Amnesty International, a human rights organisation, has pointed out a pattern of targeting and alarming allegations of the continuous disappearance of Baloch students in Balochistan and across Pakistan. Mahjabeen Baloch, a student at the University of Balochistan, has been missing since May 29, 2025. Earlier on May 24, her brother Younas Baloch was forcibly disappeared by security authorities, according to a post on X. Authorities’ crackdown on students has intensified following rallies in Quetta that led to the arrest of Baloch activists, notably Mahrang Baloch. Javid Musafir Baloch, a law student at Karachi University, has been missing since a raid by police and Counter-Terrorism Department officers at his Karachi apartment on April 23, while another student, Guhram Ishaq, was picked up outside Civil Hospital Quetta on April 24. Their whereabouts are unknown, according to the X report. Amnesty International urged Pakistani authorities to conduct swift, complete, and effective investigations into the enforced disappearances, reveal the location of the Baloch students, and release them immediately. Those proven accountable for these disappearances should face fair trials. The practice of enforced disappearances violates Pakistan’s international human rights commitments, the post reported. Earlier, VBMP leaders decried the recent disappearance of Mahjabeen Baloch, a University of Balochistan Library Science student from Basima in the Washuk area. According to VBMP, Mahjabeen was apprehended during a joint operation including police, Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) troops, and other security forces. (ANI)
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