Rights group slams Pakistani authorities over surge in attacks on activists in Balochistan
The rights body described the recent killing of academician Ghamkhwar Hayat Baloch as a major example of “state barbarism".
The rights body described the recent killing of academician Ghamkhwar Hayat Baloch as a major example of “state barbarism".
A Baloch family on Monday staged a sit-in protest on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) highway at Sahaki Balgatar in Balochistan's Kech district following the enforced disappearance of a relative, demanding his immediate and safe recovery.
In a message dated October 30, 2025, Baloch remarked that while "time may appear to stand still within prison walls, thoughts do not cease," stressing that the burden of continuing the fight against oppression now lies heavily on the younger generation, according to TBP.
A new report by the Baloch Advocacy and Studies Centre (BASC) has revealed an alarming surge in enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan, exposing the scale of Pakistan's violent suppression of dissent amid its drive to exploit the province's mineral wealth.
The bodies of two missing Baloch men have been found in separate areas of the province, reigniting fears of ongoing enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings allegedly carried out by Pakistani security forces.
Sammi Deen Baloch, a prominent human rights activist, condemned the delayed justice for Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders.
For decades, Balochistan has been a graveyard of silenced voices. Beneath the rugged hills and resource-rich soil lies a brutal story of disappearances, mass graves, and a people fighting for the simple dignity of being heard.
The Protest outside Karachi Press Club entered its 34th day after a student was forcibly disappeared earlier in July, leading the Baloch human rights body, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), reported on Saturday.
The protest sit-in led by families of missing persons, demanding an end to enforced disappearances in Balochistan and the release of Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders, marked its 51st consecutive day in Islamabad on Thursday
Sammi Deen Baloch, a prominent human rights activist from Balochistan, condemned the recent disappearance of Baloch Yakjehti Committee activist Nazar Marri, calling it part of a wider and alarming pattern of state repression.
