HUB, BALOCHISTAN: Two years have passed since Junaid Hameed and his brother Yasir Hameed were forcibly disappeared from Hub, an industrial city in Balochistan, and the two brothers have still not been released.
According to the family, on the night of October 8, 2024, at around 10 p.m., 28-year-old Junaid Hameed, son of Abdul Hameed, were abducted at gunpoint near the Bhawani Shah Pump in Hub by about a dozen armed men traveling in three vehicles.
The family said Junaid Hameed was employed at Otsuka Pakistan Limited, a company based in Hub. According to local residents, he was not involved in any political or religious activity.
Junaid’s brother, Yasir Hameed, also forcibly disappeared on the night of October 11, 2024, in Kalat, while staying at a relative’s house. According to the family, Yasir had previously been a victim of enforced disappearance as well.
The family said that two years have now passed since the disappearance of both brothers, but no information about them has been provided and they have not been recovered.
The family has once again demanded that the government and the relevant institutions immediately release Junaid Hameed and Yasir Hameed and return them to their family. They have also appealed to local, national and international human rights organizations to take notice of the brothers’ enforced disappearance and play a role in securing their recovery.
