Balochistan textbooks dumped as waste in Gwadar, BSAC raises alarm
Synopsis
Curriculum books meant for Balochistan's schoolchildren in 2024-25 have been found dumped as garbage at a government office in Gwadar — even as authorities claim an 'educational emergency'. The BSAC says this is not an isolated case, and demands a transparent investigation into what it calls gross institutional incompetency.
Key Takeaways
Curriculum books of the Balochistan Textbooks Board for 2024-25 were found discarded as waste at the District Education Officer's office in Gwadar .
The Baloch Students Action Committee (BSAC) shared video evidence on X and called the incident proof of a fundamentally failed education system.
BSAC warned that there are likely hundreds of similar cases yet to be investigated or reported.
Separately, human rights body Paank documented the enforced disappearances of two Baloch individuals — singer Razaq Baloch , 26, and retired army personnel Dost Muhammad , 45.
Razaq Baloch was reportedly taken by Frontier Corps (FC) personnel on 27 April from Mill Colony, Quetta ; his whereabouts remain unknown.
Dost Muhammad was reportedly taken on 23 April from Fauji Cement Factory, Dera Ghazi Khan by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) .
A Baloch student organisation on Thursday, 30 April raised grave concern after a large number of curriculum books from the Balochistan Textbooks Board were found discarded as waste in Gwadar district, Balochistan. The books, meant for the 2024-25 academic year, were reportedly found lying in garbage at the office of the District Education Officer (DEO) in Gwadar.
What Was Found and Where
The Baloch Students Action Committee (BSAC) shared a video on social media platform X showing piles of curriculum books lying in garbage. According to the BSAC, the books had been printed and distributed in Gwadar for the current academic year before being found discarded at the DEO's office premises.
The student body described the incident as emblematic of a deeper systemic failure.
Point of View
Thursday's disclosures reinforce a pattern: Balochistan's grievances — educational, civil, and human rights-related — are accumulating faster than any official response is materialising. The international community's relative silence on Balochistan's enforced disappearances remains a conspicuous gap in accountability.
NationPress
8 Jul 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Where were the Balochistan textbooks found discarded?
The curriculum books of the Balochistan Textbooks Board, meant for the 2024-25 academic year, were found dumped as waste at the office of the District Education Officer (DEO) in Gwadar district, Balochistan. A video shared by the BSAC on X showed piles of books lying in garbage.
What did the Baloch Students Action Committee say about the incident?
The BSAC said the incident is a testament to the fundamental failure of the education system and is not an isolated case. It urged higher authorities to take immediate notice of what it called 'gross incompetency' and demanded a transparent investigation under the Baloch Literary Campaign.
Who are the two individuals reportedly subjected to enforced disappearance in Balochistan?
According to human rights body Paank, 26-year-old singer Razaq Baloch was reportedly taken by Frontier Corps personnel on 27 April from Mill Colony, Quetta, while 45-year-old retired army personnel Dost Muhammad was reportedly taken on 23 April from Fauji Cement Factory in Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, by the Counter Terrorism Department.
What is Paank and what role does it play in Balochistan?
Paank is the Human Rights Department of the Baloch National Movement. It documents cases of enforced disappearances and human rights violations against Baloch individuals, and regularly publishes reports to bring such incidents to public and international attention.
Why does the BSAC say the education emergency in Balochistan is 'rhetoric'?
The BSAC argues that government claims of addressing an educational emergency are contradicted by ground realities such as the dumping of official textbooks. It stated that the public has been 'led into a fallacy' and that such incidents point to systemic failures rather than isolated administrative errors.
