In February 2026, Balochistan recorded 134 enforced disappearances, including a woman. Nine teenagers were among the disappeared, and only a few have reappeared. Frontier Corps was responsible for most abductions, followed by other state authorities. Students were the largest group of victims, with most cases concentrated in Nushki and Quetta. During the month, 87 killings were reported, including 30 previously disappeared individuals, five abducted in the same month, while 25 missing from the previous months and year.

Enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings remain a daily reality in Balochistan, but violations escalate sharply following major separatist attacks. State forces respond with unprecedented brutality and impunity, often targeting civilians and previously disappeared individuals. On 31 January, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) carried out coordinated attacks in more than twelve cities across Balochistan, including the provincial capital, Quetta. The operation and the subsequent security response continued for a week, during which communication networks were suspended for extended periods, curfews were imposed in cities such as Nushki, and state forces reportedly carried out indiscriminate firing and heavy shelling on civilian populations, causing numerous deaths and injuries.

During these operations, security forces conducted house-to-house raids, demolished homes, looted valuables, and subjected women and children to assault and abuse. Mass detentions, enforced disappearances, and killings were carried out, often in collusion with local death squads backed and fully activated by state authorities. Many of the victims killed in staged encounters had been reported disappeared for months, years, or even decades, highlighting a deliberate policy of impunity and reprisal against civilians under the pretext of security operations.

Enforced Disappearances

Of the total 134 enforced disappearances, three were from previous months. One hundred thirty-three victims were male, and one was female. Only 37 of those taken have reappeared; 2 were shifted to jail on false charges, while the majority remain without a trace.

Among the 134 documented cases, 92 individuals were abducted during house raids, 36 were taken into custody from streets, workplaces, and shops, 5 were detained at checkpoints, and 1 was summoned to an FC camp.

 In terms of perpetrators, the Frontier Corps (FC) was identified in 65 cases, followed by intelligence agencies in 41 cases, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in 23 cases, and death squads in 5 incidents. 

By profession, students (32) constitute the largest group, followed by labourers (11), shopkeepers (9), and farmers (8), suggesting that ordinary civilians and working-class individuals are disproportionately affected. Smaller counts across a wide range of professions, from skilled workers to government employees, highlight that the impact is broad and not limited to any single occupational group.

Geographically, Quetta and Nushki reported the highest number of cases (19 each), closely followed by Kech (18) and Hub (17). Coastal and southern districts like Gwadar (12) and Panjgur (10) also show significant numbers, indicating a strong geographic concentration in Balochistan. Smaller counts from cities like Karachi and Multan suggest that while the issue is centered in Balochistan, its reach extends beyond the province.

Cases:

February 01

• Umair Baloch, son of Abdul Rauf, 20, a student and resident of Kili Qambrani, Quetta, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from the Burma Hotel near Munir Ahmed Chowk, Quetta.

February 02

• Mohammad Bakhsh Sajidi, retired Deputy Commissioner and father of Dr. Naseem Baloch, Chairman of the Baloch National Movement, his brother Naeem Sajidi, and Engineer Rafeeq Baloch, former Chief of Sui Gas Balochistan and uncle of Dr. Naseem Baloch, were forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies during coordinated raids on their residences in Hub Chowki, Balochistan.
• Miran, son of Asghar, 25, a fisherman and resident of Suhrabi Ward, Gwadar, was forcibly disappeared by FC.
• Yasir Arfat, son of Arfat, 25, a resident of Miani Kalat, Mashkay Awaran, and a seventh-semester student at Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, was forcibly disappeared by FC while traveling from Hub Chowki to Karachi.
• Khuda Bakhsh, son of Dilwash, 18, a student and resident of Gaddani, Hub Chowki, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from Karachi.
• Ilyas Baloch, son of Mir Sultan Mullazai, a student and resident of Killi Ghazgi, Mastung, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from his home.
• Dawood Lehri, son of Muhammad Azum, 15, and Yasir Lehri, son of Muhammad Hanif, both tailors from Mastung, were fired upon by FC in Lakpass, Mastung. Yasir Lehri was shot dead, and his body was not returned to the family, while Dawood Lehri was forcibly disappeared.

February 03

• Hasnain Baloch, son of Babul Jan, 15, a student and resident of Killi Asgharabad, Sariab Customs area, Quetta, was forcibly disappeared by FC.
• Tariq Hussain, son of Muhammad Shareef Bugti and a resident of the Pat Feeder area of Dera Bugti, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Larkana, where he had gone for his children’s medical treatment.
• Usman Baloch, son of Mehboob, 20, a shopkeeper and resident of Mastung, was forcibly disappeared by FC from his shop on Dasht Mastung Road, Mastung.
• Imdad Seyad, son of Seyad Muhammad, 25, a customs employee and resident of Balgatar, Kech, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from Koh e Murad Zeyarat, Turbat.
• Bakshi Baloch, a resident of Hoshap Talsar, was abducted by FC from Shapuk, killed in custody, and his body was later dumped.
• Tanveer Ahmed, 17, and Bashir Ahmed, 15, were forcibly disappeared by FC from Killi Bangulzai near Saryab Customs, Quetta.

