The Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) has documented 77 killings and 63 enforced disappearances in Balochistan during June 2025, in a report that accuses Pakistani security forces of escalating abuses against civilians in the restive province. The findings represent one of the most detailed monthly tallies of alleged state violence in the region.

Scale of Killings

Of the 77 people killed, 76 were men and one was a woman. The identities of 42 victims could not be independently verified, according to the HRCB. Notably, 19 of those killed had previously been subjected to enforced disappearance — four were abducted in June and killed within the same month, while the remaining 15 had been forcibly disappeared in prior months.

Alleged encounters were the most frequently documented mode of killing, accounting for 39 cases — more than half of all recorded incidents. Target killings accounted for 12 cases, followed by fake encounters (10 cases), custodial killings (9 cases), body discoveries (3 cases), and honour killings and indiscriminate firing accounting for two deaths each, the HRCB stated.

Frontier Corps Named as Primary Perpetrator

Pakistan's Frontier Corps (FC) was identified as responsible for the highest number of incidents, linked to 53 cases of killing. Unknown perpetrators accounted for 14 cases, while state-backed death squads and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) were each linked to five cases.

In enforced disappearances, the FC again topped the list with 36 cases, followed by Pakistani intelligence agencies with 16 cases, state-backed death squads with six cases, and the CTD with five cases.

Enforced Disappearances: Methods and Victims

Among the 63 documented victims of enforced disappearance, two were women and three were teenagers. Only 17 of those forcibly disappeared were released during June; the remaining victims continue to be held incommunicado, according to the HRCB.

House raids were the primary method used to carry out disappearances, accounting for 27 cases (42.86%). Detentions accounted for 20 cases (31.75%), while 10 victims (15.87%) were forcibly disappeared during military operations. Three victims disappeared after being summoned to an FC camp, and another three were detained at a security checkpoint.

Military Operations and Civilian Impact

The HRCB alleged that Pakistani forces conducted a series of military operations across Balochistan during June, resulting in the destruction of civilian property, prolonged restrictions on movement, and intimidation of civilians and human rights defenders. Repeated night raids across Kech district reportedly involved assault, intimidation of women and children, and looting of property.

Among those targeted, the report cited a prolonged raid on the home of human rights defender Sammi Deen Baloch as a particularly documented incident. The HRCB's findings come against a backdrop of long-standing international concern over the human rights situation in Balochistan, where Pakistani authorities have consistently denied systematic abuses.

With the HRCB's monthly documentation now drawing renewed international attention, pressure on Islamabad over accountability in Balochistan is unlikely to ease in the coming weeks.