In a defiant move, families of people who were forcibly disappeared by the Pak Army blocked the main road from Turbat to Karachi at D Baloch and are demanding the release of their loved ones. Six families held a sit-in, and more joined as a show of support.

The families of the victims are urging the public to participate in their demonstration and amplify their call for justice. They call for the prompt release of the missing individuals: Abid Washdil, Adeel Iqbal, Ahmed Nazeer, Shoaib Laiquait, Jahanzaib Fazal and Zareeef Mohammad Bakhsh.

Their staunch appeal echoes across the region, highlighting the atrocities they face from the Pak Army with forced disappearances of their loved ones. As the sit-in protest gains momentum, the pressure on the Pak “establishment” and their puppet authorities increases to resolve the ongoing human rights crisis and genocide in the region.

This is not an isolated incident, recently the family of Bahadur Chakar from the Tejaban area in the Kech district also persisted for a sit-in protest against the forced disappearance of their relative by the Pak Army. In not more than three days, seven Baloch students have been detained from two districts and have been shifted to unknown locations by the brutal Pak “establishment”, only adding to the anguish of the affected families.  

The affected families’ challenges continue to occur, highlighting the critical need for attention and action. The horrifying reality of enforced disappearances in Pak-occupied Balochistan, spanning decades, continues to unfold. Since March 27, 1948, the oppressive Pak Army has been forcibly occupying Balochistan and waging a systematic war against humanity. Since then, the Baloch community have experienced numerous forced disappearances, home invasions, torture, kidnappings for ransom, and targeted killings.

There were multiple attacks throughout Pak-occupied Balochistan, resulting in numerous casualties and property damage from explosions and gun attacks.

A bomb blast in the capital Quetta, resulted in the death of one person near the police post on Sabzal Road. The identity of the victim is still unknown.

Two more consecutive blasts occurred on Qambarani Road in Quetta, which targeted a Police Eagle Force vehicle and the PML-N election office. Hand grenades were used by unidentified individuals on the PML-N office, while IEDs were used on the Eagle Forces vehicle. The Eagle Forces vehicle was severely damaged, but no casualties were reported.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has taken notice of the attacks on election candidates and has asked the Chief Secretary and Inspector General of Pak-occupied Balochistan for a report as soon as possible.

In another incident, a trawler transporting precious stones was ambushed by unidentified gunmen in the Mangochar area of Kalat on the N-25 highway that connects Karachi and Quetta. This is the second incident in the past 24 hours involving attacks on companies engaged in resource exploration on the same highway.

Additionally, a hand grenade that was thrown at the Pakistan Coast Guard’s office’s main gate failed to detonate. The grenade was neutralized by the bomb disposal team.

Sepoy Mudasir, a soldier, was hurt when an unidentified person threw a hand grenade at the Central Jail in the Mastung district. He was taken to the hospital. Furthermore, there were no injuries reported from the hand grenade that was thrown at the Deputy Commissioner (FC) office in the Panjgur neighbourhood of Chitkan.

Unidentified armed men stormed a coal mine in the Dukki district and kidnapped two miners—Haider and Masood—who were Paktia, Afghanistan, residents. In addition to expressing worry about the incident, the miners confirmed that they had received threats from the attackers to quit working at the mine site immediately.

Separately, in the Noshki district, unidentified armed men attacked a Pak Army outpost. Six more attacks targeted the positions of Pak Army in various parts of the Kech district yesterday.

One Frontier Corps (FC) soldier was reportedly hurt in Turbat city by a grenade attack on an FC post at Ghulam Nabi Chowk.

Four separate attacks were carried out by unidentified armed men on the Pak Army outposts in the districts of Kech, Ginnah, Sami Kalag, and Shepchar of Mand. Reportedly losses of life and property have been indicated to the Pak Army in these attacks, but authorities have not issued a statement yet.

Meanwhile, a Pak Army post in the Hoshap area of Kech was targeted by more than ten rockets, and the Pak Army sustained significant casualties.

Four people were injured in a cracker blast on the national highway in the Jafarabad district’s Dera Allah Yar area. They were subsequently transported to the hospital.

