Turbat [Pakistan], May 3,2025 : The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has announced a major public seminar to protest the ongoing enforced disappearances and state violence in Balochistan.
The gathering is scheduled to take place on Sunday at 4:30 PM at Shaheed Fida Chowk, Turbat. Citizens from Turbat, Dasht, Gwadar, and surrounding areas have been urged to participate in large numbers to raise a united voice against continued injustices.
For decades, Balochistan has faced a humanitarian crisis marked by enforced disappearances, military operations, extrajudicial killings, and political repression. Thousands of Baloch men have vanished, with many later found dead or never heard from again. The issue has drawn criticism from local and international human rights groups, yet the violence continues largely unchecked. Families of the disappeared continue to protest for justice, often facing intimidation themselves.
These disappearances are part of a larger pattern of systematic repression, which also includes military operations in civilian areas, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, and harassment of journalists. Entire families have been devastated, and many women and children continue to lead long protest marches, hunger strikes, and sit-ins demanding the safe return of their loved ones — often in vain.
