GWADAR, BALOCHISTAN: A 21-year-old Baloch woman has been forcibly disappeared after Pakistani army personnel raided her home in Gwadar district, according to her family and local eyewitnesses.
Shaista, daughter of Noor Muhammad Kalmati, was taken from a house in the village of Panwan, in Jaimri tehsil, at around 1 a.m. on the night of 8-9 November 2026, relatives said. They said a team of male and female army personnel carried out the raid and took her away. Her whereabouts remain unknown.
The family said soldiers had come to the same house a day earlier, beaten family members and tried to take her, but relatives intervened and stopped them. They said the personnel returned the following night in greater numbers and succeeded.
Shaista is the sister of Ali Asghar Kalmati, a young man the family says was taken into Pakistani army custody on 16 April 2026 and has been missing since. Their elder brother, Zahir Noor, is a local rights activist who, according to the family, has faced imprisonment and legal cases over protests against enforced disappearances. Family sources said he is among those who left Panwan to avoid arrest.
Family sources said Shaista suffers from a heart and blood condition that requires intensive care and continuous medical treatment. They said her health is at serious risk if she does not receive treatment in custody.
Residents say dozens of other families in Panwan face similar pressure. They allege that homes have been demolished and that many people have left the area for other parts of Balochistan, other cities or Iran.
