QUETTA: A sit-in protest outdoors the Deputy Commissioner’s workplace in Awaran, Balochistan continued to demand the restoration of Diljan Baloch, who was allegedly taken by Pakistan’s armed forces.
The locals within the Teertaj neighbourhood of Awaran claimed that Diljan Baloch was taken into custody on June 12 by Pakistsecurity personnel. His household and the locals have continued to name for his protected return, however his whereabouts have remained a thriller since then, as reported by The Balochistan Put up.
Ladies and kids among the many demonstrators claimed to have been threatened and intimidated by safety personnel into calling off their protest.Nonetheless, they declared that they might proceed their protest, which entered the second day for Diljan Baloch’s protected return.
Hazaran Rahim Dad, a Baloch poet and author identified for emphasising the struggles of households impacted by enforced disappearances, lately expressed the challenges confronted by these households on X:
“Diljan Baloch was enforced and disappeared by safety forces from his hometown Awaran on June 12, 2024. For his protected launch, his household and locals are protesting for the second day in entrance of the Deputy Commissioner’s workplace in Awaran. Native accounts report that LEAs are repeatedly threatening the household to name off the sit-in.”
The Baloch Ladies Discussion board (BWF), a discussion board working for Baloch ladies’s rights, issued a press release expressing their assist for Diljan Baloch’s household and condemning the reported intimidation by authorities.
They mentioned, “We denounce the harassment of members of the family throughout the protest in Awaran by LEAs. The Baloch Ladies Discussion board Awaran Zone stands in solidarity with the household of Diljan Baloch, a sufferer of enforced disappearance from Awaran Teertej on June twelfth. The rally-turned-protest in Awaran is a beacon of hope for justice and accountability because it challenges the unlawful state writ of extrajudicial arrests.”
Additionally they highlighted how Pakistan’s armed forces are doing every part to cease this protest, elevating considerations that state forces could resort to utilizing drive to dismantle it.
They’ve already halted the provision of water and meals by harassing the protesters, disrupting their fundamental rights to motion and protest. Moreover, households are being threatened with undesirable penalties if the protest just isn’t dropped at an finish.
The BWF additionally urged the folks of Awaran to hitch the household within the protest and demanded the speedy launch of Diljan whereas calling for an finish to the heinous follow of enforced disappearances.
They additional said, “It’s excessive time we stood united towards such barbarism. Each voice, each presence, and each effort counts in saving the lifetime of this harmless man, cruelly misplaced at the hours of darkness dungeons of oppression.”
