Quetta, June 2 -- The Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) has demanded the immediate release of Mahjabeen Baloch, her brother Muhammad Younus Baloch, and other forcibly disappeared individuals, warning of a disturbing surge in the abduction of Baloch women in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province.

Addressing a press briefing at their protest camp outside the Quetta Press Club, now ongoing for over 5,845 days, VBMP leaders condemned the recent disappearance of Mahjabeen Baloch, a Library Science student at the University of Balochistan and resident of Basima, Washuk district.

According to VBMP, Mahjabeen was taken during a joint operation conducted by police, Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel, and other security forces. ...