Turbat, July 7 -- Prominent human rights defender Gulzar Dost, the convenor of the Kech Civil Society, was forcibly disappeared in the early hours of Monday morning from his home in the Absar area of Balochistan's Turbat, according to The Balochistan Post.

Citing local sources, the Balochistan Post reported that around 1:00am, individuals dressed in police and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) uniforms stormed Dost's residence. He was blindfolded and taken into custody, after which he was transported to an undisclosed location. His whereabouts remain unknown.

The Balochistan Post highlighted that The Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) had also strongly condemned the incident, labeling it a "blatant act of enforced disappearance...