The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) condemned Pakistan’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and judiciary, accusing both institutions of manipulating legal processes to silence Baloch dissent. The group claimed that the state is using law as a weapon against its detained leadership in a campaign of political repression. The BYC said that during a recent jail trial, the CTD  failed to present the full set of challans required in the ongoing case.

 

 

The BYC accused the court of rushing to frame charges and alleged that even during hearings, new FIRs are being introduced despite earlier judicial instructions to consolidate all cases at once. The BYC urged domestic and international human rights organisations to intervene against Pakistan’s alleged misuse of anti-terror laws to suppress Baloch activism and to ensure the immediate release of its detained leaders.<><>