Quetta, October 29, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Two more Baloch civilians have allegedly been killed extrajudicially by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, according to human rights organisations on Thursday, amid growing concerns over enforced disappearances and alleged extrajudicial killings across the province.
Human rights organisation Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ) said the body of Adeel Baloch was recovered from the Sernkin region of Kech district on October 23, three days after he was allegedly forcibly disappeared.
According to BVJ, Adeel and three other young men were detained during a raid in Kohar Bazaar by Pakistani security forces and state-backed death squads. The organisation said they were taken to undisclosed locations, leaving their families without information about their whereabouts or safety.
“The discovery of Adeel’s body raises grave concerns about the circumstances of his death and the treatment he may have endured during his disappearance. Every person has the right to life, liberty, and due process. Enforced disappearance followed by death demands an independent and impartial investigation,” BVJ said.
The organisation called for accountability for Adeel’s death and demanded immediate clarification regarding the fate and whereabouts of the three other detained men.
In a separate incident, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) said the mutilated body of 24-year-old driver Baba Baloch was found in the Rakshan Kaur area of Panjgur district on October 14, after he had allegedly remained forcibly disappeared for 17 days.
“The Baloch are facing a cruel fate under the suppression of the Pakistani state. Baba Baloch is one of many killed for no reason, as a form of collective punishment. No Baloch can forget this loss, and families suffer for a lifetime. His enforced disappearance by these inhumane people was already agony, and his killing adds salt to that wound,” BYC said.
“These genocidal acts raise serious concerns about the safety of the Baloch, and the continuing pattern of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan is alarming,” the organisation added.
BYC stressed that the repeated targeting of Baloch youth and the discovery of bodies following enforced disappearances warranted independent investigations.
“International human rights organisations and activists must raise their voices and ask Pakistan why it is killing young people with their whole lives and futures ahead of them. Pakistan must be held accountable for these crimes. Everyone has the right to live,” it said.
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