QUETTA: Central leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, Dr. Sabiha Baloch, has strongly condemned enforced disappearances, describing them as unconstitutional and unethical acts carried out openly by state institutions. She said that those who raise their voices against such practices are facing threats, harassment, arrests, and repression.
She highlighted that the statement by Nasrullah Baloch regarding threats to shut down the protest camp reflects an attempt to silence voices demanding justice, human rights, and the right to life.
Dr. Baloch described the long-running protest camp in front of the Quetta Press Club, which has continued for over 6,172 days, as a powerful symbol of the pain, waiting, and hope of thousands of families—mothers, sisters, children, and elders—seeking the recovery of their loved ones. She said that instead of addressing their suffering, these families are being threatened.
She added that the leadership of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee has been imprisoned for the past year for raising a peaceful voice against oppression, and that harassment and threats against VBMP leaders are deeply regrettable. She said that if the state genuinely intends to resolve the issue, it must end enforced disappearances rather than silence peaceful activists.
Dr. Baloch further emphasized that while threats, imprisonment, and repression may attempt to silence voices, they cannot erase the memory of missing loved ones or the determination of their families. She asked how people can forget their disappeared relatives or abandon the search for them.
She concluded that silence in the face of such injustice is not possible, and as long as enforced disappearances continue, the struggle and demand for justice will remain alive.
