The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Saturday, 10 October 2026, documented the extrajudicial killing of two men — a 24-year-old labourer and a 19-year-old shepherd — by Pakistan's Frontier Corps (FC) in Balochistan, casting fresh light on what rights groups describe as a pattern of enforced disappearances and unlawful killings in the province.

The Killing of Changeez Ibrahim

Changeez Ibrahim, a 24-year-old daily-wage labourer, was allegedly forcibly disappeared by FC personnel before being killed in custody, according to the BYC. On 17 September 2026, FC personnel summoned his family to the FC camp in the Apsar area of Turbat district and informed them that their son had been killed. The family was reportedly shown a photograph of Changeez in which he had visible head injuries, consistent with being struck by a heavy object. FC personnel had also, according to the rights body, disposed of his body.

The BYC condemned the killing in unequivocal terms. 'Under what law or constitutional authority can a person be abducted from his home, held incommunicado for 14 days, brutally tortured, and killed? Where are the guarantees of the right to life, protection from torture, due process, and access to justice? No security institution is above the law, and no family should be forced to learn of their loved one's death through a photograph shown inside a security camp,' the organisation stated.

The Killing of Rasheed Lasi

Rasheed Lasi, a 19-year-old shepherd from the Uthal region of Balochistan, was separately targeted and killed by FC personnel last month, the BYC said. According to the rights body, poverty had compelled Rasheed to abandon schooling and take up shepherding to support his family. The BYC described the killing as emblematic of a wider crisis facing Balochistan's young and economically marginalised population.

'At 19, Rasheed should have been in school, carrying books and building his future. But poverty had forced him into shepherding so he could support his family. Instead of protecting a young man living in poverty, he was subjected to a fatal act of violence,' the BYC said in its statement.

Broader Pattern of Atrocities in Balochistan

The BYC framed both killings as part of a systemic problem in the province. 'Rasheed's death is not just the loss of one young shepherd. It is another painful story from Balochistan, where families continue to face enforced disappearances, target killings, extrajudicial killings, and deaths presented as fake encounters,' it stated. Rights organisations have for years documented alleged abuses by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan, including enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings — allegations that Pakistani authorities have consistently denied or disputed. The province has been the site of a long-running insurgency, and security forces maintain that their operations target militant groups.

BYC's Appeal to the International Community

The Baloch Yakjehti Committee called on the global community, international human rights organisations, and civil society actors to take urgent notice of the situation in Balochistan. It demanded that every alleged disappearance and killing be independently investigated and that those found responsible be held accountable. The rights body stressed that these cases must not go undocumented or unanswered. As of the time of reporting, the Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps had not issued any official response to the BYC's claims regarding either killing.