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At least five Baloch men were reportedly subjected to enforced disappearance in separate raids carried out across Balochistan and Punjab, while one man who had previously gone missing has returned home, according to families cited in a report by The Balochistan Post (TBP).
In Balochistan's coastal Gwadar district, local sources stated that Pakistani intelligence personnel detained Sakhi, a resident of Pasni Kulanch, on April 27 while he was employed at a petrol pump in Ormara, and his whereabouts remain unknown. TBP reported that Sakhi had previously been forcibly disappeared in 2018 and remained missing for four years before being released in 2022. In Punjab's Dera Ghazi Khan district, relatives said that Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) officials detained former army serviceman Dost Muhammad Baloch at approximately 5:30 pm on April 23 from a military cement factory, where he was serving as a security guard. According to the family, he was taken to an undisclosed location, and they demanded that he either be presented before a court or released immediately. In Quetta, the family of 26-year-old Razzaq Baloch said Frontier Corps (FC) personnel detained him late on April 27 from the Sariab Road area. They stated that he was taken from the main road near his home and has remained missing ever since. Meanwhile, residents of the Tump Gomazi area in Kech district reported that Pakistani forces conducted a late-night house-to-house raid and detained two men identified as Bohair, son of Chairman Dost Muhammad, and Mehrab, son of Wahid. Locals said both men were taken to an undisclosed location. Residents further alleged that security personnel entered homes, harassed residents, including women and children, and confiscated mobile phones, motorcycles, and other belongings during the operation, according to the TBP report. Enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan continue to remain a major human rights issue. Families often spend years searching for their missing loved ones, while activists consistently accuse security forces of illegal detentions and staged encounters. Despite continued protests and repeated documentation by human rights organisations, accountability remains scarce. These unresolved cases continue to deepen fear, anger, and widespread mistrust between the state and the Baloch community. (ANI)
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