Archive · 18 Jul 2026
Two Civilians Forcibly Disappeared in Balochistan
Two civilians, Fazal Baloch and Shahab Baloch, were taken by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan.
Fazal Baloch, a student leader, was taken from his home, and Shahab Baloch, a student studying in Azerbaijan, was taken after returning to Balochistan.
A human rights group, the Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ), says this is part of a bigger problem where many students and young people are being taken away.
They are asking the Pakistani government to tell them where these people are and to let them go.
They also want the world to help stop this from happening.
Two civilians, Fazal Baloch and Shahab Baloch, were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani security personnel in Balochistan.
Fazal Baloch, a central leader of the Baloch Student Front (BSF), was taken from his residence in Hub Chowki.
Shahab Baloch, a student studying in Azerbaijan, was allegedly subjected to enforced disappearance after returning to Balochistan.
The Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ) condemned the incidents and called for the immediate disclosure of the victims' whereabouts.
The BVJ described the targeting of Baloch students as part of a concerning pattern of violations against the Baloch educated community.
- Who
- Fazal Baloch and Shahab Baloch, civilians from Balochistan
- What
- Forcibly disappeared by Pakistani security personnel
- When
- Early hours of Friday
- Where
- Balochistan, Pakistan
- Why
- Part of a pattern of violations against the Baloch educated community
- Victims
- Fazal Baloch, Shahab Baloch
- Organization
- Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ)
- Location
- Balochistan, Pakistan
- Date of Incident
- Early hours of Friday
- Accused Party
- Pakistani security personnel
- Condemning Body
- Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ)
- Alleged Tactics
- Colonial tactic to suppress dissent