February 04

• Zahid, son of Abdul Rahman, 26, a fisherman and resident of Gowatri Bazar, Jiwani, Gwadar, was forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies from his home.
• Faizuddin Shah, son of Sayyed Yaqoob Shah, 26, a teacher and resident of Kharan, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from Ghaos Abad, Quetta. He was later released on 20 February.

February 05

• Asadullah, son of Zafarullah Kurd, 25, a BS student at the University of Balochistan and a resident of Quetta, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from the Brewery Road area, Quetta.
• Wahid, son of Muhammad Karim and a resident of Kotu, Jaho, Awaran, was forcibly disappeared by FC during a late-night raid on his house, during which household property was destroyed, and valuables were looted.

February 06

• Siraj, son of Ghafoor, 20, a student and resident of Khosar Bazar, Jiwani, Gwadar, was forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies from his home. He was later released on 11 February.
• Zafar Ullah, son of Umar Shah, 18, a driver and resident of Qazi Abad, Nushki, was forcibly disappeared by FC.
• Mahmood, son of Haji Noor Ahmed, 24, a resident of Killi Badal Karez, Nushki, was forcibly disappeared by FC from his home.

February 07

• Nadil Baloch, son of Khair Mohammad, a labourer and resident of Kuhado Jaho, was forcibly disappeared by FC during a house raid in Daro Hotel, Hub Chowki. He had previously been forcibly disappeared in 2019 and remained in detention until 2021, after which he continued to face harassment.
• Mir Balach, son of Ghulam Jan and a resident of Faqir Colony, Karachi, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from Karachi Airport after arriving from Dubai under the pretext of visa verification. He had returned to get married and spend the holidays, and when his family inquired with airport authorities, they denied having any information about him.

February 08

• Nisar, son of Adena and a resident of Alandoor, Buleda, was forcibly disappeared by a Death Squad and was killed. His mutilated body was later found in Kochag, Buleda, Kech.
• Fazal Kareem, son of Muhammad Ameen, 48, a police employee, his son Nawaz Shareef, son of Fazal Kareem, 28, a police clerk, and his wife Hayat Bibi, daughter of Ahmed, 42, residents of Nokjow Mashkay, Awaran, were forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies from their home in Gazgi, Khuzdar.

• Abdul Rab, son of Jumma Khan, 49, a former Session Court Superintendent, Muhammad Raheem, son of Jumma Khan, 50, a Senior Clerk at the Session Court, Abdul Raziq, son of Jumma Khan, 41, a former Session Court watchman, Abdul Malik, son of Jumma Khan, 40, Nawroz Khan, son of Abdul Raziq, a student, Jahangeer, son of Muhammad Raheem, a student, Shameer, son of Abdul Raziq, a student, Shaziab, son of Abdul Rab, a student, and Dad Shah, son of Fazal Kareem, a student and resident of Gazgi, Khuzdar, were forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies during a raid in Gulshan Ameer Abad, Hub Chowki. Most were residents of Gulshan Ameer Abad, Hub Chowki, while their permanent address was Nokjow Mashkay, Awaran.
• Sohrab Baloch, son of Muhammad Amin, 33, a laborer and resident of Dazin Tump, Kech, was forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies from Baloch Colony, Hub Chowki. He had previously been subjected to detention in 2017 and 2018. 

February 09

• Shehroz Baloch, son of Obaid Ullah, 22, an auto mechanic and resident of Lore Karez, Sariab, Quetta, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from his home.
• Taimoor, son of Imam Bakhsh, 26, and Murtaza, son of Yahya, 31, farmers from Marap, Surab, were forcibly disappeared by FC from Mall FC Chowki on Main RCD Road, Surab. However, they were killed in custody, and the body was found on February 20 in the Surab district.
• Ghalib, son of Haji Badal, a student and resident of Gajjar, Mashkay, Awaran, was forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies during a house raid in Allangi, Mashkay, Awaran. He had returned from Quetta to attend a relative’s wedding.
• Murad Bakhsh, son of Mahmood Baloch, and his two sons, Amjid Baloch and Lateef Baloch, were forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies during a house raid in Awaran. The family had previously been forced to relocate from their native village, Doliji, Jhao.

