Balochistan women search morgues for missing relatives

Women in Balochistan, Pakistan, are searching for their missing family members. They want answers about brothers and sons who have disappeared. Saira Baloch had her first experience in a morgue when she was just 15 years old. It was a haunting place, filled with sobs and soft prayers. The first body she saw was disturbing. The man had been tortured; he was missing eyes and teeth, with burn marks on his chest. Saira breathed a sigh of relief when she discovered it wasn’t her brother. He had been missing for nearly a year after being arrested during a counter-terrorism operation in 2018. Sadly, many others were still searching for loved ones. Visiting various morgues became a regular part of Saira's life. Each morgue was similar, with flickering lights and the smell of decay. After seven years of searching, she still hopes to find her brother but has yet to do so.