March 17, 2026 5:37 PM

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Rising violence against civilians in Balochistan: Extrajudicial killings & disappearances reported

As violence against civilians intensifies across Balochistan, leading human rights organisations have brought to light the extrajudicial killing of two civilians and the enforced disappearance of others by Pakistani authorities. These latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances across the province. Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee mentioned that 24-year-old Muhammad Ismail was killed by a Pakistan-backed death squad on March 9 in the Kharan district. The rights body described the brutal act as part of the systematic effort to terrorise and silence the Baloch people. It appealed to the international community and human rights defenders to take immediate action and stand with the Baloch people in their struggle for justice, dignity, and freedom. Highlighting the atrocities against civilians, Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, condemned the brutal killing of 26-year-old shopkeeper Hatum Baloch in the Kech district on March 4. The rights body also criticised the brutal torture of Baloch civilian Imdad Seyad, who was released on March 14, after being forcibly disappeared on February 6 from Turbat city in Kech. Additionally, Paank revealed that another two civilians were subjected to enforced disappearance at the hands of Pakistani forces from the Jiwani area of Gwadar district in Balochistan.