of Qudoos Lehri), Afzal (son of Haji Mehrab Qambrani), Hair Biyar (son of Muhammad Ishaq Qambrani) and Beeberg (son of Muhammad Abbas). Relatives say no official arrest records have been produced.
In Turbat, a university student identified as Noor Khan (son of Nazar Muhammad) was reportedly taken by security personnel and remains missing, prompting protests by student groups and activists who accuse the state of using abductions to intimidate communities.
Separately, residents of Sharafi Goth in Karachi’s Malir district said the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) stormed homes overnight and detained six Baloch youths — Zubair Shafi, Nazir Hanif, Hazeefa Irfan, Munawar Atif, Ishaq and Ahmed Gul. Eyewitnesses alleged CTD officers damaged property and used excessive force during the raid, which followed an earlier clash between locals and CTD officials.
Human rights defenders say these actions demonstrate deepening state repression and a failure to address the humanitarian situation in Balochistan and beyond, according to The Balochistan Post. (ANI)
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