February 10

• Ghaffar Baloch, son of Abdul Jabbar, 16, a student and resident of Sheesha Daghar, Kalat, was forcibly disappeared by FC from Shopping Road, Kalat.
• Yasir Lehri, son of Abdullah Lehri, 26, a police constable and resident of Khardan, Kalat, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from Mughalzai Main RCD Road.
• Khuda e Raheem, son of Haji Ghulam Mustafa, 33, a farmer and resident of Sheesha Daghar, Kalat, was forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies from Mughalzai on Main RCD Road, Quetta.

February 11

• Abdul Haq, son of Ghulam Nabi, 21, and Kamram Baloch, son of Haji Muhammad Hassan, 22, students and residents of Killi Jamal Abad, Nushki, were forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies during a house raid.

February 12

• Shah Zaman, son of Abdullah, 18, and his brother Naseer Ahmed, son of Abdullah, 24, students and residents of Killi Jamal Abad, Nushki, were forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies from their home.
• Agha Shahid Ali and Agha Lal Shah were forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies in Quetta. Both are nephews of Agha Muhammad Shah, vice president of the National Party from Sariab, Quetta.
• Muneer Ahmed, son of Shakar Khan, 23, a shopkeeper and resident of Ornach, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from Sattar Hotel, Khuzdar.
• Fazal Jan, son of Abdul Ghaffar, and Gul Muhammad, son of Barkat, residents of Bal Nigwar, Dasht, Kech, were forcibly disappeared by FC at the Doro Kandag checkpoint while returning from Gwadar. Both were involved in the oil trade.
• Ijaz Baloch, son of Abdul Ghafoor, 18, a resident of Kolwa Aashal, Kech, was forcibly disappeared by FC from his home. He is the younger brother of Nawaz Baloch, who was forcibly disappeared on February 15 while traveling from Turbat to Kolwa.

February 13

• Zulfiqar, son of Hameed, 23, was forcibly disappeared by a Death Squad from Tasp Bazar, Panjgur.
• Mudasir, son of Faiz Ullah, 18, a mechanic and resident of Killi Jamaldini, Nushki, was forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies.
• Nabi Bakhsh Baloch, son of Behram Baloch, 25, a shopkeeper and resident of Killi Qambrani, Quetta, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from his home.

February 14

• Mir Abdul Razzaq, son of Haji Azad Khan Badini, 54, a landlord and resident of Qadirabad, Nushki, was forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies from his home.
• Jaleel Buzdar, son of Mohammad, 20, a labourer, Mohammad Lateef Buzdar, 20, a labourer, Ghulam Din Buzdar, son of Mohammad Khan, 37, a businessman, and Muhammad Ismail Buzdar, son of Khuda Bakhsh, residents of Fala Kach Tunsa, Dera Ghazi Khan, were forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from Tibba, Multan.
• Hafiz Abdul Sattar Mengal and Mir Abdul Razaq Badini were forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies during house raids in Killi Mengal and Qadirabad, Nushki.
• Inayat and Rashid were forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies during raids in Pul Abad, Panjgur. Several others were also abducted, but their identities remained undisclosed.
• Mohsin Baloch, son of Master Jannat Gul, a resident of Killi Mengal, Nushki, was forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies from his home. He was later released on February 22.

February 15

• Sarfaraz Barech, son of Muhammad Jan, 27, a shopkeeper, Rauf Khan Barech, son of Muhammad Rafique, 30, a union counselor, and Muhammad Saleh Barech, son of Raaz Muhammad, 28, a laborer, residents of Ghareebabad, Nushki, were forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies during a house raid.
• Shazaib Baloch, son of Muhammad Hayat, 18, a mechanic, and Sameer Ahmed, son of Zahoor Ahmed, 14, a student, residents of Ghareebabad, Nushki, were forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies from their homes.
• Abdul Rahman, son of Haji Hafeez Ullah, 20, a student and resident of Killi Qazi Abad, Nushki, was forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies from Chaghi Stop Bazaar, Nushki.
• Ali Asghar, son of Sanjar Khan, 21, a student, and Irfan, son of Mir Khan, 21, a mechanic, residents of Burma Hotel, Gareeb Abad, Saryab, Quetta, were forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from their residence.
• Nawaz Baloch, son of Abdul Ghafoor and a resident of Kolwa, Kech, was forcibly disappeared by FC while traveling in a local vehicle from Turbat to Kolwa.

