Quetta, September 30 (Udaipur Kiran) : A report by the Baloch United Committee (BUC) has raised serious concerns about the human rights situation in Balochistan, Pakistan. According to the BUC’s human rights department, there were 507 reported cases of enforced disappearances in the first six months of 2026. Of these, 150 individuals were released after short-term detention, while 32 reportedly died during custody. The report indicates that 303 individuals remain missing, with their families lacking any information about their whereabouts or condition.
The BUC noted that among the enforced disappearances, 44 involved minors and over 20 involved women, with the highest number of cases recorded in Quetta and Kech. The organization accused the Pakistani paramilitary forces, particularly the Frontier Corps (FC) and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), of being primarily responsible for these incidents. The report alleges the involvement of the FC in 180 cases, the CTD in 93 cases, the Pakistani army in 42 cases, and state-supported death squads in 20 cases. In some instances, it claims, there was coordinated action by security forces, intelligence agencies, the CTD, police, and death squads.
Additionally, the report documented 150 killings of Baloch citizens during the same period, including 15 minors. The BUC stated that the majority of these killings occurred in Panjgur, followed by Kech and Gwadar. The organization emphasized that alleged state-supported death squads played a significant role in these killings, followed by the FC and the Pakistani army.
The report also highlighted the alleged harassment of Baloch activists Mehrang Baloch and Bebarg Baloch, who have reportedly been in custody since March 2025. The BUC claims that the prison administration, under the direction of intelligence agencies, has repeatedly denied them access to basic medical facilities.
According to the report, the human rights situation in Balochistan has deteriorated in the first half of 2026. The BUC stated that fundamental rights, including freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, movement, and protests, have been severely restricted.
The organization accused authorities of repeatedly resorting to harassment, threats, arrests, and the use of force against peaceful protests organized by human rights groups, families of the forcibly disappeared, and political organizations.
It is important to note that the allegations against Pakistani security institutions are presented as claims from the BUC, and these allegations have not been independently verified. Different organizations report varying figures regarding human rights violations in Balochistan. For instance, another Balochistan-based human rights organization reported 556 enforced disappearances and 227 alleged extrajudicial killings for the same period.
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