Balochistan [Pakistan], June 10: The Baloch National Movement’s human rights wing, Paank, has strongly condemned the extrajudicial killings of four Baloch men who had previously been forcibly disappeared by Pakistani security forces. The group alleges that these acts are part of Pakistan’s persistent “kill-and-dump” policy in Balochistan and highlight a growing human rights crisis in the region.
In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Paank identified the victims as Saeed Marri, Eid Muhammad Marri, Musa Marri, and Imran Marri. Their bodies were found mutilated and abandoned on June 6 near the Tor Kham section of the Sanjawi-Harnai Road.
According to the post, Saeed Marri had been missing for three months, along with his sons Abdul Nabi Marri and Waris Marri, both of whom were found dead in alleged encounters on April 18 and May 1, respectively. Eid Muhammad Marri, who disappeared around the same time, was also found dead on June 6.
Musa Marri and Imran Marri, who were arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Quetta’s New Kahan Marri Camp just 18 days ago, were also among the deceased, further raising concerns about staged encounters and systematic killings.
Paank stated that such targeted enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions represent a form of state-sponsored Baloch genocide, calling upon international human rights bodies, the UN, and civil society to intervene. The group emphasized that the international community’s continued silence amounts to complicity in ongoing human rights violations.
Human rights activists have long alleged that Pakistan’s Anti-Terrorism Act and special security laws are misused in Balochistan to justify arbitrary arrests, extended detentions without trial, and torture. Security forces often operate with legal immunity, and military courts have been accused of bypassing due process, especially in cases involving Baloch activists.
Meanwhile, media censorship laws further restrict coverage of these violations, helping maintain a cycle of impunity in the province.