Balochistan, Aug. 3 -- In yet another move underscoring Pakistan's continued repression of peaceful Baloch activism, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta on Saturday extended the police custody of Mahrang Baloch and several organisers from the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) for another 20 days.

The order was issued despite growing criticism from rights advocates and legal experts over the ongoing detention.

According to Dawn News, the court's latest decision comes after several months of repeated extensions in the detention of Mahrang and other BYC leaders, who were arrested in March following a protest against alleged enforced disappearances.

Pakistani authorities charged them with "attacking" Quetta Civil Hospital and "inciting v...