QUETTA, Nov. 13, 2026: The Pashtunkhwa National Awami Party (PkNAP) has condemned the abduction of a 21-year-old woman from her home in Jiwani, in Balochistan’s Gwadar district. It called the incident a clear violation of basic human rights, the Constitution, and the law.
In a statement issued by its secretariat, the party said Shaista Noor Kalmati was taken by force from her home in Panwan, Jiwani. It also condemned the long enforced disappearance of her brother, Ali Asghar Kalmati, the demolition of the family’s house and what it called continuous state pressure, fear, and harassment of the family.
The party said no citizen can be arrested without due legal process, moved to an unknown location, or kept in constant fear along with their family. It said that if a case had been registered against Shaista, she should have been arrested according to the law and promptly produced in court. It called a night-time raid in which a young woman is taken away and her family harassed “illegal and inhuman,” and said being named in a case does not justify depriving anyone of their basic rights or holding them in unlawful custody.
PkNAP said Shaista has a heart condition and a blood disorder, has undergone heart surgery and needs continuous treatment, medication, and medical supervision. It said keeping her in detention without proper medical facilities puts her life at serious risk and that the authorities must protect her health and provide full medical care immediately.
The party said the family has long faced repeated raids, arrests, economic loss and what it called collective punishment. It said Ali Asghar has not been produced since being taken into custody on April 16. It also cited the demolition of the family home, the loss of its only source of income, and the constant fear faced by women and children. It said such treatment of women, children, and ordinary citizens has no place in any civilised society
Moreover broadly, PkNAP said enforced disappearances, illegal arrests, house raids, harassment of civilian populations, and collective punishment of families in Balochistan and “Pashtunkhwa” violate human rights and democratic values. It said such actions increase fear, insecurity, and mistrust of state institutions and that the state and its institutions are bound by the Constitution and law and must protect citizens’ lives, property, dignity, and basic rights.
The party demanded that Shaista be released immediately, or, if there are legal charges against her, produced in court under a transparent process with her rights and medical care guaranteed. It also demanded that Ali Asghar be brought out and safely recovered, that the family be protected from further harassment and unlawful action, and that those responsible for the demolition, the economic loss, and the repeated raids be identified and prosecuted.
PkNAP said enforced disappearances, illegal detention, and collective punishment cannot be accepted in any form and that ending them and respecting citizens’ constitutional, legal, and human rights is the state’s basic responsibility.
