Archive · 22 Aug 2025
Pakistan Protests Continue Over Baloch Disappearances
Families in Pakistan are protesting because their loved ones have gone missing or have been killed.
Protests are happening in multiple cities, like Quetta, Islamabad, and Karachi.
The families are asking the government to stop taking people and to find those who are missing.
Some protesters have faced trouble, including being arrested and harassed.
One young man recently returned home after being missing for many months.
Protests are ongoing across Pakistan regarding enforced disappearances and killings of Baloch people.
Families in Quetta, Islamabad, and Karachi are holding demonstrations.
A mother in Quetta was arrested and detained after protesting the killing of her son.
In Karachi, a family is protesting the disappearance of their son, Zahid Baloch.
A young man from Kech district returned home after 10 months of detention.
- Who
- Families of missing Baloch individuals, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC).
- What
- Protests against enforced disappearances and killings of Baloch people.
- When
- Ongoing, with specific protests highlighted in August 2024.
- Where
- Across Pakistan, including Quetta, Islamabad, and Karachi.
- Why
- To demand the release of missing persons, end enforced disappearances, and stop extrajudicial killings.
Protesters
Government
Accountability
Protesters
Demand an end to enforced disappearances and the release of missing persons.
Government
The government's response and actions regarding the disappearances.
- Protest Locations
- Quetta, Islamabad, Karachi
- Primary Issue
- Enforced Disappearances
- Organizer
- Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP)
- Incident
- Suhail Ahmed returns home after 10 months
- Missing Person
- Zahid Baloch (Karachi)
- Missing Person
- Mir Yousaf Qalandrani
Sources
Pak: Baloch families continue with sit-in protest for 35th day
Protests spark across Pakistan against forcible disappearances, killings of Baloch people
Pak: Islamabad sees 36 days of protest against abduction of Baloch leaders
Protests take place across Pakistan against forcible disappearances, killings of Baloch people