Quetta, Balochistan – In a press conference held today, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee’s Organizor Dr. Mahrang Baloch delivered a scathing indictment of the Pakistani state, accusing it of perpetrating a “holocaust” and “genocide” against the Baloch people.
The committee alleged widespread human rights abuses, including enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and the systematic suppression of Baloch voices.”In Balochistan, state oppression is trampling all human rights like an unbridled horse,”
BYC’s Leader declared, outlining a litany of alleged atrocities. “Enforced disappearances, fake encounters, target killings, and Baloch genocide continue unabated. Today, state oppression in Balochistan is reaching its peak.”
The committee asserted that all Pakistani state institutions are complicit in these alleged abuses, turning a “blind eye” to the suffering of the Baloch people. She further criticized the Pakistani mainstream media for allegedly attacking the Baloch struggle and defending the state’s actions.
Central to the committee’s accusations were the ongoing issue of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings. They cited specific recent incidents, including: *The alleged murder of four detained youths, all minors, in a “fake encounter” in Mashkey Awaran.
*The killing of five individuals who had been subjected to enforced disappearance within a courthouse.
*The alleged killing of two youths by a “state-sponsored death squad” in Gomazi.
*The recent enforced disappearance of Ashfaq Ahmed, a university graduate, in Kalat city, whose brother was also allegedly killed in a fake encounter.
“Not a day goes by when a Baloch is not subjected to enforced disappearance from some area of Balochistan,” the spokesperson stated, highlighting the scale of the alleged problem. They also detailed the impact of military operations, which they claim have forced millions of Baloch into displacement.
The committee vehemently rejected the state’s characterization of Baloch activists as “agents,” “terrorists,” or “facilitators,” arguing that these labels are used to justify state violence. They demanded an immediate end to enforced disappearances, the release of all missing persons, and an end to what they described as the “plundering” of Baloch resources.”
We want to make it clear to the state and its institutions that the Baloch demand their right to live on their homeland, this is not a demand but our fundamental right,” the spokesperson emphasized, vowing to continue the “resistance struggle.”
The committee also condemned the alleged suppression of protests, including the reported intimidation of families and the use of force against demonstrators. They specifically denounced the alleged “torture of Baloch women at Hub Chowki and their imprisonment.”
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee called upon the international community to take notice of the situation in Balochistan and to hold the Pakistani state accountable for its actions. They declared that they would continue to raise their voices against the alleged “Baloch genocide” until the Baloch people are granted their “right to live on their own land.”
