Baloch activists allege Pakistan's systematic campaign to weaken BYC
Synopsis
Baloch activist Sammi Deen Baloch has alleged that Pakistani authorities are systematically targeting the Baloch Yakjehti Committee through coercion, forced press conferences, and blackmail — even pressuring families of the missing. BYC leader Sabiha Baloch separately warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis aimed at erasing Baloch identity.
Key Takeaways
Sammi Deen Baloch alleged on Saturday that Pakistani authorities are running a systematic campaign to weaken the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) .
Tactics allegedly include forcing individuals — including families of missing persons — to hold press conferences against the organisation.
She alleged people are being pressured and blackmailed into making statements supporting the state narrative.
Sabiha Baloch , BYC's central leader, separately warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis in Balochistan aimed at erasing Baloch identity.
Sabiha named several forcibly disappeared Baloch women , including Mahjabeen , a polio patient missing for nearly a year, and Nasreen , described as a young child.
Sammi Deen Baloch, a member of the human rights organisation Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), on Saturday, 3 May 2025, alleged that Pakistani authorities are running a systematic campaign to weaken the organisation by building a narrative against it. Speaking from Quetta, she stressed that BYC is spearheading an organised resistance against what she described as ongoing state oppression — and that authorities seek to suppress this resistance while continuing their actions without accountability.
Methods Allegedly Used to Undermine BYC
According to Sammi, Pakistani authorities are reportedly employing multiple tactics to weaken the BYC. These include, she alleged, forcing individuals to hold press conferences against the organisation. She highlighted that those being targeted often include families of the missing, as well as supporters and sympathisers with no direct connection to the BYC.
Sammi further alleged that
Point of View
If credible, point to a well-documented pattern: states under pressure from organised civil resistance often attempt to delegitimise movements through manufactured counter-narratives rather than addressing underlying grievances. What is notable here is the alleged targeting of families of the missing — a constituency with inherent moral authority — suggesting the campaign, if real, is calibrated to neutralise the most sympathetic voices. The enforced disappearance of women, including a polio patient and a child, as named by Sabiha Baloch, represents a significant escalation in the humanitarian framing of this conflict. Pakistan's government has not publicly responded to these specific allegations, and that silence itself is a data point.
NationPress
9 Aug 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC)?
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) is a human rights organisation that describes itself as a national movement representing the voice of the Baloch people in Pakistan. Its members have alleged systematic state oppression in Balochistan, including enforced disappearances and suppression of dissent.
What has Sammi Deen Baloch alleged against Pakistani authorities?
Sammi Deen Baloch alleged that Pakistani authorities are running a systematic campaign to weaken the BYC by forcing individuals — including families of missing persons — to hold press conferences against the organisation and by pressuring and blackmailing people into supporting the state narrative.
Who are the disappeared Baloch women named by Sabiha Baloch?
BYC central leader Sabiha Baloch named several women she alleged were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces, including Mahjabeen, a polio patient missing for nearly a year; Nasreen, described as a young child; Haseena; Khadija; and Hair-un-Nisa — all, she said, taken without any proven crime against them.
What is the broader humanitarian situation in Balochistan according to BYC?
According to Sabiha Baloch, Balochistan is facing a worsening humanitarian crisis that she described as aimed at erasing Baloch identity and displacing people from their own land. She urged the people of Balochistan to raise their voices and resist what she called state-sponsored suppression.
Has the Pakistani government responded to these allegations?
As of the time of reporting, no official response from the Pakistani government to these specific allegations by BYC members has been made available. NationPress has not independently verified the claims made by Sammi Deen Baloch or Sabiha Baloch.
