Caretaker Balochistan Information Minister Jan Achakzai has stated that Dr. Mahrang Baloch, a human rights activist who is in charge of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee’s (BYC) camp in the federal capital, wishes to go abroad on asylum grounds while demonstrations for the recovery of Baloch missing persons continue in Islamabad.
The minister made the statement on Wednesday at a press conference in Quetta, sharing the findings on the missing people from the Baloch Enforced Disappearance Commission. He said, “This report may put an end to the propaganda mills.”
The acting minister claimed that the missing persons issue in Baloch has been utilized as a tool for organized campaigning and that some people’s motivations can be exploited for other purposes, including campaigning for elections.
“Everyone is aware of Dr. Mahrang’s intent. She aspires to obtain asylum through any foreign embassy or to obtain a visa and dwell in any foreign nation. She dreams of being Malala II,” Achakzai remarked.
The minister emphasized that although the activist will continue to promote this story, it “is a fact that the entire data has been received.”.
He rejected the veracity of any data that was included in the “propaganda” that the media and private sector were using.
The commission’s report has been sent to the Supreme Court, according to Achakzai. He claimed that accusations had been made about the people who were arrested in Tonsa and other places.
The minister claimed that Pakistan is being maligned in the name of missing people, saying that “banned outfits give the people names to be added to missing persons’ lists.”
He continued by saying that Balochistan had seen over 200 attacks in the previous year.
“These attacks involve an individual. Terrorist acts cannot include innocent people,” said Achakzai.
He claimed that after receiving training in camps, members of organizations that are outlawed go on attacks.
Dr. Mahrang said to Geo.tv that Achakzai and his administration have been engaging in “propaganda against us for a long time now” in response to the province minister’s comments.
“They only intend to defame the families of the victims,” she asserted, adding, “I will remain in Pakistan; I am currently seated in Islamabad and will do so for the foreseeable future.”
In addition, the human rights advocate said, “Why would I fly somewhere else? Do we have any unconstitutional demands? I want everyone to know that I am not the problem. It concerns missing people.
She went on to say that people like Achakzai are “merely pawns” who do as they are taught.
According to the investigation commission’s findings, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has the greatest number of reported missing persons in the nation—3,485 cases. According to the report, the main causes of the disappearances were the increase in militancy and causalities in drone attacks.
The commission stated that 2,752 cases of enforced disappearance had been filed in Balochistan and that, among other factors, these cases were caused by individuals leaving the province and going abroad without notifying their family because of the circumstances there.
“The commission has issued 744 production orders in exercise of the aforementioned powers, of which 52 have been implemented by the addresses; the remaining 692 production orders have not yet been executed by the concerned quarters.”
According to the report, the commission also received 182 petitions from the relevant quarters asking for a reconsideration of the production orders in these particular circumstances.
