Amidst information about the release of ten Baloch missing persons by the intelligence agencies, Nasrullah Baloch, Chairman Voice for Baloch Missing Persons has confirmed that four missing persons had reached their homes last night.
Nasrullah Baloch told the reporters on Saturday that personnel of intelligence agencies whisked away four persons, all the resident of Makran during the last one year from different areas and were released last night. They all have reached their homes. He said that they included Mohammad son of Haji Gul Jan resident of Mand of Kachh district, Mohammad Haneef Baloch, a resident of Mand, Majid Baloch of Buleda and Ali Johar alias Ali Baba, the resident of the coastal town of Pasni. He said that Ali Baba was picked up along with other persons including BSO-Azada leader Ilyas Nazar whose bullet riddled body was found from Murgha, near Turbat last year.
VBMP Chairman said that his group had been struggling for the release of hundreds of Baloch missing persons. He demanded for the release of all persons confined in the agencies torture cells while further calling for action to be taken against the responsible ones. He said that the Voice would continue its protest till the acceptance of their demands.
He also appealed to international human rights organisations to take notice of human rights violations particularly enforced disappearances in Balochistan. Ten ‘missing’ Balochs return home: security officials
INP adds: Ten Baloch political activists, who were termed missing by their families, have returned home, security officials said on Saturday.
There was contradiction in exact number of persons returning home as security forces put the figure at 10, while Nasarullah Baloch – Chairman of Baloch Voice for Missing People – put the figure at four. Mohammad Gul, Mohammad Hanif, Majid Baloch and Johar Ali returned to their homes in Turbat, Buladan and Pasni, according to Nasrullah Baloch.
The missing persons returned during the last five days and 200 people are now missing in the province, security officials said. Contradicting the statement, Baloch said that thousands of men are still missing. Several cases related to the ‘missing persons’ are being heard in courts across the country, including the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
