Baloch Yakjehti Committee supporters protest in Quetta

Published January 8, 2024
CHILDREN stage a demonstration in front of the Dalbandin Press Club, on Sunday.—Courtesy Baloch Yakjehti Committee
CHILDREN stage a demonstration in front of the Dalbandin Press Club, on Sunday.—Courtesy Baloch Yakjehti Committee

QUETTA: Supporters of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), including political activists, human rights defenders and students, staged a protest sit-in in the Sariab area of the provincial capital, here on Sunday.

Holding placards and banners inscribed with demands including end to enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killing of political activists and students, and recovery of all missing persons, BYC supporters gathered in front of Balochistan University area of Sariab Road.

Addressing the protesters, student leaders and activists condemned the recent detention of Turbat protesters and said the interim government and state authorities were not ready to resolve the issues of missing persons. They reiterated their resolve to continue their movement till the acceptance of their demands.

Children also staged a protest demonstration in front of the Dalbandin Press Club, carrying pictures of those people who have been missing for a long time. They chanted slogans for the recovery of missing persons.

Traffic on Sariab Road that links Quetta-Karachi National Highway remained suspended for hours, as the protesters blocked the road by putting barricades, boulders and burning tyres.

Published in Dawn, January 8th, 2024

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