Balochistan, Pakistan – July 27, 2025 – The grim wave of enforced disappearances in Balochistan and beyond has intensified dramatically in recent days, with fresh abduction cases emerging from Karachi, Noshki, and Kech, according to reports by The Balochistan Post (TBP). This escalation has heightened alarm among human rights organizations and the affected communities.
One of the most concerning incidents unfolded in Karachi, where Muslim Dad Baloch, a fourth-semester philosophy student at the University of Karachi, was allegedly abducted on Monday evening, July 21, near the university’s Maskan Gate. Muslim Dad, originally hailing from Mashkay in the Awaran district of Balochistan, is a well-known figure within the Baloch student community. Eyewitnesses claim he was taken by unidentified men in a vehicle while returning to his hostel with friends. His sudden disappearance has triggered widespread panic among Baloch students and profound anguish within his family, as reported by TBP.
In a separate development from Noshki, Hafeezullah, son of Peer Mohammad and a resident of Qaziabad, was reportedly detained by Pakistani security forces at his home earlier today, July 27. His current whereabouts remain unknown, and his family has issued an urgent demand for his immediate release, expressing serious concerns for his safety, according to The Balochistan Post.
TBP also documented two additional enforced disappearances in the volatile Kech district, both involving young individuals. On July 23, Qambar Baloch, a 16-year-old son of Noor Jan and a small shopkeeper from Balicha, was allegedly abducted in Jusak, Turbat. Witnesses reported that the incident occurred around 4:00 p.m., with personnel believed to be from Military Intelligence and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) responsible for the abduction.
Another youth, Imran Khan, 26, son of Taj Mohammad and a student at the Institute of Balochi Language and Culture, University of Turbat, was reportedly abducted on June 27. Eyewitnesses claimed that members of the Frontier Corps and Military Intelligence took him in broad daylight from Turbat city. Imran is a resident of Sari Kallag, Gwarkop, as per TBP’s report.
These recent cases align with a well-documented and disturbing pattern of enforced disappearances prevalent in Balochistan. Students, political activists, journalists, and ordinary civilians are frequently taken without arrest warrants, formal charges, or due process, their fates remaining unknown to their families. Human rights organizations, such as the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP), have consistently called for independent investigations into these abductions, but impunity for those responsible largely remains the norm, as noted by The Balochistan Post. The escalating frequency of such incidents continues to be a grave concern for human rights advocates both within Pakistan and internationally.