Pakistani court extends Dr Mahrang Baloch’s custody by another five days under frivolous sections. Dr Mahrang Baloch was presented in the courts on September 6 — a public holiday due to Eid Milad-un-Nabi and Pak Defence Day — and the puppet Pakistani judges immediately signed the orders to extend Mahrang Baloch’s custody by five more days. Mahrang Baloch has been illegally detained by the Pakistani regime since March 22, 2025 and her arrest remand continues to be extended in installments on direct orders from the GHQ Rawalpindi.
“Dr. Mahrang Baloch and other leaders of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) were supposed to be presented in court yesterday. They were not produced. Instead, they were quietly presented today without informing their families or lawyers. An additional five day remand was granted. At the same time, internet services were suspended to block information. We are deeply concerned about the safety of BYC leaders who are being detained on false charges,” said Nadia Baloch, sister of Dr Mahrang Baloch, in her statement.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) is a conglomeration of activists and intellectuals who are fighting for the human rights violation of Baloch by the Pakistani regime. A day before on September 5, 2025, the Balochistan High Court had ordered that the Baloch Yakjehti Committee leaders (including Dr Mahrang Baloch) must not be shifted outside district Quetta in Balochistan until the next hearing. However, in a country where Pakistan Army controls every aspect of life the judges remain mere stamping officials. Dr Mahrang Baloch was presented in the empty courts on a public holiday on September 6 and her illegal custody was extended for another five days.
During the last two decades more than 250,000 Baloch have gone “missing” or have been forcibly “disappeared” by the Pakistani armed forces. Another 15,000 Baloch have been killed under the “kill and dump” policy of Pakistan Army. Balochistan continues to be under illegal occupation of the Pakistan Army so the entire administration, provincial government and even the courts are mere puppets at the hands of GHQ Rawalpindi. There being no rule of law, the judgements and orders are typed in Rawalpindi/Islamabad and stamped by the puppet judges installed in the courts of occupied Balochistan.