March 12, 2024
by Imran Ali
MULTAN:
Security forces allegedly detained 19-year-old student Muhammad Shoaib Buzdar from outside a shop on Club Road in Taunsa Sharif, South Punjab.
Eyewitnesses recount a disturbing scene where armed masked men forcefully apprehended Buzdar, despite his desperate resistance, before swiftly departing in a white vehicle.
Reportedly inspired by the Baloch Movement, Buzdar, a student at Bolan Medical College in Quetta, Balochistan, is known for advocating commitment to social justice on social media platforms.
Buzdar’s family and friends are demanding a fair trial to ascertain his alleged crime.
Talking to Voicepk about the forced disappearance of Buzdar, social activist Afsheen Baloch said, “We appeal to the state institutions that if any crime has been committed by Shoaib Buzdar, it should be presented in the courts.”
Local activists, including Nasrullah Baloch and Meer Shahroz Leghari, point out that at least three persons – Qadeer Baloch, Adnan Khosa and Shehzad – have been forcefully disappeared from Taunsa and close surroundings in the last few months.
A sense of anguish grips Buzdar’s family, particularly his ailing mother, as they anxiously await his safe return. Waqar Buzdar, speaking on behalf of the family, reiterates their plea for swift action and urges authorities to reunite Buzdar with his family.