Jaffer_Baloch

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[Baloch Yakjehti Committee @BalochYakjehtiC]

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲

This picture is from the Quetta dharna of 2021. An elderly Amma sits beside Dr. Mahrang Baloch. Mahrang holds her trembling hand and helps her raise a victory sign over the coffin of her grandchildren.

This Amma lost her two grandchildren, Allah Baksh and Sharatoon, when mortar shells fired by the Frontier Corps (FC) hit their home in Hoshab, Kech. Two innocent children were killed. Two small lives were turned into bodies. Two names were added to Balochistan’s long and unbearable register of wounds.

Their family first staged a protest with the children’s bodies at Turbat’s Fida Ahmed Chowk. From there, they marched to Quetta.

Under the leadership of Dr. Mahrang Baloch, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) organised the Quetta sit-in, and the protest spread across different areas of Balochistan.

After days of dharna, Dr. Mahrang Baloch, along with other women and men, carried the funeral on her shoulder at New Kahan Graveyard, Quetta. They laid the children to rest — not from life, but from the cruelty of a system that could not even protect their childhood.

- Why did Allah Baksh and Sharatoon never get justice?

- Why were their killers not questioned?

- The same silence continues to protect power and in return , they ask us to remain calm.

- How can a people remain calm when their children are killed?

- How can a mother remain silent when her home becomes a grave?

How can Mahrang remain quiet when she carries not only the pain of one family, but the pain of an entire nation?

BYC is the Baloch people’s movement. Sentencing its leadership will not deter us, nor will it silence the voices that gave rise to it. A movement rooted in the people cannot be imprisoned.

[Nadia Baloch @NadiaBaloch99]

The bail hearing of the jailed leaders of BYC is scheduled before the Supreme Court of Pakistan on June 4. After being repeatedly denied justice and due process by the lower courts and the high court, all eyes are now on the Supreme Court.

This is an important moment for the Supreme Court to restore the people’s trust in the justice system by ensuring fairness, due process, and justice for the people of Balochistan. We hope the Court will uphold the rule of law, defend the constitutional rights of our people, and protect the freedoms guaranteed under the Constitution.
#ReleaseMahrangBaloch
#ReleaseBYCLeaders

[Jaffer_Baloch @save_Baloch]

#ReleaseAlifyaSohail

[Baloch Voice For Justice @BalochV4Justice]

Journalist Alifya Sohail @AlifyaSohail covered the protest against the 27th Amendment at Karachi Press Club between 4 and 5pm. She sent her last message at 5.25pm. Her phone went off after that. There is no trace of her. She has reported on civil society protests, missing persons cases, and BYC led actions in Karachi. Her reporting has supported families who face state pressure and intimidation.

Her disappearance shows the pattern of intimidation used against those who document abuses. Authorities speak about protecting journalists, yet they target them when coverage exposes violations. This pattern damages public trust. It blocks accountability. It creates fear for every reporter who works on rights based issues. No legal process was followed in her case. No information has been shared with the public.

Baloch Voice for Justice condemns this act.
• We demand her immediate release.
• We call for transparency about her current location.
• We call for an end to the practice of detaining journalists who report on enforced disappearances.

#ReleaseAlifyaSohail

[Baloch Voice For Justice @BalochV4Justice]

Journalist Alifya Sohail @AlifyaSohail covered the protest against the 27th Amendment at Karachi Press Club between 4 and 5pm. She sent her last message at 5.25pm. Her phone went off after that. There is no trace of her. She has reported on civil society protests, missing persons cases, and BYC led actions in Karachi. Her reporting has supported families who face state pressure and intimidation.

Her disappearance shows the pattern of intimidation used against those who document abuses. Authorities speak about protecting journalists, yet they target them when coverage exposes violations. This pattern damages public trust. It blocks accountability. It creates fear for every reporter who works on rights based issues. No legal process was followed in her case. No information has been shared with the public.

