Balochistan, Pakistan: In a concerning development, at least six civilians, including two drivers, have been forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in separate incidents within Balochistan’s Kech district.
Simultaneously, the bodies of four men, including a youth previously detained by forces, were recovered from various parts of the province.
According to local reports, Asad (33), a driver, was taken from his home in Nokeen Kohan, Mand, on October 21. Similarly, Afzal (41), also a driver, was picked up from Seri Kalag, Gwarkop, on October 19. Both remain untraced. In Mand’s Gobard area, four young men – Sameer Nasir, Waseem, Sagheer, and Zaheer – were detained during overnight raids on their homes and shifted to an undisclosed location.
These incidents follow similar allegations from Nushki residents regarding mistreatment and seizure of cash by Frontier Corps personnel. Meanwhile, the body of Bilal Baloch, detained days earlier from Kohad Bazaar, was recovered from Hoshkabad. Another body, identified by a slip as Rehan, was found near Talar Hotel with a gunshot wound. The bodies of Irfan Ali Dinarri, abducted from Drabhi, and Muhammad Younus, from Khattan River, were also recovered, highlighting the grim situation in the region.