Baloch activists demand return of disappeared students

by Abi
Dec 18, 2019

Baloch activists on Monday took to Twitter to campaign for the return of two disappeared students, abducted over sixth months earlier allegedly by Pakistani intelligence forces.

The two students Feroz Baloch and Jamil Baloch were reportedly made to disembark from a passenger bus by plain-clothes intelligence officers in May 2019.

A Twitter campaign initiated by the sister of Feroz Baloch saw thousands of users posting under the hashtag #RecoverFerozAndJamil, causing the campaign to trend in Pakistan.

Activists say Baloch students are regular targets for abduction and enforced disappearances by Pakistan forces.

Earlier this week Pakistani police said it had arrested six ‘militants’ from a banned Baloch separatist group.

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