February 16

• Saddam, son of Abdul Hayed, 18, a student and resident of Monguchar, Kalat, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from Brewery Road, Quetta.
• Abdullah, son of Abdul Hameed Baloch, 17, a student and resident of Koh e Sar Bazaar, Jiwani, was forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies from his home.
• Sudais, son of Suleman Khan, 17, a student and resident of Sasoli Town, Ziarath Dastageer, Nushki, was forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies from Killi Batto, Nushki.
• Adil, son of Saleh, 23, a mobile repairer and resident of Kohsar Bazaar, Jiwani, was forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies from his home.
• Daniyal Nasir, son of Abdul Nasir, 26, a student, Mohammad Iqbal, son of Khaliq Dad, 28, a doctor, and Irshad Ali, 26, a student, residents of Jaffarabad, were forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from NCCI Hospital, Karachi.
• Ilyas Murad, son of Murad Bakhsh, a labourer and resident of Awaran, was forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies after being summoned to a military camp in Awaran.

February 17

• Nazeer Ahmed, son of Ali Hassan, 35, a farmer and resident of Sheerinza Patk, Basima, Washuk, was forcibly disappeared by a Death Squad from his home.

February 18

• Kashif, son of Yaqoob, 30, a shopkeeper and resident of Kalri Lyari, Karachi, was forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies from his home. He had previously forcibly disappeared and was released on February 19 after being held in illegal custody.
• Yasir, son of Aziz Baloch, 24, a fisherman and resident of Paleri, Gwadar, was forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies from his home.
• Saadullah and Lal Jan, sons of Peer Jan, farmers and residents of Kuhado Jahoo, Awaran, were forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies during a house raid while they had been working on their land.
• Najeeb Ullah, son of Muhammad Hassan, a labourer and resident of Gilli Kochag, Buleda, Kech, was forcibly disappeared by FC and was later released on February 26.
• Manzoor, son of Murad, a resident of Tump Korju, Kech, was forcibly disappeared by FC, while his father was threatened.

February 19

• Jawad, son of Abdul Rasheed, 20, a farmer and resident of Monguchar, Kalat, was forcibly disappeared by FC from his home.
• Amir Baloch, son of Ahmed Yar, 24, a student and resident of Killi Khuda Raheem, Dalbandin, Chaghi, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from Killi Qasum Khan, Dalbandin, Chaghi. 
• Haleem, son of Muhammad Sadiq, 30, a shopkeeper and resident of Panjgur, was forcibly disappeared by a Death Squad from Khudabadan Masjid, Panjgur. On March 6, his bullet-riddled body was found in the Panjgur Airport area and was later identified by his family at Civil Hospital Panjgur.
• Abid Abidi, son of Haji Huzoor Bakhsh and a resident of Killi Khairazai, Kishangi, Nushki, was forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies and was later released on February 19.
• Junaid Baloch, son of Shah Muhammad, 32, a government servant and resident of Killi Qambrani was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from his home.
• Baba Jan, son of Muhammad Jan, 29, a driver and resident of Killi Qambrani, Quetta, was forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies.
• Qamar Zehri, son of Haji Qadir Bakhsh, 26, a student and resident of Zehri Shar, Khuzdar, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from BMC Labour Colony, Quetta.

February 20

• Saeed Baloch, son of Muhammad Gull, 23, a laborer and resident of Killi Qambrani, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from his home.
• Majid, son of Faqir, Hammal, son of Basham, Ismail, son of Khalil, Wahab and Khaliq, sons of Abdul Wahid, Raza, son of Yousuf, and Jasim were forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies during house raids in Rudbon Hishkabad, Kech.
• Amanullah, son of Inayatullah Bangulzai, 13, a resident of Kuljio, Quetta, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies. His father, Inayatullah Bangulzai, had also been forcibly disappeared on May 23, 2014.

February 21

• Ghulam Sarwar, son of Eidoo, 33, a labourer and resident of Abdullah Bizeno Goth Sakuran, Hub, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies.

February 24

• Three brothers, Bakhtiar, 37, and Bilal, 35, police constables, and Irfan, 40, an employee of the Forest Department, sons of Muhammad Hassan, and their nephew Owais Ahmed, son of Muhammad Yar, a student in his early twenties, residents of Khudabadan, Panjgur, were forcibly disappeared by FC, intelligence agencies and a Death Squad during a house raid. Owais Ahmed was shot during the raid, and his body was later dumped at Civil Hospital Panjgur. 
• Imdad, son of Ibrahim, 35, a shopkeeper and resident of Kolwahi Bazar, Apsar Turbat, Kech, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from his home.
• Hassan Khalil, son of Khalil Ahmed, 23, a student at the University of Panjgur and a resident of Khudabadan, Panjgur, was forcibly disappeared by FC, intelligence agencies and Death Squads during a house raid. He was later released on February 26.

