Karachi: Baloch human rights organization (BHRO) held a protest demonstration in front of Karachi press club against abduction of 5 Baloch students from Karachi by Pakistani agencies. Protesters were carrying placard and banners, which condemned the terrorism in Balochistan and abduction and extra-judicial killing of Baloch youth. Demonstrators also chanted slogans against Baloch Genocide. They said Pakistan is continuously abducting Baloch from all over the Balochistan. State forces abducted and disappeared 5 Baloch youth from Karachi in one month alone. Ijaz Baloch S/O Ghulam jan was abducted on 25 January 2013 from Dalmia whereas Ifthikhar, Zahid Baloch and Waseem including two aged Baloch were abducted from Raess Goth. Later both the aged men were released while others were taken to unknown locations and no one has been informed about their whereabouts. Ijaz, Waseem and Zahid are relatives and all belong to Panjgor Chitkan. They were studying in Karachi. Spokesman of BHRO said due to their disappearance their families are going through agony because hardly any disappeared Baloch came back alive as mostly their bullet riddled bodies are found. He said another Baloch student namely Manzoor Qalandarani has been abducted from Karachi on 9th February who is still missing. Manzoor is a student of Iqra University. Spokesman said disappearances and dumping bodies of Baloch youth has been a routine of Pakistani forces and their death squads. Baloch youth are abducted from one corner of Balochistan and their bodies appear in another corner. He said Pakistani secret agencies personnel and their death squads raided a house in Baseema on 21 February 2013 and shot and killed Abdul Ghani and took away his brother Peer Jan. Prior to this incident state forces also raided another House in Mand Balochistan and disappeared four Baloch youth and beat women and children. BHRO appealed UN and international human rights organizations to play their due role to end state terrorism in Balochistan. They said Pakistani forces are abducting, torturing and killing Baloch with full impunity in broad daylight. Performance of human rights organization Including UN becomes a point of concern in Balochistan. It is the responsibility of international human rights organisations to take notice of worsening situation of Balochistan and play their role to end human rights violations.
