Quetta, May 10 -- In a troubling sign of escalating repression, the Pakistan Army appears to be targeting even elderly individuals in its ongoing crackdown on Baloch activists. This disturbing development is evident from the recent arrest of 75-year-old Zaheer Baloch, a prominent Baloch activist, during the Eid ul-Fitr celebrations in Quetta.

Prominent Baloch activist Sammi Deen Baloch vehemently condemned the arrest, expressing her outrage on the social media platform X. In a post, she said, "A 75-year-old elderly man, Zaheer Baloch, was arrested on the day of Eid ul-Fitr in Quetta for participating in a peaceful protest held by the families of missing persons and expressing solidarity with them."

She added that the protest, where fami...