The Baloch National Movement (BNM)’s human rights organization, Paank, has released a report documenting human rights violations in Balochistan during December 2024. The report reveals that Pakistani forces forcibly disappeared 22 individuals and carried out five extrajudicial killings.
The report states that the enforced disappearances occurred across six districts, with the highest number reported in Kech (10 cases), followed by Gwadar (6), Dera Bugti (2), Kharan (1), and Hub (1). These individuals were forcibly disappeared following extrajudicial arrests by the Pakistan Army and its affiliated agencies.
As usual, Paank has reported that the actual number of enforced disappearances may be higher, as victims’ families often remain silent due to fear. These enforced disappearances inflict severe psychological suffering on families while offering no path to justice or state accountability.
According to the report, the Pakistani Army extrajudicially executed five individuals. Naveed Hameed and Zarif Umar were killed in Kech, while Abdul Hameed, Zakir, and Dil Jan were targeted and killed in Panjgur through drone strikes.
Paank has renewed its call for immediate international intervention to halt human rights violations
