Balochistan, April 16 -- Paank, the human rights division of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), has said that there were at least 181 cases of enforced disappearances and 12 extrajudicial killings recorded in Balochistan during the month of March.

The group reported that Pakistani security forces, along with allied armed groups known locally as "death squads," carried out widespread abductions and enforced disappearances, primarily targeting students, activists, and civil society members. Many of these arrests were allegedly made without warrants or any judicial process, The Balochistan Post reported.

Out of those who were forcibly taken, 87 individuals were eventually released. Several of them reportedly endured harsh physical mistrea...