Why are people disappearing in Balochistan?
The Take
English - May 04, 2022 09:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 360 ratingsNews Society & Culture aj+ world journalism reporters al jazeera global news news podcasts international news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Enforced disappearances have been happening across Pakistan for the last twenty years. And in the southwest province of Balochistan, in particular, some human rights groups say thousands of people are missing. The province was annexed by Pakistan in 1948, soon after partition from India, and there has been a separatist movement ever since. Many Baloch people say they feel subjected to state repression. In this episode, The Take asks why disappearances are still happening, and talks to the family member of a victim about how her life has been affected.
In this episode:
Mahrang Baloch, (@MahrangBaloch_), Political Activist and Doctor
Osama Bin Javaid (@osamabinjavaid), Al Jazeera English Correspondent
Anwar Ul Haq Karkar (@anwaar_kakar), Senator of Balochistan
This episode was produced by Ruby Zaman, with Ney Alvarez, Amy Walters, Negin Owliaei, Alexandra Locke, and Malika Bilal. Alex Roldan is our sound designer, this episode was mixed by Seth Samuel. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.
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