Human rights activist Mama Qadeer has accused Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of pressuring families of the Baloch missing persons to provide false testimonies against him, linking him to banned outfits.
Voice for Baloch Missing Persons vice president Mama Qadeer has been staging sit-ins and organising protest demonstrations across the province for the release of missing persons.
Mama Qadeer’s son Jaleel Reiki went missing in 2010. Three years later, he found his bullet-riddled body and since then he has been protesting against enforced disappearances.
Mama Qadeer said that the CTD is forcing families of Baloch missing persons, including children, to falsely link him to banned outfits.
Be Aware :
Please be aware CTD is pressuring families of #Balochmissingpersons, including children as young as ten, to provide written statements to CTD accusing me, #MamaQadeer, of having ties with banned militant outfits. This is a deliberate attempt to defame and trap me.I…
— Mama Qadeer Baloch (@QadeerMama) April 9, 2023
He said that he has always organised peaceful protests.
“Despite these challenges, I will continue to remain peaceful in my activism. My struggle will continue until every missing person is reunited with their loved ones,” he added.
According to a report released by the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (COIOED) in July 2022, a total of 8,696 cases of missing persons have been reported. While 6,513 of these cases have been solved, 2,219 are still pending. Among the missing persons, the majority of people are from Baloch and Pashtun ethnicities.
However, human rights activists claim the number is much higher than this.
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