Balochistan: According to The Balochistan Post, there have been three recent reports of enforced disappearances by Pakistani security personnel in Balochistan, involving people from the Pasni, Noshki, and Quetta regions.

According to local accounts, Pakistani security forces have once again captured Sartaj by force in Pasni, a seaside city in the Gwadar province of Balochistan. Sartaj and his brother, Murad Bakhsh Saleh, had been kidnapped on July 28, 2015.

Murad Bakhsh is still unaccounted for, despite Sartaj’s eventual release. The Balochistan Post stated that the most recent kidnapping took place on May 6, 2025.

Emphasizing that Sartaj is the principal caretaker for his elderly mother and the children of his missing brother, his family has begged for his safe return. His mother has urged the Baloch community to advocate for his release.

The Balochistan Post reports that Pakistani soldiers have allegedly kidnapped Sharifullah, a 14-year-old child from Qadirabad hamlet in Noshki who is the son of Tawus Khan.

According to his family, he is a sixth-grader who was removed from their house by uniformed men on the evening of April 18 at approximately three in the morning. His whereabouts have not been revealed since.

Abdul Farooq was arrested by Pakistani authorities on April 13 in the Lais Dagari neighborhood of Quetta, according to his relatives. The family claims that since his imprisonment, they have not heard from the authorities about his location or health, according to The Balochistan Post.

All three people’s families have called on the government to act quickly to ensure their loved ones’ safe and timely return.

Students, activists, and professionals are often kidnapped by security personnel in Balochistan without following the proper procedures, making enforced disappearances a serious human rights concern. The practice of keeping families in the dark fuels dissent and general anxiety. The practice persists in spite of mounting public protest, underscoring the region’s long-standing political and humanitarian issues.