Pakistan: Four Baloch Students Forcibly Disappeared From Sindh Agriculture University Hostel, Families And Rights Groups Demand Answers
**Balochistan: Four Students Allegedly Forcibly Disappeared from Sindh Agriculture University Hostel**
In a troubling incident, four Baloch students were allegedly forcibly disappeared by Pakistani security forces from the hostel of Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Hyderabad, on Wednesday, according to The Balochistan Post.
The group was taken to an undisclosed location, and their whereabouts remain unknown. Reports state that armed men entered the hostel premises and detained the students, who had recently arrived in Tando Jam for academic purposes in the Agriculture Department. This sudden abduction has sparked deep concern among the student community.
The missing youths have been identified as:
– Imran, son of Saifullah
– Aftab, son of Ghulam Mustafa
– Mehrullah, son of Muhammad Qasim
All three hail from Wadh in Khuzdar district. The fourth student, Shoaib, son of Abdul Hayee, is a resident of Surab.
Families of the students have reportedly received no official information regarding their detention or whereabouts, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
Human rights organizations and Baloch groups have repeatedly raised alarm over what they describe as a surge in enforced disappearances targeting young Baloch. Paank, the right wing of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), recently revealed that 785 individuals have gone missing in Balochistan since the beginning of 2025, most of them students and youth.
On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, Amnesty International highlighted the plight of Baloch students and urged Islamabad to disclose the whereabouts of those who have disappeared. The organization condemned enforced disappearances as a “heinous practice that must end,” a sentiment echoed by several rights groups.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), during a fact-finding mission, warned that enforced disappearances in Balochistan persist without accountability and continue to deepen mistrust between citizens and the state.
As families and rights defenders demand answers, the silence of authorities over the fate of the four missing students reflects a wider climate of impunity in cases of enforced disappearance, as highlighted by The Balochistan Post.
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