In an open letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif civil society activists, including Academics and journalists, have sought the release of incarcerated Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders Dr Mahrang Baloch, Sammi Deen Baloch and others.
Most of the BYC leaders are under arrests and facing charges ranging from creating law and order situation to their involvement in terrorist activities.
"We, the undersigned citizens of Pakistan, urge you to take immediate action to release leader Mahrang Baloch, Sammi Baloch, and other detained leaders of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) before Eid so they can spend it with their loved ones," read the letter.
"Their arrests are a blatant attempt to silence voices advocating for an end to enforced disappearances and for fundamental rights and justice for the people of Balochistan," the letter continued.
The letter expressed alarm at the treatment of women activists at the hands of law enforcement agencies and denounces the deployment of "excessive force" against peaceful protesters.
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