Pakistan: Baloch Yakjehti Committee continue protest in Islamabad, demands release of their leaders
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) activists, who are protesting demanding the release of their leaders, marked the 12-day of their sit-in in Islamabad on Sunday.
The protesters alleged that police were asking to see their Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs).
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟭 – 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗦𝗶𝘁-𝗜𝗻:
— Baloch Yakjehti Committee (@BalochYakjehtiC) July 26, 2025
Today marks the 11th day of the sit-in protest by Baloch families in Islamabad, and the Pakistani state continues its systematic repression. Roads leading to the Press Club remain sealed off with buses, blockades and barbed wire. No… pic.twitter.com/E49ioxlnoM
BYC, a Baloch advocacy group active since 2018, has been campaigning against enforced disappearances for several years now.
Group's leader Dr Mahrang Baloch was among the several activists who were arrested on Mar 22 for attacking Quetta Civil Hospital and even inciting violence.
She was arrested a day after the police cracked down on their demonstration.
The ongoing sit-in protest began on July 16.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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