
Baloch activists condemn eviction, mistreatment during Islamabad sit-in
A prominent Baloch human rights group has strongly criticised Pakistani authorities for forcibly evicting peaceful Baloch protestors—including women, children, and the elderly—from a flat in Islamabad amid harsh weather conditions.
The Baloch Voice for Justice accused the Islamabad administration of deliberately cutting off water supply and pressuring landlords to expel protestors participating in a sit-in demanding justice for enforced disappearances.
“This is cruel and unacceptable,” the group said, slamming the authorities for exposing vulnerable individuals to rain and intense heat.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) reported that Sunday marked the fifth day of a peaceful protest by families of missing persons and detained Baloch leaders. They have been denied permission to set up their protest site near the Islamabad Press Club.
Nadia Baloch, sister of BYC leader Mahrang Baloch, posted a sharp rebuke on social media, accusing the Islamabad police and state institutions of treating Baloch women worse than foreign refugees.
“Our people are abducted, tortured, and dumped. Now, even our right to live peacefully in the capital is being denied,” she wrote.
She further called out systemic oppression, racial discrimination, and attempts to erase the Baloch identity. “If we are not treated as citizens, then we will speak in the language the State understands,” she warned.
According to BYC, authorities have sealed roads, banned tents, and barred access to shade, causing elderly women and children to collapse in the heat. Protestors now fear mass detentions and forced deportations.
The group reiterated that their demands remain peaceful and constitutional—seeking only justice, accountability, and the release of detained activists.
“This is more than protest suppression. It is a denial of our existence,” BYC stated.