Baloch Voice for Justice condemns this act.
• We demand her immediate release.
• We call for transparency about her current location.
• We call for an end to the practice of detaining journalists who report on enforced disappearances.

#ReleaseAlifyaSohail

[Jaffer_Baloch @save_Baloch]

بلوچ قومی غیرت اور بلوچ بیٹیاں
ماہ جبین بلوچ کے بعد نسرینہ بلوچ کو بھی جبری طور پر لاپتہ
#SaveBalochWomen

[Jaffer_Baloch @save_Baloch]

ایک عورت کو بے گناہ قید میں رکھنا انسانیت کو پیروں دبے کچھلنے کے مترادف ہے۔
#StopBalochGenocide

[Jamal Baloch @Jam__Baloch]

She is just 15, a minor student from a war-torn village who sought life and a future away from her hometown, which was burned to ashes. Pakistani forces stormed her house last night and forcibly disappeared Nasreena #Baloch. What a shame!!!

[Maria Jones @mariajones0j]

#NobelPeacePrizeForMahrang

-Nelson Mandela fought against the apartheid of his people & resisted oppression with truth — the world honored his struggle.

-Today, Dr. Mahrang Baloch stands in same spirit — leading against human rights violations in Balochistan.

@NobelPeaceOslo

[Jaffer_Baloch @save_Baloch]

#NobelPeacePrizeForMahrangBaloch

[Niaz Baloch Official🌐 @Baloch44332211]

آج سے 2 دن بعد، 10 اکتوبر کو نوبل امن انعام کا اعلان ہوگا۔ تب تک تمام سوشل میڈیا صارفین سے گزارش ہے کہ مذکورہ ہیش ٹیگ کا کثرت سے استعمال کریں۔

#NobelPeacePrizeForMahrang

[Sabiha Baloch @SabihaBaloch_]

We strongly protest the Pakistan army chief’s reported offer to the United States to build a base in Pasni, made without our knowledge or consent, as we are the rightful owners of this land. We demand that no decisions about our land be made without our full participation and approval. While we support development, trade, and progress, each new port or project has led to increased security zones and more restrictions on locals in Balochistan.

For decades, the people of Pasni and the Makran coast have lived under militarization and increasing security concerns. We have watched our land and sea handed over to outsiders in the name of development. Each new deal, whether with China or now the U.S., comes without consultation, consent, or justice. As I mentioned, we are not opposed to development. We are against being erased from it. Our coast is not a bargaining chip in a geopolitical game. It is home, history, and identity.

Giving access to another foreign power without informing the Baloch will deepen repression. Unfortunately, in Balochistan, Ports and projects bring more military checkpoints than opportunities. They bring more surveillance than a sense of security or a better life. When a port is built, a prison also rises. Our disappeared ones are kept, tortured, and dumped there.

I appeal to the @usembislamabad and @usconsulatekhi: If such a decision is made with Pakistani military Generals, there must be transparency. There must be consultation. There must be genuine participation of the local population.

[Jaffer_Baloch @save_Baloch]

#FreeGretaThunberg

[Baloch Voice For Justice @BalochV4Justice]

“My name is Greta Thunberg . I'm a citizen of Sweden. If you are watching this video, I have been abducted and taken against my will by Israeli forces.. Please tell my government to demand my and the others' immediate release.”

#FreeGretaThunberg

[Jaffer_Baloch @save_Baloch]

#releasemahjabeenbaloch

[Rasooljan Baloch @Rasooljnbaloch]

اس فوٹو شوٹ کا مقصد بلوچ خواتین کی تذلیل کرنا ہے۔

بلوچ ماؤں بہنوں کی پرامن جدوجہد سے خوفزدہ ریاست اس طریقے کا ڈرامہ رچا کے بلوچ خواتین کو ہراساں کرنے کا ایک نیا منصوبہ تیار کررہا ہے جس میں گھروں پہ چھاپے اور چیک پوسٹوں پہ خواتین کی تذلیل کی جائے گی۔

@SabihaBaloch_ @ShaleeBaloch

[Jaffer_Baloch @save_Baloch]

#ReleaseBYCLeaders

[Niaz Baloch Official🌐 @Baloch44332211]

"صرف 10 دن باقی: تاریخ کا رخ بدلنے کا لمحہ قریب"

دنیا ایک تاریخی لمحے کی منتظر ہے جہاں قید و زنجیروں میں جکڑی ہوئی شیرنی نوبل انعام وصول کرے گی۔

ناقابلِ شکست اور پرعزم شخصیت ڈاکٹر مہرنگ بلوچ کے لیے طاقت اور سلام!

