GWADAR, BALOCHISTAN: Paank, the human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), has said in a new report that nearly the entire population of Shadi Kaur, about 5,000 people, was forcibly evicted from their ancestral lands on 11 and 12 July 2026. Shadi Kaur is in Pasni tehsil of Gwadar district.
The report said the displacement followed military operations, enforced disappearances, mass detentions, restrictions on essential supplies and evacuation orders from the Pakistan Army. It said army personnel told residents on 9 and 10 July to leave and warned that the homes of those who stayed would be burnt.
Paank said that on 5 May 2026, army and intelligence personnel detained between 85 and 100 men. The detainees were reportedly tortured, made to lie in the sun and had stones forced into their mouths when they cried out, it said. About 40 were taken to a military camp near the Shadi Kaur Dam and forcibly disappeared and many remain missing, the report said.
It also said a three-day military siege, from 5 to 8 May, restricted movement in Shadi Kaur, Zarin Kaur, Trati, Gorestani and Kabadi. During that period, eight people, including women and children returning from medical treatment, were held for two days, it said. Food and household supplies were repeatedly turned back at the Gabdi checkpoint in May and June, according to the report.
The report named Sardil, son of Sher Khan, who it said was forcibly disappeared by military intelligence personnel on 22 November 2025. His mutilated body was found near Pasni on 30 May 2026, it said.
According to Paank, displaced families have moved to Pasni, Ormara, Turbat and nearby towns, where many live in tents. It said about 10,000 acres of farmland have been abandoned, hurting agriculture, food security, education, healthcare and traditional livelihoods.
Paank said it documented 1,355 enforced disappearances and 225 extrajudicial killings in 2025 and 556 enforced disappearances and 227 extrajudicial or custodial killings between January and June 2026. It added that an evacuation order was issued in October 2026 for about 30,000 people in Shor Parood, in the Kalat region.
The report argues that the alleged violations raise serious concerns under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention against Torture, the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, and Article 10 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Paank called for an end to forced evictions, disclosure of the whereabouts of the disappeared, independent investigations and humanitarian aid. It also called for guarantees of safe, voluntary and dignified return for residents.
