Quetta, Oct 23: At least three students were reportedly abducted by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan, according to the human rights organisation Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ). The incident has intensified concerns over a deepening human rights crisis marked by enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and torture in the province.
BVJ stated that in the early hours of Thursday, security personnel raided the house of Abdul Wahid in the Baloch Abad area and forcibly took away three students — Haroon Baloch, his brother Hamood, and Fahad Baloch. Condemning the act, the organisation described the abductions as “collective punishment against innocent students,” adding that “the continuous abduction of Baloch youth reflects the worsening human rights situation in Balochistan.”
The rights group urged the United Nations and international human rights bodies, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, to intervene and press for the immediate recovery of all missing persons.
BVJ also reported that on October 19, five other Baloch students — Hameed Ullah, Bawal Khan, Jahangir, Ahmed Shah, and Nimat Ullah — were abducted by security forces from the Kharan district.
Echoing similar concerns, Paank, the human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement, revealed that on October 16, two civilians, Ayaz and Imdad, were detained by the Pakistan Army in Awaran district after being summoned to a local camp. On October 20, a 16-year-old student, Balach Baloch, was also forcibly disappeared from the Turbat region in Kech district.
According to a recent report by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, 182 cases of enforced disappearances were recorded between July and August, including 40 students and 15 minors. The report identifies Pakistan’s Frontier Corps as the main perpetrator of these human rights violations.
