Quetta: A human rights organisation on Tuesday revealed that 98 cases of enforced disappearances were documented across Pakistan in the month of August. In its August 2025 report, Paank, Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department, mentioned that the cases were reported across 13 districts, including Karachi and Multan, with most of them being reported in Quetta (21), Kech (19) and Dera Bugti (14). His remarks came amid an escalating wave of enforced disappearances in the province, with families continuously staging protests demanding the return of their missing kin. The event organised by the Baloch National Movement (BNM) witnessed participation from several political figures, human rights activists, and intellectuals. "We must call for independent investigations into enforced disappearances, unlawful killings, and the targeting of women activists.