Quetta, July 17 -- In yet another alarming instance of state intimidation, Pakistani security forces reportedly raided the home of prominent Baloch woman leader Dr. Sabiha Baloch on Saturday evening, in what human rights defenders are calling a targeted effort to suppress peaceful dissent, The Balochistan Post reported.

Dr. Sabiha Baloch, a senior member of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) and former chairperson of the Baloch Students Action Committee (BSAC), confirmed that personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) stormed her family home in her native village around 7 p.m. on July 16 without any legal warrant or prior notice. According to her account, the forces searched the house, harassed family members, and issued threats throughout th...