The systematic abduction of Baloch youth by Pakistan’s apparatus continues unabated, with yet another appalling incident surfacing in Karachi. Sammi Deen Baloch, leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, exposed the grim reality at a press conference held at the Karachi Press Club, highlighting the relentless targeting of innocent Baloch individuals.
“Whenever a Baloch comes forward to hold a press conference, it is evident that another innocent soul has been forcibly disappeared. In Balochistan, not a single day goes by without such atrocities. Today, we bring forth yet another heart-wrenching incident to amplify our cries for justice,” Sammi said.
On the night of December 9, around 1 AM, unidentified Pak agents stormed a flat in Karachi’s Maskan area, where four Baloch students were residing for their studies. These students—who hail from the remote, marginalized regions of POB—were forcibly taken, joining the growing list of Baloch victims of enforced disappearances.
The abducted students were identified as:
Ghamshad, son of Ghani (MPhil student, Philosophy, Karachi University)
Doda Elahi, son of Elahi (sixth-semester student, International Relations, Karachi University)
Muzammil, son of Abdul Ghaffar (sixth-semester student, Philosophy, Karachi University)
Mairaj, son of Ghamshad (recent graduate of Karachi University, aspiring to pursue MPhil).
Adding to the anguish, another young man, Ismail, son of Ibrahim, a resident of POB who had recently returned to Karachi from Dubai, was abducted from Hasan Square the same night.
What makes this case even more alarming is that two of the abducted students, Doda Elahi and Ghamshad, have previously been victims of enforced disappearance. Their re-abduction underscores the impunity with which Paki establishment operate, weaponizing enforced disappearances to terrorise the community into suppression and crush the any form of dissent or Baloch nationalist movement.
“The practice of enforced disappearances has plagued Balochistan for over two decades, but the oppression has now extended beyond its borders, reaching Sindh, Punjab, and even federal areas. The abduction of Baloch students from Karachi, Islamabad, and other cities is a glaring example of how deeply rooted this injustice has become,” Sami said.
Enforced disappearances are a calculated strategy to crush any voice that challenges Islamabad’s hegemony. The Baloch Yakjehti Committee has demanded the immediate and safe recovery of all five victims and issued a stark warning: if the abducted youth are not released within the next two days, a protest strategy will be announced.