Baloch activist Sammi Deen Baloch has strongly condemned the alleged enforced disappearance of Baloch poetess Habiba Pir Jan, accusing Pakistani security agencies of targeting Baloch women through arbitrary detentions. In a social media post, she stated that Habiba was taken into custody by Pakistani security personnel in Karachi on 25th May this year, and has remained missing since then. According to the activist, this was not the first time the poetess had allegedly been subjected to enforced disappearance. She was previously detained in 2022.
Sammi described Habiba’s case as part of a broader pattern of alleged enforced disappearances involving Baloch women. The activist specifically referred to the case of Mah Jabeen, who she said continues to be missing, with her family still awaiting information regarding her whereabouts.
Calling the situation as a serious violation of fundamental human rights, Sammi urged national and international human rights organisations to intervene.
