Baloch rights activist expresses concern over disappearance of students and violence against them

Baloch rights activist Mehrang Baloch has expressed grave concern about the alarming increase in enforced disappearances and violence against Baloch students in both Balochistan and Punjab, Pakistan.

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he/she further said, “Yesterday, Hamid Baloch s/o Khan Muhammad, a resident of Buleda Kech and a 7th semester student in the Department of Sociology, University of Sargodha, was subjected to enforced disappearance (an enforced disappearance) by the secret agencies of the state. Opposite Ibrahim Hospital Bahadur Shah Zafar Road, Sargodha, Punjab. Till now he/she has neither been produced in any court or police station nor has his/her family been informed about his/her location.

Hamid, a 7th semester sociology student at Sargodha University, was taken from Bahadur Shah Zafar Road opposite Ibrahim Hospital in Sargodha, Punjab. Baloch said that, “So far, he/she has neither been produced in any court or police station, nor has his/her family been informed about his/her location.”

Balochistan Post reported that Hamid’s family and classmates are demanding his/her immediate release, but his/her whereabouts are still unknown.

Tension escalated at Panjab University on Monday when Baloch students were allegedly attacked by members of Jamaat-e-Islami’s student wing. Reports indicated that at least five Baloch students were injured in the incident, with some accounts suggesting that firearms were involved.

Two students suffered serious injuries, following which the Baloch Students Council Lahore reported that police arrested more than 20 Baloch students following the brawl.

Baloch students have expressed concern over the regular discrimination and violence they face in educational institutions across Punjab, claiming that they are often racially profiled and targeted.

Mehrang Baloch highlighted the significant increase in violence against Baloch students in educational institutions of Punjab.

he/she referred to the attack on Baloch students at Punjab University and criticized the university administration and police for failing to protect them, saying that the authorities harassed the students instead of providing security, resulting in the death of about ten students. Those detained are in police custody. ,

Baloch concluded by urging immediate action to stop the enforced disappearance of Baloch students and the violence committed against them.