[Jaffer_Baloch @save_Baloch]

#ReleaseBYCLeaders

[Mahrang Baloch @MahrangBaloch_]

Case Update: Dr. Mahrang Baloch and Her Associates

The central organiser of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, Dr. Mahrang Baloch, together with her associates, has today been transferred to Quetta's Huda Prison on judicial remand after spending more than two months in police custody.

For the past six months, Dr. Mahrang and her colleagues have been subjected to unlawful and unconstitutional detention. They were held for over three months under the 3 MPO at Huda Prison, Quetta, without legal justification. Following this, they were arrested on the basis of fabricated FIRs and placed under repeated police remand for more than two months. Today, their police remand has ended, and they have been moved to judicial remand in jail.

Dr. Mahrang and her associates are widely recognised as prominent voices for human rights and public representation in Balochistan. Their arrest is broadly viewed as an act of reprisal for speaking out against human rights violations and an attempt to silence their voices.

We call on Dr. Mahrang's supporters and human rights defenders worldwide to raise their voices and demand the immediate release of Dr. Mahrang and her associates
#ReleaseBYCLeaders

[Nadia Baloch @NadiaBaloch99]

گزشتہ دنوں وزیرِ اعلیٰ بلوچستان @PakSarfrazbugti نے سپریم کورٹ بار ایسوسی ایشن سے خطاب میں اپنی چکنی چپڑی اردو اور بناوٹی شائستگی کے ساتھ بار کے اراکین کو گمراہ کرنے کی کوشش کی۔ ان کے بے بنیاد الزامات پر میرا جواب پیش ہے:

1- بگٹی نے دعویٰ کیا کہ ڈاکٹر ماہ رنگ جہاں بھی جاتی ہیں، پاکستان کا پرچم اتار کر ایک پرچم لہراتی ہیں جسے انہوں نے “آزاد بلوچستان کا پرچم” کہا۔ یہ ان کا پرانا جھوٹ ہے۔ اپریل میں بھی وہ یہ الزام لگا چکے تھے اور پھر ایک BYC رہنما پر جھوٹا الزام دھرنے کے بعد سرِعام معافی مانگنے پر مجبور ہوئے کہ اس نے پاکستان کا پرچم جلایا اور بلوچستان کا پرچم لہرایا۔ اب وہی الزام ماہ رنگ بلوچ پر دہرا رہے ہیں۔ سوال یہ ہے: ثبوت کہاں ہے؟ وہ ویڈیوز کہاں ہیں؟ اور اگر الزام درست تھا تو پھر پہلے عوام کے سامنے معافی کیوں مانگنا پڑی؟

2- انہوں نے کہا کہ ماہ رنگ بظاہر لاپتہ افراد کے لیے مہم چلاتی ہیں لیکن دھرنوں میں اس پر بات نہیں کرتیں۔ یہ صریح جھوٹ ہے۔ ماہ رنگ ہمیشہ لاپتہ افراد کے حق میں آواز بلند کرتی رہی ہیں۔ اس کا ثبوت ستمبر 2022 کا معاہدہ ہے جس پر اُس وقت کے وزیرِ داخلہ رانا ثناء اللہ نے لاپتہ افراد کے لواحقین اور ماہ رنگ بلوچ کے ساتھ دستخط کیے۔ دسمبر 2023 کا اسلام آباد لانگ مارچ اور جولائی 2024 میں بلوچستان حکومت اور ماہ رنگ بلوچ کے مابین ہونے والا معاہدہ بھی ان کی جدوجہد کا ثبوت ہے۔ ماہ رنگ کی تحریک کو ٹائم میگزین، بی بی سی 100 ویمن اور عالمی سول سوسائٹی نے تسلیم کیا ہے۔ انہیں کسی سرفراز بگٹی کی سند کی ضرورت نہیں۔

