The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has documented 507 enforced disappearances and 150 killings of Baloch civilians in Balochistan during the first six months of 2026, according to a report released by the organisation's Human Rights Department. The figures, attributed by BYC to Pakistani state authorities, security agencies, and alleged state-backed death squads, represent one of the most detailed tallies of alleged abuses in the conflict-hit province this year.

Scale of Enforced Disappearances

Of the 507 individuals reportedly subjected to enforced disappearance, 150 were released after short-term detention, 32 were killed while in custody, and 303 remain missing with no information shared with their families about their fate or whereabouts, according to the BYC report. The victims reportedly included 44 minors and over 20 women. Quetta and Kech recorded the highest number of documented disappearance cases in the province.

The BYC specifically alleged the involvement of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) in 180 cases, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in 93 cases, the army in 42 cases, and death squads in 20 documented cases. Some incidents were allegedly carried out in combined operations involving forces, intelligence agencies, the CTD, police, and death squads.

Documented Killings Across Districts

The BYC's Human Rights Department documented 150 killings of Baloch civilians, including 15 minors, during the first half of 2026. Panjgur reported the highest number of killings, followed by Kech and Gwadar. The BYC alleged that state-backed death squads were the primary perpetrators of killings, followed by the Frontier Corps and the army. Pakistani authorities have not publicly responded to the specific allegations in this report.

Detained Activists Denied Medical Care

The BYC report highlighted the cases of activists Mahrang Baloch and Bebarg Baloch — the latter described as a specially-abled person — who have reportedly remained in detention since March last year. According to BYC, Pakistani authorities have used torture, intimidation, and other methods to break their will, and both have allegedly been denied access to basic medical care on multiple occasions by prison authorities acting at the behest of intelligence agencies.

Deteriorating Human Rights Conditions

The BYC report stated that the overall human rights situation in Balochistan has deteriorated over the first six months of 2026, with fundamental freedoms — including freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, movement, and the right to protest — severely curtailed. Peaceful demonstrations by human rights organisations, families of enforced disappearance victims, and political groups were, according to the BYC, frequently met with harassment, intimidation, arrests, and the use of force by state authorities.

This comes amid a long-running pattern of documented allegations against Pakistani security forces in Balochistan, a resource-rich but deeply impoverished province where separatist sentiment has simmered for decades. International human rights bodies and the United Nations have previously called on Islamabad to investigate disappearances in the region. How Pakistani authorities respond to the BYC's latest documentation is likely to shape international scrutiny of the province in the months ahead.