India, March 22 -- The Pakistani Army intensifies crackdowns on Baloch nationalists, militarizing the region and committing documented human rights abuses.

On a bright afternoon on March 16, 2025, Liaqat Baloch, a sixth-grade student, was walking home from his school near SBK University in Nushki District, Balochistan. He never arrived. Pakistani security forces had abducted Liaqat, along with ten others-including two classmates-accusing them, without evidence or trial, of supporting insurgent activities.

Stories like Liaqat's are now commonplace in Balochistan, a region at Pakistan's southwestern edge marked by mountains, deserts, and a searing conflict. For years, the Pakistani Army has escalated its harsh crackdown against Baloch nat...