February 25

• Akhtar Qambrani, son of Muhammad Qasim, 22, a shopkeeper residing in Hub Chowki, originally from Nimargh, Kalat, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from his shop at Chowrangi, Hub Chowki.
• Nabeel Ali, son of Ali Jan, 24, a student and resident of Siyah Gazzi, Awaran, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies from G7, Islamabad. He was later released the next day.

February 26:

• Delip, son of Mohammad, 42, a labourer and resident of Jaeen Paroom, Panjgur, was forcibly disappeared by FC from Jeerak Crossing Point, Paroom, Panjgur.
• Azizullah Khetran Baloch, Vice Chairman of the Barkhan Youth Alliance and a resident of Barkhan, and his cousin Mirjan were forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies from their homes.
• Faqir Muhammad, son of Jalal Khan, 60, a resident of Dasht Hasadig, was forcibly disappeared by FC from his shop in Turbat. This was the second time he had been forcibly disappeared.
• Zakria Baloch and Rehan Baloch, sons of Haji Awaz and residents of Gulshan Abad, Turbat, Kech, were forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies during a raid on their home.

February 27

• Shakir, son of Saki Dad, 35, a laborer and resident of Panwan Jiwani, Gwadar, was forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies from his home.
• Brothers Adnan, 26, and Ahsan, 28, sons of Dil Murad, were forcibly disappeared by FC and intelligence agencies from their home. Both were fishermen and residents of Kohsar Bazar, Jiwani, Gwadar,

February 28

• Awais Baloch, son of Khalid, a tailor and resident of Tump, Kech, was forcibly disappeared by FC from his shop. He was later released on March 9.

Previously Unreported Cases:

• On December 24, 2025, Zubair, son of Khalil Ahmad, 28, a farmer and resident of Monguchar, Kalat, was forcibly disappeared by FC from his home.
• on January 15, 2026, Amjid, son of Gohram, 30, a fisherman and resident of Maripur, Karachi, was forcibly disappeared by intelligence agencies in Ormara.
• on January 30, 2026, Abdul Qadeer Baloch, son of Zulfiqar Baloch, a diesel pump operator and resident of Qaziabad, Nushki, was forcibly disappeared by FC from Liaquat Park, Quetta. He had come to Quetta for business purposes. He was later released on March 17, 2026.

Killings

In February, a total of 87 killings were documented across Balochistan, including 82 men and five women. The identities of 15 victims could not be confirmed.

Of the total killings, the largest share resulted from indiscriminate firing, accounting for 30 cases. Targeted killings and custodial killings each accounted for 17 cases, while fake encounters were responsible for 15 cases. Alleged encounters accounted for 8 cases, while drone strikes and mortar shelling were recorded in one case each.

The FC was responsible for the majority of killings (44 out of 87), the CTD was linked to 19 cases, while state-backed death squads were responsible for 13. In addition, several killings were carried out by unknown perpetrators, while intelligence agencies were linked to 3 cases.

Geographically, incidents were concentrated in a few key districts. Panjgur and Nushki reported the highest number of cases (15 each), followed by Gwadar (13) and Kech (12). Quetta also accounted for a notable share (9), while Barkhan reported 6 cases. Both Karachi and Khuzdar recorded 4 cases each. The remaining areas reported fewer incidents, including Duki (3), and Surab and Awaran (2 each), while Mastung and Washuk reported 1 case each.

Detailed Classification of Incidents

 1. Extrajudicial Killing of Victims of Enforced Disappearance:

During the month, 30 previously disappeared individuals who were already in the custody of security forces were extrajudicially killed. These killings were carried out by security forces and their affiliated local death squads, either in staged fake encounters or while the victims were in custody.

1.1. Fake Encounters: 

February 06:

• Security forces killed three individuals in a staged encounter in the Rara Sham area of Mashkel. The victims included Muhammad Fareed Baloch (20), a student and son of Muhammad Anwar Baloch, Mujeebur Rehman, son of Khair Muhammad and a resident of Killi Zangiwal Kadezai in Loralai, and another man whose identity remains unconfirmed. The perpetrators dumped all three bodies at the same location. The bodies showed severe signs of torture and mutilation. Security forces had abducted Muhammad Fareed Baloch from his home on 4 June 2025. They held him in illegal custody and subjected him to enforced disappearance for several months before killing him. On the same day, the forces also abducted his father, Muhammad Anwar Baloch, a farmer, from a mosque near their home in Killi Safar Ali Baloch, Duki. In a separate incident, they extrajudicially killed him on 4 January 2026.

