ISLAMABAD — Alarming reports continue to surface regarding the enforced disappearances of Baloch students in Balochistan and other parts of Pakistan, pointing to a disturbing pattern of targeted abductions. Amnesty International South Asia has raised serious concerns over the escalating crackdown on Baloch students and activists, calling on Pakistani authorities to act urgently.
Mahjabeen Baloch, a student at the University of Balochistan, has been missing since May 29, 2025. Her disappearance came just days after her brother, Younas Baloch, was reportedly abducted by security forces on May 24.
The clampdown intensified following recent protests in Quetta, during which several Baloch activists, including Mahrang Baloch, were arrested.
Other students have also disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Javid Musafir Baloch, a law student at Karachi University, was reportedly taken during a raid by police and counter-terrorism department officials at his residence on April 23. Guhram Ishaq was abducted outside Civil Hospital Quetta on April 24. The whereabouts of all these students remain unknown.
Amnesty International has called on Pakistani authorities to conduct prompt, thorough, and transparent investigations into these enforced disappearances. The organization demands the immediate release of the students and insists that those responsible be held accountable through fair legal proceedings.
The human rights watchdog emphasized that enforced disappearances violate Pakistan’s international human rights obligations and must end immediately.
