For several days, the citizens of Kharan and relatives of Mukhtiyar Mengal have been staging protests, demanding his immediate recovery.
Protesters have expressed their frustration with the district administration, accusing them of disinterest and negligence in the case. They say that the Mengal has not been recovered due to the authorities’ lack of action. Moreover, no information has been provided to Mengal’s family regarding his recovery.
The protesters escalated their demonstration by ending their shutter-down strike and blocking the main Quetta-Karachi highway from Kharan. They set up a protest camp on the highway, bringing traffic to a standstill.
Deputy Commissioner said that the district administration is utilizing all available resources to recover Mukhtiyar Ahmed Mengal.
Since 1948, POB has been under Pak Army control and enforced disappearances, marginalization, and extrajudicial killings have been used as tools of oppression against the Baloch community.