Quetta, October 19, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Balochistan Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a leading human rights organisation, on Monday alleged that Pakistani security forces had forcibly disappeared four men in Balochistan, renewing calls for an end to the practice of enforced disappearances in the region.
The BYC alleged that Taiyeb Nasir, 24, and Pazeer Nasir, 28, both residents of Kech, were forcibly disappeared from their homes by Pakistan’s Frontier Corps (FC) and Military Intelligence (MI) on October 17 at around 5 pm local time. According to the organisation, Pazeer Nasir has been subjected to enforced disappearance for the fourth time.
The committee further alleged that Izat Ullah Baloch, 27, a resident of Mastung, was forcibly disappeared by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and MI on October 15 at around 1 am. Another Mastung resident, Asif Baloch, was allegedly forcibly disappeared by the same agencies at around 1:30 am that day.
Last month, the BYC highlighted cases of enforced disappearances and targeted killings across Balochistan, which it alleged were carried out by Pakistani forces and other state-linked groups.
According to a report by the BYC’s Human Rights Department, 507 individuals were subjected to enforced disappearance by Pakistani state authorities, security agencies and state-backed death squads in Balochistan during the first six months of 2026.
Of these, 150 people were reportedly released after short-term detention, 32 were allegedly killed while in custody, and 303 remained missing, with their families receiving no information about their fate or whereabouts. The reported victims included 44 minors and more than 20 women.
Quetta and Kech recorded the highest numbers of documented enforced disappearance cases in the region, according to the report.
The BYC alleged that paramilitary Frontier Corps personnel and the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) were involved in a significant proportion of the cases.
Its Human Rights Department attributed 180 cases to the Frontier Corps, 93 to the CTD, 42 to the army and 20 to death squads. The report also cited cases allegedly involving joint operations by security forces, intelligence agencies, the CTD, police and death squads.
The organisation’s report also documented 150 cases of killings of Baloch civilians, including 15 minors, during the first half of 2026. According to the BYC, Panjgur recorded the highest number of killings, followed by Kech and Gwadar.
The BYC alleged that state-backed death squads were the main perpetrators of the killings, followed by the Frontier Corps and the army.
The report described the human rights situation in Balochistan as having deteriorated during the first six months of 2026, with fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and movement, as well as the right to protest, severely restricted.
The BYC further alleged that peaceful protests organised by human rights groups, families of people subjected to enforced disappearance and political organisations were frequently met with harassment, intimidation, arrests and the use of force by state authorities.
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