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elatives display pictures of people who have gone missing in Balochistan (File Photo/Reuters)

HRCP slams Pakistan state over spiralling violence in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

May 17, 2026

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern over what it described as a sharp deterioration in the security situation across Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, warning that citizens are increasingly trapped between enforced disappearances, targeted killings and militant violence.

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Pakistani forces face fresh allegations of enforced disappearances in Balochistan

May 17, 2026

A fresh wave of alleged enforced disappearances has once again drawn attention to Pakistan's security operations in Balochistan, after four individuals, including a teenage student, a fisherman, a Levies official and a government employee, were reportedly taken into custody by state forces from different districts of the province, as reported by The Balochistan Post.
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