Paank has released its report on the human rights situation in Balochistan for October 2025, detailing state terrorism, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings across the Balochistan. According to the report, the Pakistan Army and state institutions operating under its patronage have systematically targeted civilians in various districts of Balochistan, committing continuous and blatant violations of human rights. The report also mentions similar incidents in Karachi and Dera Ghazi Khan, indicating that this crisis is part of a broader state policy.
The report notes that a total of 87 individuals were forcibly disappeared in October, with the highest number of incidents reported from Kech, Panjgur, Khuzdar, and Dera Bugti. Most of these individuals were abducted during house raids, stopped on the road, or seized from markets. Eighteen survivors described physical abuse, mental torture, and mistreatment during prolonged interrogations, indicating a pattern of systematic torture in detention centers.
The report also confirms 20 extrajudicial killings, most of whom were previously forcibly disappeared and in the custody of the Pakistani military. Examination of the bodies found in various areas revealed gunshot wounds, signs of torture, and evidence of bound hands. Notable cases include Jahanzeb Baloch, who was abducted from Baber Shore in Pasni on September 28; his body, riddled with bullets, was found near Zero Point in Lasbela on October 1. Qudos Baloch, Nik Saal, and Nazar Baloch, three drivers associated with cross-border trade, were forcibly disappeared from Bilida and Prom areas on September 30, and their bodies were found near Suraap Dam the following day. Muhammad Azam, a shopkeeper from Washuk, was abducted on September 11, and his body was recovered on October 6 in Gwarag , Naag. Faqir Jan was abducted by a death squad of the Pakistan Army in Prom, Panjgur on October 18, and his tortured body was found two days later in a deserted location. Zahoor Ahmed was taken into custody on the night of October 20, and his body was discovered the next day near Prom’s Nigwar Kaur. Abdul Khaliq’s body was recovered in Turbat on November 1, days after his abduction, while Najeebullah, a deputy clerk in a government school, was killed on October 30 by armed groups operating under state patronage.
The report highlights the distressing case of Nazia Shafiq. On the night of October 28, Frontier Corps (FC) personnel and local informants raided her home in Washuk, abducting her along with her mother and brother. Nazia was found the next morning in critical condition and succumbed to her injuries. In Dera Bugti, three forcibly disappeared individuals—Jamil Bugti, Peer Jan Bugti, and Hazir Bugti—were killed on October 17 in a staged encounter by CTD. Evidence indicates that Jamil and Peer Jan were arrested by military personnel in March 2025, confirming the encounter as fake.
The report also details two major airstrikes. On October 5, an airstrike by the Pakistani military on Mula Chaari in Zehri killed six civilians, including Manzoor Ahmed, his two children, his nephew, Bibi Rahima, and her child, while three others were injured. At the end of October, an airstrike in the Chiltan Hills of Shaal injured nine young civilians who had gathered for a picnic. The victims included Jahanzeb Muhammad Shahi, Imran Smalani, Maqbool Ahmed, Zahid Baloch, Manzoor Ahmed, Dawlat Khan, Arbab Baloch, Rafiq Lehri, and Wajid Ali. Reports indicate that authorities initially avoided confirming this attack.
The report concludes that the rising incidents of enforced disappearances, torture, extrajudicial killings, and airstrikes indicate a deepening human rights crisis in Balochistan. Human rights observers have demanded the formation of an immediate investigative commission, accountability of security agencies, and international monitoring to protect civilians from this unchecked state power and atmosphere of fear. It is noted that enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings by the Pakistan Army and its affiliated agencies in Balochistan have become systematic and routine. According to Paank, the Balochistan’s most active human rights organization, multiple disappearances are reported daily. The intensity of the ongoing human rights crisis in Balochistan is not only reflected in past events but also in the continuation of these patterns today. The current situation demonstrates that this is not a sudden escalation but part of long-standing, organized state repression and violence.
