Reports emerging from Dera Bugti and Pirkoh have raised alarm over a fresh wave of enforced disappearances allegedly carried out by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD).
Prominent human rights defender Gulzar Dost, the convenor of the Kech Civil Society, was forcibly disappeared in the early hours of Monday morning from his home in the Absar area of Balochistan's Turbat, according to The Balochistan Post.
In a separate incident, another youth was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Awaran district after reportedly being summoned by security forces.
The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for the Bajaur suicide blast in Pakistan that killed 54 people, including 23 children
The daring terror attacks have drawn large-scale condemnation in Pakistan, for they expose the abject failure of security forces. Ordinary cit- izens are seeking answers and assur- ances from the government; if such highly-protected police locations are so insecure, then what is the state of security and safety of ordinary people?
In July last, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Punjab Police had registered 23 FIRs against Saeed and his 12 accomplices on charges of 'terror financing' in different cities of Punjab province and arrested the JuD chief.
