The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) continues its ongoing campaign, “Breaking the Silence: Standing Against Enforced Disappearances,” with protests spreading across Balochistan. On Sunday, significant protests were held in Nushki and Kharan, where a large number of citizens, including families of the disappeared, participated to demand the safe recovery of their loved ones.
The protest march in Nushki began from various parts of the city and culminated in a large demonstration, with participants holding banners, placards, and pictures of the missing. Slogans were raised calling for the release of the disappeared individuals and condemning the increasing incidents of abductions. Family members of the missing urged international organizations to take notice and help in the recovery of their loved ones.
This protest is part of a broader wave of demonstrations across Balochistan, with similar events previously held in Karachi, Hub Chowki, Khuzdar, Turbat, Panjgur, Kharan, and Quetta.
Meanwhile, in Kharan, the families of the disappeared, including the relatives of Obaidullah Tagapi, have been staging a sit-in in the Red Zone for several days, demanding the immediate release of their missing loved one. Obaidullah was reportedly abducted by Pakistani forces in broad daylight ten days ago, and his whereabouts remain unknown. The sit-in was been joined by BYC activists, who are standing in solidarity with the families.