Quetta, June 8 -- While Muslims across Pakistan and the world celebrated Eid al-Adha, families in Balochistan spent the holiday protesting, demanding the recovery of forcibly disappeared loved ones and an end to state repression, The Balochistan Post reported.

In Quetta, the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) organised a protest rally on Eid day. The demonstration, attended by women, children, and the elderly, called for justice and the safe return of missing persons.

"At a time when families elsewhere are celebrating joyfully, Baloch families are on the streets, calling for justice," a protester said. "Their pain must be felt as our collective pain," The Balochistan Post quoted a speaker as saying.

Participants accused Pakistani ...