The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has intensified its campaign titled “Breaking the Silence: Standing Against Enforced Disappearances”, with protests spreading across Pak-occupied-Balochistan. These demonstrations highlight growing frustration with the Pakistan Army and intelligence agencies of orchestrating the abduction and enforced disappearances of Baloch students and civilians.
In Kharan, the latest rally took place today, with demonstrators marching from Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti Stadium to the Red Zone, condemning the military’s brutal tactics. Participants, including families of the disappeared, carried photographs of their missing loved ones. The protesters chanted slogans against Army institutions, demanding an end to abductions and the immediate release of those forcibly disappeared.
The protest in Kharan is part of a broader wave of demonstrations that has seen gatherings in Karachi, Hub Chowki, Khuzdar, Turbat, and Panjgur. The BYC emphasized that despite persistent threats and violence from the occupied-state, the Baloch are determined to fight for justice. “Our peaceful struggle for survival and justice will continue, no matter the aggression from the authorities,” the BYC said, urging the public and families of the disappeared to join the protests and report details of missing persons.
Pak Army repression and death squads in action
The Pakistan Army and its intelligence networks have long been using abductions as a tool to crush dissent in POB. The military’s ‘kill-and-dump’ policy—where abducted individuals are tortured and later found dead—remains a grim reminder of the Army’s disregard for human lives. Enforced disappearances are part of a deliberate strategy to silence Baloch voices and maintain military dominance over the region, which has resisted Pakistan’s occupation since 1948.
The Paki establishment has responded to the growing dissent with violence. In Karachi, BYC protesters were assaulted by police and intelligence operatives, with several participants arrested. Similar harassment was reported during protests in Hub and Khuzdar. Yesterday in Panjgur, the police disrupted protests, while Army-sponsored death squads abducted a youth named Haseeb. Haseeb was released this morning in a severely tortured condition.
The Pakistan Army-backed death squads have operated with impunity in POB, using abductions and violence to spread fear among the population. These squads, working under military protection, have become instruments of terror, systematically targeting Baloch activists and their families. Despite the repression, the BYC vowed to continue its campaign, calling for nationwide participation to expose the injustices in POB.
Since 1947, Pak Army has not only forcefully occupied Balochistan but also has benefited from its rich resources. Pak Army has left the province at the rock bottom of the socio-economic ladder, leaving the Baloch community oppressed, alienated and exploited with kidnappings and abductions of Baloch.