3- بگٹی نے الزام لگایا کہ ماہ رنگ بلوچ اپنے اجتماعات میں بلوچستان کا قومی ترانہ بجاتی ہیں۔ حقیقت یہ ہے کہ یہ قومی ترانہ نہیں بلکہ ایک قومی نغمہ ہے، جو بلوچ قوم کی بہادری اور پندھرویں صدی کے قومی ہیرو میر گہرام لاشاری اور چاکر رند کی یاد میں لکھا گیا۔ یہ نغمہ اُس وقت تخلیق کیا گیا جب بلوچستان میں نہ مسلح تحریک تھی نہ بغاوت۔ بگٹی دوسروں کو کتابیں پڑھنے کا مشورہ دیتے ہیں لیکن خود بلوچ تاریخ کی کتابیں پڑھنا بھول جاتے ہیں۔ اس خطے کی ہر قوم: بلوچ، سندھی، پشتون، پنجابی، کشمیری اور گلگتی اپنے گیت اور داستانیں رکھتی ہے جو ان کی تاریخ اور بہادری کو اجاگر کرتی ہیں۔ کسی نغمے کو بنیاد بنا کر الزام لگانا یا گرفتاری کو جواز دینا مضحکہ خیز اور سراسر ناانصافی ہے۔ دلچسپ امر یہ ہے کہ یہی نغمہ سرکاری تقریبات میں بھی سنایا جاتا ہے۔

4- بگٹی نے یہ بھی کہا کہ ماہ رنگ بلوچ اپنے احتجاجوں میں حلف لیتی اور دلواتی ہیں۔ حقیقت یہ ہے کہ ہر جماعت اور تنظیم کا ایک منشور اور ڈھانچہ ہوتا ہے۔ خود بگٹی پیپلز پارٹی کے پرچم میں لپٹ کر اس کے منشور کا حلف لے چکے ہیں۔ پاکستان کی تمام بڑی جماعتیں، پیپلز پارٹی، پی ایم ایل این، پی ٹی آئی، اپنے کارکنوں سے حلف لیتی ہیں۔ مگر بگٹی کا اپنا ماضی حلف شکنی سے بھرا ہے۔ نگران وزیر کے طور پر انہوں نے غیرجانبدار رہنے کا حلف اٹھایا لیکن پھر توڑ کر الیکشن میں حصہ لیا۔ بلوچستان چونکہ باقی ملک سے کٹا ہوا ہے اور ہماری سیاسی سرگرمیاں زیادہ تر بلوچی زبان میں ہوتی ہیں، اس لیے بگٹی جیسے لوگ انہیں توڑ مروڑ کر پیش کرتے ہیں۔

میری سپریم کورٹ بار ایسوسی ایشن سے گزارش ہے کہ اگر وہ اس طرح کے لوگوں کو اپنے فورم پر بلاتے ہیں تو ہمیں بھی مدعو کریں تاکہ ہمارا مؤقف بھی سنا جائے۔ یک طرفہ بیانیہ بازی بند ہونی چاہیے۔

آخر میں بگٹی نے ہم پر “بیانیہ سازی” کا الزام لگایا۔ حقیقت یہ ہے کہ وسائل، میڈیا، بار ایسوسی ایشنز اور ریاستی مشینری سب ان کے پاس ہیں۔ ہمارے پاس صرف ایک چیز ہے: سچ۔ اور عوام سچ کے ساتھ کھڑے ہیں۔ حیرت ہے کہ بگٹی اب مذہب کو بھی سیاسی مفاد کے لیے استعمال کرنے لگے ہیں۔ یہ ان کی گھبراہٹ اور کمزوری کی سب سے بڑی علامت ہے۔
@Matiullahjan919
@PakSarfrazbugti

