Pakistan faces fresh criticism over alleged disappearances in Karachi and Balochistan

Pakistan faces fresh criticism over alleged enforced disappearances in Karachi and Balochistan, with families accusing security personnel of detaining individuals without disclosing their whereabouts, intensifying scrutiny of the country's human rights record. The Balochistan Post reports new cases involving a disabled schoolteacher, a young man from Panjgur, and three women from a Baloch family. Allah Bakhsh, who has mobility disabilities, was allegedly detained by Sindh Rangers in Karachi's Maripur area, briefly released, then detained again, with contact lost afterward. Bakhsh has spent a decade providing free education to underprivileged children as head of the Tekkri Education Centre. Relatives of the other detainees are demanding their recovery, adding to ongoing concerns about enforced disappearances in the region.