In a momentous recognition of the relentless struggle for human rights in POB, Dr. Mahrang Baloch, the fearless leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, has been nominated for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. This marks an unprecedented moment in history, as the world finally turns its attention to the systematic atrocities, enforced disappearances, and brutal oppression inflicted upon the Baloch people by the Pakistan Army.
Confirming the nomination, Dr. Mahrang Baloch said, “This is an honor, but it is not about me. This award belongs to the thousands of forcibly disappeared Baloch and their families who continue to fight for justice.” Her words underscore a painful reality—a people silenced, abducted, and killed by a state that thrives on bloodshed and fear.
The nomination comes as Pakistan intensifies its crackdown on Baloch activists, forcibly disappearing men, women, and even children in its desperate attempt to crush the indigenous struggle for freedom. Under Dr. Mahrang Baloch’s leadership, historic long marches and protests have shattered the imposed silence, forcing the international community to confront Pakistan’s war crimes in Pak-occupied-Balochistan.
Baloch journalist Kiyya Baloch said that Dr. Mahrang’s nomination is a tribute to her extraordinary resistance against the military’s reign of terror. She has emerged as an unyielding voice in the face of Army-engineered abductions, extrajudicial killings, and relentless suppression. The nomination stands as an indictment of the Paki establishment’s decades-long colonial rule over Balochistan, where thousands have been dragged into unmarked graves, never to be seen again.
Dr. Mahrang Baloch is among 338 nominees worldwide, including 244 individuals and 94 organizations. Her recognition is a blow to the Paki establishment, which has tried repeatedly to silence her. In a blatant act of suppression, she was previously blocked at Karachi Airport from traveling to New York for a TIME Magazine event, where she was honored as one of the world’s 100 emerging leaders.
Her Nobel Peace Prize nomination is not just a personal victory—it is a statement that the world is finally listening. It is a symbol of defiance against Pakistan’s genocidal policies in Balochistan and a message to the military junta that its crimes will not go unnoticed forever.