[Jaffer_Baloch @save_Baloch]

پیشہ ور قاتلو تم سپاہی نہیں!
#JusticeForZubairBaloch

[Jalila Haider @Advjalila]

Heartbroken over the news of killing of former BSO (Pajjar) Chairperson and dear friend Zubair Baloch by the state backed death squad. We shared protest spaces in Quetta against enforced disappearances,his courage and clarity always stood out.
He once told me how he was forcibly disappeared for 9 months his only "offence" was organizing a book exhibition on @mmatalpur . No charges. No interrogation. And nine months of confinement.
One day, a soldier came and asked, "Who is Zubair Baloch?"
Zubair said, "Me."
The soldier replied, "You’re released."
Nine months of confinement, and he never even knew why.
Now he is no more among us.
پیشہ ور قاتلو تم سپاہی نہیں!
#JusticeForZubairBaloch

[Mahrang Baloch @MahrangBaloch_]

I am appalled and outraged by the Balochistan Assembly’s decision to pass yet another set of amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997 this week. Under this so-called amendment, the puppet, unelected, and very unpopular government of Balochistan claims it is protecting judges, witnesses, lawyers, and prosecutors. They say it will “provide a flexible and secure legal framework for the state to respond to evolving security challenges.” In reality, this is nothing but a dangerous step. It legitimizes repression. It silences opposition voices.

Our greatest fear is now coming true. This amendment, together with this June’s Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2025, will not be used against violent actors but weaponized against peaceful activists, political workers, and opposition voices. This law rips away the fundamental right to a fair trial guaranteed under Article 10A of Pakistan’s constitution, and paves the way for secret, faceless courts where justice becomes a mockery.

Balochistan’s security situation has already been marked by an intensifying crackdown on peaceful rights activists. Since March, there have been over 50 targeted crackdowns on members of the Baloch Yekjehti Committee (BYC). Hundreds of activists have been detained, abducted, or forcibly disappeared. Only in March, 147 people were disappeared. In April, 166 more. Between January and June alone, there were 814 enforced disappearances. That number is nearly equal to the total of the entire previous year. Students, workers, activists, and ordinary civilians are systematically targeted by the state and its agencies.

At least 131 people have been killed without trial in the first six months of this year. These killings happpend through custodial torture, staged encounters, and indiscriminate military operations. In just one week of September, six people from the Kech district were killed in targeted attacks by members of death squads. This is not a security policy. This is slow-motion genocide. Every single day, an average of four to five Baloch are abducted. One to three are executed or killed by security forces and their allies. At the same time, state-backed private militias, locally known as death squads, have been reactivated. These groups work hand in glove with security agencies to terrorize the civilian population.

The state is waging a bloody war against the Baloch, using both legal means, such as draconian laws, and illegal means, such as death squads. Both serve the same goal: the ethnic cleansing and subjugation of the Baloch people.

I call upon my nation to remain steadfast, committed, and courageous in the face of this tyranny. Do not let fear occupy you. Our struggle is for justice. Our cause is righteous. Despite the state's brutality, we will continue our peaceful resistance against state oppression. History will judge those who use private militias to terrorise people and those who use law as a weapon of tyranny. It will vindicate those who fight for justice and dignity
#ReleaseBYCLeaders

[Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office @amnestysasia]

PAKISTAN: Mahjabeen Baloch, a 23-year-old student, was abducted from her hostel on 29 May 2025. Just five days ago, her brother Younus Baloch was forcibly disappeared.

Their family, parents and sister, have no information about their whereabouts.

They are waiting for the siblings to return.

👉 Pakistani authorities must put an end to enforced disappearances. They should also disclose Mahjabeen and Younus’ whereabouts and of all those forcibly disappeared.

#EndEnforcedDisappearances