Archive · 3 Jul 2025
BYC Protests Killing Amidst Balochistan Disappearances
In Balochistan, Pakistan, there are reports of Pakistani forces detaining and killing Baloch people without following proper legal procedures.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee protested the killing of a member, Zeeshan Zaheer, whose father was also previously disappeared.
Human rights groups say there's a pattern of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, and at least six young men disappeared between July 1 and 2, 2024.
The BYC calls these acts a part of systematic Baloch genocide and vows to expose them.
BYC held a protest against the extrajudicial killing of Zeeshan Zaheer.
Zeeshan Zaheer was a BYC zonal member.
Zeeshan's father has been a victim of enforced disappearance since 2015.
Paank reported an increase in enforced disappearances in Balochistan.
At least six young Baloch men were forcibly disappeared between July 1 and 2, 2024.
- Who
- Pakistani forces, Zeeshan Zaheer, his father, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), and Paank.
- What
- Extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances of Baloch people by Pakistani forces.
- When
- Between July 1 and 2, 2024; Protest rally held on Wednesday.
- Where
- Balochistan, Pakistan, specifically Panjgur and other districts.
- Why
- Reasons are not explicitly stated but are associated with state repression and targeting of Baloch people.
Human Rights Groups/Baloch Community
Pakistani Government
Allegations Against Pakistani Forces
Human Rights Groups/Baloch Community
Pakistani forces are engaging in unlawful abductions and extrajudicial killings, violating human rights, and suppressing dissent.
Pakistani Government
N/A
- Incident Type
- Extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances
- Location
- Balochistan, Pakistan
- Reported by
- Paank, Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department and Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC)
- Protest
- Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC)
- Victim
- Zeeshan Zaheer
- Zeeshan Zaheer's father
- A victim of enforced disappearance since 2015
Sources
Pakistani security forces abduct another Baloch woman in Turbat, marking alarming pattern of enforced disappearances
Baloch youth hunted and executed by Pakistan’s military death squads
Where Is Mahjabeen Baloch? Pakistan’s enforced disappearance of polio survivor exposes brutality against Baloch nation
Pakistan: BYC holds protest rally against extrajudicial killing of Baloch youth
Pakistan: Balochistan continues to see rise in cases of enforced disappearances
