Quetta, April 21 -- Protests against the arrest of Mahrang Baloch and members of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) continued throughout Balochistan on Sunday as political parties and civil society organisations voiced their opposition, according to a report by The Balochistan Post (TBP).

The Balochistan National Party (BNP) held a demonstration in Kalat that subsequently evolved into a protest. According to TBP, BNP leaders vehemently denounced the detention of Mahrang Baloch and other BYC leaders and activists.

In Balochistan, enforced disappearances used to target men, but the state has started arresting women under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) legislation, according to protest speakers. According to the TBP, they asserted ...