The Human Rights Council of Balochistan is alarmed by the second enforced disappearance of Sagheer Ahmed, 30, who was abducted by Pakistani security forces on June 12, 2025, while travelling from Turbat to Karachi. He was intercepted near Ormara along with his cousin, Iqrar Jangiyan, who was also forcibly taken. Their whereabouts remain unknown, and we demand their immediate and unconditional release.
Sagheer, a resident of Teerteg village, Awaran, was previously abducted on November 20, 2017, by intelligence personnel from Karachi University, where he was a student. Witnesses reported plainclothes agents raided the canteen, checked IDs, and took him away after confiscating his belongings.
Despite initial police refusal, FIR No. 362/2017 was filed on December 7, 2017. His family also approached the National Commission for Human Rights, which urged university authorities to investigate. His sister, Hameeda Qadir, filed a petition in the Sindh High Court, and his case was later submitted to the UN WGEID, which transmitted it to the Pakistani government.
Following persistent protests, Sagheer was released on July 2, 2018. His re-abduction reflects a disturbing pattern of state impunity and retaliation against previously disappeared individuals.
It is deeply concerning that despite his previous ordeal and international attention to his case, Sagheer has once again been subjected to enforced disappearance. The repeated targeting of individuals who have previously suffered such grave violations not only reflects a complete disregard for the rule of law but also constitutes a pattern of systematic abuse and intimidation by state authorities.
We urge the immediate and safe release of Sagheer Ahmed and Iqrar Jangiyan. The Pakistani authorities must end the practice of enforced disappearances, hold perpetrators accountable, and uphold their obligations under international human rights law.