February 16:

• The CTD of Sindh Police claimed that its personnel killed four alleged “terrorists” during a gun battle on the night of 16 February 2026 in Karachi. Authorities later identified three of the victims as Jalil Noor Mohammad, Niaz Qadir Bakhsh, and Hamdan Muhammad Ali. However, CTD personnel had forcibly disappeared all three from Karachi on 29 December 2025 and held them in custody prior to killing them in the staged encounter.

February 18:

• CTD personnel killed six previously disappeared individuals in a staged encounter in Barkhan district. The victims included Budda Lashari, son of Muhammad Murad; Makhan, son of Mureed Lashari; and Akbar Domki, son of Nawab Domki, along with three other individuals whose identities remain unconfirmed. CTD personnel had forcibly disappeared Budda Lashari from his home in Lehri, Sibi, nine months earlier. Akbar Domki, a labourer from the same area, had been forcibly disappeared in 2024 for the second time. Authorities had previously disappeared him in 2022 along with his brother, Joseph, whom they later killed in an encounter in Naseerabad.

1.2 Custodial Killings:

February 01:

• Security forces extrajudicially killed Karim Jan, son of Malang, also known as Jasim, in Balgater, Kech, after weeks of unlawful detention. Personnel had earlier abducted him from Turbat Plus Market on 2 January 2026, when they forcibly took him from public view.

February 03:

• The mutilated body of Jasim Jan (28), a labourer from Panjgur, was found in Washbood. Members of a death squad abducted him from his hometown on 21 January 2026 and later killed him.

February 07:

• Pazeer Baloch (32), son of Muhammad Amin and a resident of Washbood, Panjgur, was killed after months of enforced disappearance. He had been abducted in November 2025 from his residence by death squads.

February 08:

• The mutilated dead body of Nisar, son of Adena and a resident of Alandoor, Buleda, was found in Kochag area of Buleda. He was reportedly forcibly disappeared by a death squad and killed the same day. 

February 13:

• Noor Jan, son of Laku and a resident of Chibbi in the Jaho area of Awaran, was extrajudicially killed by the forces, and his body was handed over to his family on 13 February at a military camp in Gajjar Mashkay. He had been forcibly disappeared from his home on 30 September 2025. 

February 14:

• FC and members of a death squad extrajudicially killed Nawab Abdullah, an FSc student, and dumped his body in Washbodh, Panjgur. They had forcibly taken him from his home on 29 May 2025 in front of his mother and sisters.
• Personnel of the Eagle Force and CTD forcibly disappeared Junaid Ahmed, son of Ali Ahmed, a 22-year-old student from Surab, on 23 January 2026 when they took him from the Children’s Hospital in Quetta. They later extrajudicially killed him and dumped his bullet-riddled body, with his hands and feet tied, on the Eastern Bypass.

February 15:

• Two bodies were discovered in the Shapatan Kaur area of the district Panjgur.  The victims were identified as Saeed, son of Moldad, a resident of Katagri, Gwargo, and Jangiyan, son of Abul Rasheed. Jangiyan was a matric student and was forcibly disappeared on May 26, 2025, from Jaeen Paroom, after being taken by a death squad along with FC. 

February 20:

• The bullet-riddled body of 20-year-old Jahanzeb, son of Muhammad Ali and a resident of Isa Sorg, was found near a date factory on the CPEC road in Panjgur. Members of a death squad had forcibly disappeared him on 13 October 2025, and forces later killed him while he remained in their custody.
• FC personnel abducted Murtaza (31), son of Yahya, and Taimoor (26), son of Imam Bakhsh, both farmers from Marap, Surab, on 9 February from Mall FC Chowki on Main RCD Road in Surab. Their bodies were found eleven days after their abduction. The bodies showed clear signs of brutal physical torture, indicating that the perpetrators subjected them to severe mistreatment while in custody. 

 February 26:

• The body of Nasram Pir Bakhsh was recovered from the Miskin River in Kech. The body bore multiple bullet wounds, indicating that the perpetrators had shot him dead. Security forces had abducted him on 8 August 2024, and his whereabouts remained unknown until the recovery of his body. They had previously abducted him on 12 October 2023 and released him on 13 June 2024 after 245 days of enforced disappearance.

 February 27:

• Two bodies were discovered in Kech Kaur, Turbat. One of the victims was identified as Manzoor Ahmed, son of Nabi Dad, a 17-year-old student. Personnel of MI abducted him in a white Land Cruiser near Apsar Kolwai Bazaar on the evening of 8 July 2025, and he remained missing until his killing. The second victim was identified as Imran Taj (26), son of Muhammad Taj, a student of the IBLC department at the University of Turbat and a resident of Sarikallag, Gowarkop. Personnel of ISI and FC abducted him on 27 June 2025 at around 2:30 PM while he was traveling from the university to his home in Mohledy Reik, Absar. The bodies showed clear signs of torture.

