Balochistan, Feb. 23 -- Baloch rights body, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), announced on Sunday that it will conduct a series of protests across Balochistan to condemn the 'systematic persecution' being faced by the Baloch people at the hands of Pakistan's security forces.

Highlighting that the Pakistani security forces have intensified their crackdown, with a surge in targeted killings and enforced disappearances, BYC said that the intelligence agencies, security forces, and affiliated militias are systematically targeting Baloch youth.

This thereby escalates the human rights violations in the region.

"In response to these atrocities, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee has announced a series of protests across Balochistan to condemn the o...