Over 29 attacks on the Pak Army, political candidates, and companies exploring natural resources have occurred in the last 24 hours in various districts of Balochistan, including Quetta, Khuzdar, Kech, Panjgur, Dukki, Kalat, Noshki, Mastung, and Hub Chowki. So far, no organization has taken credit for these attacks.

Since the Pak Army forcibly occupied Balochistan on March 27, 1948 tensions have persisted in the region. The Pak Army has perpetrated severe human rights violations and genocide against the Baloch people. The resource-rich region has been inflicted with the brutal “kill and dump” policy, enforced disappearances, indiscriminate shooting and extra-judicial killings. To remove the Pak Army and their violence, freedom fighters have emerged in the region. Their sole motive is to seek independence from Pakistan and protect the Baloch ethnic group from the ongoing atrocities.

In a distressing incident, an 18-year-old Baloch college student Sepehr Shirani from Fanuj city occupied Balochistan passed away while under the custody of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Sepehr was detained two days ago and he endured fatal torture while in custody. The agents said that Shirani’s arrest was due to the publication of critical posts on social media. However, the truth has not been revealed yet.

Despite the gravity of the situation, Sepehr Shirani’s death has not yet been satisfactorily explained by the IRGC or the Iranian legal system. Furthermore, they have not given the student’s body to his grieving family yet.

It is noteworthy that on January 30, Sepehr Shirani was detained in Zahedan by the IRGC on suspicion of engaging in “social media activities.” The lack of transparency here raises questions about potential violations of human rights and the necessity of a comprehensive investigation.

Notably in recent years, there have been multiple instances of suspicious citizen deaths and murders in police detention facilities, security facilities, and courtrooms. Investigations have been unable to conclusively identify offenders or hold authorities accountable.

In yet another despicable display of tyranny, the Pak Army has once again unleashed its reign of terror upon the innocent people of Pak-occupied Balochistan.

Recently, the Pak Army abducted a student named Mehboob Baloch from a passenger bus in the Gwadar district of Pak-occupied Balochistan.

Mehboob is a fifth-semester student at Lasbela University of Agriculture, he was merely en route to his hometown Turbat, Kech for a vacation when he was detained by the ruthless Pak Army.

The incident which transpired at the Badok Checkpoint in Pasni tehsil has ignited the Baloch students to block the Makkoran Coastal Highway road in protest, resulting in several passengers’ vehicles being stranded. Their demand is the immediate release of Mehboob and to put an end to the brutality of the Pak Army.

As the world watches, the people of Balochistan are standing strong against the injustices they are facing since the Pak Army forcibly occupied Balochistan on March 27, 1948. Their cries for justice resound throughout the landscapes of Balochistan, becoming more and more insistent as time goes on.

In the most recent development, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) declared at UTC+ 19:00 today (Wednesday) that Operation Dara-e-Bolan had concluded “successfully.”

Jeeyand Baloch, the spokesperson of the Baloch Liberation Army, stated in a press release that the two-day operation in Dara-e-Bolan was carried out exceptionally well. “The BLA has achieved all its strategic objectives, leading the Senior Command Council of the organization to make the formal announcement marking the end of Operation Dara-e-Bolan, scheduled for 7 p.m. this evening.”

He stated that all BLA units have been given detailed orders to leave their positions along Mach City’s roads and its surroundings, and they are being urged to return to their base camps. “The BLA emphasizes that the residents of Mach played a critical role in the success of this operation and expresses gratitude for their resilience, morale, and support throughout.”

The spokesperson stated that more information about the operation would be promptly made available to the media to raise public awareness.

The Pak Army has been using daily home raids, disappearances, staged encounters, target killings, torture, humiliation at checkpoints, and kidnappings for ransom against the Baloch people since March 27, 1948.

Operations like Dara-e-Bolan highlight the region’s long-standing struggle for independence and recognition in Pakistan-occupied Balochistan. The Pak Army has retaliated against the Baloch people’s long-standing demand for independence again from Pakistan with a range of oppressive measures. The Baloch people’s resolve to resist oppression and realize their dreams of independence from the Pak Army is demonstrated by the BLA’s actions.