‘Balochistan Facing Brutalities For Decades’: Report Tells Why Region Wants Freedom From Pakistan | Exclusive

Published 5 August 2026 · world

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News world ‘Balochistan Facing Brutalities For Decades’: Report Tells Why Region Wants Freedom From Pakistan | Exclusive ‘Balochistan Facing Brutalities For Decades’: Report Tells Why Region Wants Freedom From Pakistan | Exclusive Reported By, Last Updated: August 05, 2026, 16:36 IST According to the BVA, despite Balochistan's vast reserves of oil, gas, copper and gold, the local population continues to face widespread poverty and underdevelopment Rapid Read According to the BVA report, hundreds of Baloch citizens are subjected to state-led abductions every year. (BVA Report) The Baloch Voice Association (BVA), in its report submitted to the United Nations, has alleged a sustained campaign of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and repression in Balochistan. CNN-News18 has exclusively accessed the report. According to the BVA report, hundreds of Baloch citizens — including students, doctors, journalists and human rights defenders — are subjected to state-led abductions every year. The report documents more than 885 enforced disappearances and 121 alleged extrajudicial killings during the first half of 2025 alone.

The report alleges that many victims are tortured or executed, with their bodies later recovered from mass graves or abandoned in different parts of the region. WHAT BVA SAYS IN THE REPORT According to the BVA, despite Balochistan’s vast reserves of oil, gas, copper and gold, the local population continues to face widespread poverty and underdevelopment. The report claims that multibillion-dollar projects such as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and Gwadar Port have exploited local land and coastal resources without delivering meaningful socio-economic benefits, employment opportunities or basic infrastructure to the native Baloch population. The BVA further alleges that non-violent civil rights activists, particularly leaders of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), including Dr. Mahrang Baloch and Sibghatullah Shah, have faced sustained state repression. According to the report, the activists have been booked under multiple terrorism and sedition cases, subjected to unlawful detention and, in some instances, sentenced to life imprisonment through what the BVA describes as secret court proceedings.

The report also claims that independent journalism in Balochistan has been systematically dismantled through intimidation, violence and the use of cybercrime legislation, including the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA). According to the BVA, journalists reporting on alleged corruption or human rights abuses have faced assault, arbitrary detention and sustained harassment. The report alleges that peaceful demonstrations, sit-ins and public gatherings are routinely met with force, including tear gas, mass arrests and blanket restrictions, while activists protesting alleged extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances face travel bans, surveillance and violence. WHAT INDIAN INTELLIGENCE SOURCES SAY Top Indian intelligence sources say the findings documented in the BVA report point to what they describe as a failure of governance, constitutional accountability and human rights compliance by the Pakistani state. According to these sources, the alleged systematic use of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial executions and torture as instruments of state policy represents a violation of international human rights law and humanitarian principles.