2. Firing & Mortar Shelling by Forces: 

February 01:

• Security forces carried out an assault on a residential compound housing labourers, severely affecting two families from Khuzdar district. The attack killed 12 people, including women and children, and injured nearly 10 others. Among the deceased were three men, two of whom were identified as Noor Muhammad Faqeer Zehri, son of Mulla Jaorak, and his son Ghulam Yaseen. The attack also killed four women and five children, while the majority of the injured were also women and children.
• In Turbat, security forces shelled the civilian neighborhood of Pullabad area of Kech with mortars, killing 15-year-old Anas Baloch, son of Ibrahim. The shelling also critically injured a five-year-old child and two women. Following the attack, the forces reportedly destroyed residential homes in the locality.

• A child was killed in a drone strike in the Nushki district. Local sources reported that the incident took place in the Killi Jamaldini area, where a house was targeted. The child was identified as Deedag, son of Abdul Manan. According to reports, on February 1, Pakistani forces carried out more than 20 drone strikes, accompanied by firing and shelling from helicopters. 

• Forces opened fire on a passenger vehicle near Cadet College in the Nushki, resulting in the killing of ten people traveling in the vehicle. The bodies were taken into custody by local authorities and shifted to a hospital. The victims have not yet been identified. 

February 02: 

• FC personnel opened fire on Dawood Lehri (15), son of Muhammad Azum, and Yasir Lehri, son of Muhammad Hanif, in Lakpass, Mastung. They killed Yasir Lehri and withheld his body, while forcibly disappeared Dawood Lehri.

February 03:

• Security forces fired upon an ambulance near Cadet College Nushki, killing the driver on the spot. In a separate incident, they also targeted an ambulance from Nushki Teaching Hospital, severely injuring the driver, Hashmat Ali.
• Hassan Basri, a resident of Nushki and the brother of prominent Bahvi singer Hussain Naseer, was shot dead by security forces. 
• Security forces opened indiscriminate fire on a crowded civilian area in Qaziabad, Nushki, resulting in the deaths of a twelve-year-old boy, Shehzad Ahmad, and a 60-year-old man, Babu Atta Muhammad; both were killed by live rounds.
• Kareem Bakhsh Shah, 28, son of Rafiq Shah, and a resident of Rudbon, Tump, was shot dead by the FC in Gwadar.
• Two women were killed and three others injured when forces opened fire on a vehicle heading toward Iran in Phullabad, about 40 kilometers from Parom Tehsil of Panjgur. According to eyewitnesses, several Afghan nationals were traveling in the vehicle while attempting to cross into Iran. Reports also indicate that some individuals were arrested during the incident. The bodies of the two deceased women and the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital.

3. Target Killings:

3.1 Target Killings by unknown: 

February 08:

• An unidentified armed man entered a house in Zirina Khatana, Khuzdar, at around 6:00 PM and shot and killed Nimra, a 22-year-old pregnant woman and wife of Danish Zehri.

February 23: 

• Six people were killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen in the Dastok area of Chidagi, Panjgur district, on Monday afternoon. According to police and local sources, the victims were traveling to Panjgur in two vehicles when more than a dozen armed men riding motorcycles opened fire on them and later set the vehicles on fire. The deceased were identified as Haji Dawood, Saleem, Haji Shah Mir, Meraj, Muhammad Hayat, and Abdul Hamid, all residents of different areas of Panjgur. 

February 24: 

• A man named Qasim, son of Noor Bakhsh, was shot dead on the spot by unknown armed men in the Absar Kolwai Bazaar area of ​​Turbat district.

3.2 Target Killings by State-Backed Death Squads: 

February 4:

• Balach Baloch, son of Khalid and a resident of Momin Mohalla, Turbat, was shot dead in a targeted attack at the Singanisar graveyard while offering Fatiha on the first anniversary of Baloch scholar Allah Dad Wahid. Local sources stated that unidentified armed motorcyclists linked to a state-backed “death squad” carried out the attack and fled the scene. Balach had previously been forcibly disappeared by the forces and had survived at least two earlier assassination attempts before his killing.

February 08:

• Three residents of Wadh, Abdul Saboor, son of Maula Bakhsh Lango; Dr. Abdul Rashid, son of Gahor Khan Mirwani; and Munawar Lal, son of Chhatumal, were killed by death squads in the Naal Harnbo Dam area of Khuzdar.

February 12:

• Kamal Dad, son of Haji Dad Muhammad, a 25-year-old driver from Sholeeg Dasht, was targeted and killed by death squads in Kontani, Gwadar. He had been forcibly disappeared in 2025 and released after one month of illegal detention. Following his release, he survived an earlier assassination attempt in Fakir Colony, where he sustained injuries.

