Nearly 5,000 Baloch residents were forcibly displaced from their ancestral homes in Gwadar district in July, according to a new report by Paank, the human rights department of the Baloch National Movement (BNM).

The report, published on 6 November and reported on Tuesday, says almost the entire population of Shadi Kaur, in Pasni tehsil, was driven from the area on 11 and 12 July 2026 after military operations, enforced disappearances, mass detentions and restrictions on essential supplies.

What the report alleges

Paank says army personnel ordered residents to leave their homes on 9 and 10 July, warning that the houses of anyone who stayed would be burnt. The report says the displacement followed a three-day military siege from 5 to 8 May, which restricted movement in Shadi Kaur and the neighbouring settlements of Zarin Kaur, Trati, Gorestani and Kabadi.

According to the report, between 85 and 100 men were detained during military operations on 5 May. It also names Sardil, son of Sher Khan, who it says was forcibly disappeared by military intelligence personnel on 22 November 2025 and whose mutilated body was found near Pasni on 30 May 2026.

Paank says about 10,000 acres of agricultural land have been abandoned as a result, and that displaced families have moved to Pasni, Ormara, Turbat and nearby towns, where many are living in tents.

A wider pattern, Paank says

The report places the Shadi Kaur displacement in what it describes as a wider pattern of alleged abuses in Balochistan. Paank says it documented 1,355 enforced disappearances and 225 extrajudicial killings in 2025, and 556 enforced disappearances and 227 extrajudicial or custodial killings between January and June 2026.

It also says an evacuation order was issued in October 2026 affecting about 30,000 people in Shor Parood, in the Kalat region, ahead of a planned military operation.

What Paank is calling for

Paank calls for an immediate end to forced evictions, the disclosure of the whereabouts of missing people, independent investigations, humanitarian assistance for displaced families, and their safe, voluntary and dignified return to their homes.

The report argues that the alleged violations raise serious concerns under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention against Torture and the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.

The claims in the report are allegations made by Paank and have not been independently verified. The reports of the findings did not include a response from Pakistani authorities.