Baloch human rights activist Sami Deen Baloch has expressed concern over the increasing enforced disappearance of students in Balochistan. He said this ‘inhumane’ policy has failed to bring peace to the province and is fueling anger and violence among the youth.
Balochistan [पाकिस्तान]July 19 (ANI): Baloch human rights activist Sami Deen Baloch has expressed concern over the recent increase in alleged enforced disappearances of students in Balochistan. He has said that this trend has become more intense in the last few days.
In a statement posted on He alleged that students and youth associated with peaceful political organizations were being picked up from their homes, hostels and educational institutions.
‘Failed and inhumane government policy’
Describing the practice as a “failed and inhumane government policy”, he argued that the use of enforced disappearances in the name of counter-insurgency operations has not brought stability to the province. He said, “If this approach had truly been a means of bringing peace, Balochistan would not have been drowning in this quagmire of blood, unrest and hatred today.” He further said that such policies only deepen anger and violence.
Sami Deen further claimed that people are being detained for years without any legal process and are being subjected to torture and humiliation. According to him, such actions create anger and a sense of revenge among the affected youth, some of whom later resort to violence.
Accusation of shirking responsibility on the government
He alleged that authorities then accused those campaigning against enforced disappearances of encouraging extremism, instead of investigating the root causes. He also accused the government of trying to shift responsibility onto peaceful political activists and human rights defenders.
Sami Deen said that the real drivers of instability are “illegal actions, government repression and tyrannical policies”, which, according to him, are fueling hostility rather than resolving the conflict.
At the end of his statement, Sami Deen urged officials to reevaluate their approach instead of targeting critics. He said that the government should consider why lasting peace has not been established in Balochistan despite decades of alleged repression, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and mass punishment.
Pakistani government’s stand on the allegations
The Pakistani government has previously rejected allegations of systematic enforced disappearances. The government says its security operations are conducted in accordance with the law and are aimed at countering extremism and maintaining public order. (ANI)
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