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Balochistan Families Demand Answers Amid Rising Enforced Disappearances by Forces
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News18•08-10-2026, 19:45
Balochistan Families Demand Answers Amid Rising Enforced Disappearances by Forces
- •Munir Ahmed, a 32-year-old driver, was allegedly abducted from his home in the Naal area of Khuzdar district by a state-backed armed group.
- •Rasheed Baloch returned home after nearly a month of being missing following his alleged abduction from Gwadar district on August 30.
- •The Human Rights Council of Balochistan documented 87 enforced disappearance cases in August 2026, including women and teenagers.
- •The Baloch Yakjehti Committee reported delays in case reporting due to families being threatened or pressured to stay silent.
- •International human rights groups like Amnesty International continue to press Pakistan over extrajudicial abductions in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Munir Ahmed, a 32-year-old driver, was allegedly forcibly disappeared from his home in the Naal area of Khuzdar district around 9 pm on October 2 by an armed group described as a state-backed death squad, with his whereabouts remaining unknown to his relatives.
The Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) documented 87 alleged cases of enforced disappearance across the province during August 2026, which reportedly included eight women and 17 teenagers.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee's (BYC) Human Rights Department stated that several disappearance cases were recorded weeks or months after the incidents because families were allegedly threatened or pressured against approaching journalists and rights organisations.