February 14:

• Muhnas Baloch, a 17-year-old student and son of Master Zafar, was reportedly killed in a targeted attack by death squads in Tump, Kech.
• Faraz, son of Bahadur, a 23-year-old resident of Koshqalat, was shot dead by a death squad in Chagoogi, Tump. He was an embroidery pattern artist. 

February 15:

• Shahbaz Khan, son of Mohammed from Raage Tanake, Washuk, was shot dead inside his home by a state-backed death squad. His brother Barkat was also killed by the same group in 2018.

February 20:

• Daulat Baloch, son of Badal, a farmer from Tejaban Singaband, Kech, was shot dead by death squads at around 2:00 p.m. while returning home. He had previously been forcibly disappeared in March 2022 along with his 12-year-old brother by the FC and was held for a month before being released. 

4. Alleged Encounter Claimed by State Forces:

CTD personnel claimed to have killed eight suspected militants during an intelligence-based operation in Quetta on 20 February, while three personnel sustained injuries. The operation was reportedly conducted on the basis of information regarding the presence of militants and planned activities. Authorities did not disclose the identities of any of the deceased in media reports. Given the established pattern of extrajudicial killings by security forces, this raises concerns that the victims could be previously disappeared persons.

Other Incidents

Security Forces Fired BM-21 Grad Rockets on Civilian Areas in Turbat

February 01, Forces fired BM-21 Grad rockets on civilian areas in Turbat, with projectiles reportedly landing directly in populated neighborhoods and injuring several people. Across different locations, 11 individuals, including three women and three children, were hospitalized. Three critically injured patients were transferred to Karachi for further treatment, while the remaining injured received care at Turbat Teaching Hospital.

Curfew, Raids, and House Demolitions Across Balochistan Following Security Operations:

On February 10, following a week of militant attacks, security forces imposed a strict curfew in Nushki city, ordering shops to remain closed and confining residents to their homes. Tanks and armored vehicles entered the city as forces began demolishing houses. Among the properties destroyed was the ancestral home of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) leader Bashir Zeb in the Ahmadwal area, along with another house in Qaziabad, reportedly vacant since 2011, which had belonged to Haji Abdul Samad, who reportedly passed away in 2009.

Operations continued in Nushki as forces carried out further raids targeting properties linked to political figures. Guesthouses belonging to Haji Bahadur Khan Mengal, a BNP central leader and Central Executive Committee member, and Mir Muhammad Ali Khan Mengal, the current District Chairman, were demolished. These actions have raised serious concerns among local residents over the indiscriminate nature of the security operations.

In Gwadar’s coastal Panwan area, military forces demolished the house of Noor Bakhsh Kalmati using heavy machinery. The family reported that the operation lasted until around 3 a.m. and involved a significant deployment of Pakistani forces. Tariq Kalmati, a family member, had previously been forcibly disappeared last year and later recovered, while other relatives have reportedly been detained or disappeared in separate incidents.

Further violence was reported in the Killi Sharif Khan area of Nushki, where security forces demolished the house of Nazir Ahmad Badini. During the raid, women and children were subjected to violence, and Nazir Ahmad Badini was forcibly disappeared. Badini is the father of the well-known poet Absar Baloch, and his young son, football player Balach Badini, had previously been forcibly disappeared and later killed in May 2024 by a “death squad” operating under Pakistani intelligence supervision.

Similar operations extended to Tump, Kech, and Lijjay, Kharan, where security forces reportedly cordoned off areas, raided homes, looted jewelry and valuables, and demolished or set fire to houses. Civilians, including women, were subjected to violence during these raids.

On February 21, reports from Pasni Grani in Gwadar indicated that Pakistani forces demolished the house of a local man named Muhammad, destroying the property and leaving the family displaced.

Mass Detentions Reported in Quetta as Authorities Claim Arrests Without Evidence:

Security forces reportedly detained more than one hundred individuals during operations in various areas of Quetta and transferred them to undisclosed locations. Meanwhile, the provincial government claimed that around one hundred “suspected persons” were arrested and that weapons were recovered from several houses; however, no evidence was presented to the media to substantiate these claims. 

Contested Arrest of Asmatullah in Karachi:

On 27 February, the CTD in Karachi claimed to have arrested Asmatullah, an alleged member of the Baloch Liberation Army, from Lyari and recovered explosives, including a suicide jacket, however, Baloch media and human rights organizations allege that he had been forcibly disappeared from Hub Chowki on 24 June last year and remained missing until being presented as an arrested individual.