Ten Baloch students from the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) have reportedly been forcibly disappeared following a raid on their residence near the IJP Metro Station in Rawalpindi.
The Baloch Students Council (BSC) described the incident as “very much alarming.” In a statement posted on X, they said, “One of our flats was raided last night. All the members residing in the flat were forcibly disappeared. All of them are students of NUML, and many had midterm exams today.”
The BSC expressed “grave concern” for the safety of the missing students, describing the incident as part of a wider effort to “silence” the Baloch people. “We are very much concerned about their safety and request everyone to play their due role in their safe recovery,” the statement read.
“These tactics are attempts to silence us, but we will not be weakened by such policies. We will resist in every possible way.” The Council further stated that if the students are not released soon, they will announce further actions.
Baloch activist Dr. Mahrang Baloch also expressed concern on X, saying, “Ten young, educated Baloch youth were forcefully disappeared from the heart of Pakistan… near Islamabad—the very capital where the media, civil society, INGOs, advocacy groups, parliament, supreme court, and foreign missions are based.”
Dr. Baloch added that “secret intelligence agencies kidnapped the brightest minds of the Baloch people.” She questioned the safety of Baloch students in Balochistan, where “there is no media, no active civil society, no rights groups, and no INGOs.” She stated, “When I say ‘Baloch genocide,’ this is why: the best of the Baloch are disappeared, killed, or held in dungeons for years. And now, this violence has reached Islamabad.”