India, Jan. 11 -- London [UK] January 11 (ANI) Baloch activist Hakeem Baloch has accused Pakistan's security establishment of continuing to rely on enforced disappearances as its "primary tool of control" in Balochistan, despite years of international scrutiny. He argued that these abductions, now increasingly involving women and children, reflect a deepening phase of state repression.

In an interview with ANI, Baloch said that more than eight to ten Baloch women and girls were abducted in the past year alone, including a 15-year-old and an eight-month pregnant woman.

He claimed that the targeting of women signals a deliberate escalation by Pakistani authorities intended to pressure families and deter participation in the Baloch movemen...