Protest demonstrations were held across Balochistan and parts of Karachi on Friday following allegations of torture and mistreatment of detained leaders of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) by Pakistani authorities.
The protests were called by the BYC after reports emerged that Dr Mahrang Baloch, Beebow Baloch, and Gulzadi Baloch were subjected to violence while in custody.
Families and activists alleged that Beebow Baloch was forcibly removed from Hudda Jail by Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) officers and remained missing for several hours before being transferred to Pishin Jail.
Demonstrations were held in Quetta, Karachi, Khuzdar, Mastung, Panjgur, Turbat, Kech, Mashkail, Kharan, Charsar, Dalbandin, Chagai, and Noshki.
In Quetta, separate rallies were held in Hudda and Killi Qambarani, where protesters condemned the alleged mistreatment of the detained BYC leaders and demanded their immediate release.
In Dalbandin, demonstrators denounced what they described as the “torture and forced transfer” of imprisoned BYC leaders to an unknown location by CTD personnel.
In Noshki, participants strongly criticised the alleged torture of Dr Mahrang Baloch, Beebow Baloch, and Gulzadi Baloch while in custody.