Quetta, Feb. 23 -- The human rights department of the Baloch National Movement, Paank, has strongly condemned the enforced disappearance of eight individuals in the cities of Baghao and Barkahan in Balochistan, reportedly by Pakistani forces, on February 19, 2025. In a statement on X, Paank said that these acts of abduction and extrajudicial house arrests are blatant violations of fundamental human rights. The group has called for the immediate release of the missing individuals.

Paank identified the disappeared individuals as Sardar Khan, Ghulam Rasool, sons of Haji Nizamuddin; Haji Ghulam Farid, son of Haji Nizamuddin; Khalid, son of Sardar Khan; Syed Khan, son of Meera Khan; Jafar Khan, son of Meera Khan; Bajar Khan, son of Murad Khan...