Sunday, April 5, 2026

Gilgit-Baltistan student leader forcibly disappeared in Islamabad

The Chairperson Amnesty International SOS- Gilgit-Baltistan student leader forcibly disappeared in Islamabad We would like to draw your attention to an important humanitarian issue that the President of the Punjab Division of the Baltistan Students Federation (BSF), Aun Muhammad Baltistani, was picked up by plainclothes security forces from his residence Jasmine Garden Islamabad on March 28, 2026, along with his two half-brothers, Najamuddin Jalali and Mohammad Zakariya Mutahri. Aun Muhammad Baltistani has been forcibly disappeared, and has been missing for several days. The forced disappearance of the student leader is a clear violation of the constitution and law, this forced disappearance has made thousands of students of Gilgit-Baltistan studying in Pakistan insecure and their parents worried about their children. There is strong resentment among the people of Gilgit-Baltistan over the forced disappearance of the student leader, Shabir Mayar, chief organizer of the Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement (GBUM), has strongly condemned the forced disappearance of Aun Muhammad Baltistani, calling it an alleged violation of human rights and demanded his immediate release. Aun Muhammad Baltistani is 25 years old. He belongs to the border area of Baltistan, is a doctor by profession and does not belong to any religious group, but he always tries to solve the problems of students of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan. He always talk about peace, brotherhood and regional issues. ( https://web.facebook.com/aun.muhammad.16547)
There are already thousands of cases of forced disappearance and extra-constitutional abduction and killing of people in Pakistan, after Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the forced disappearance of a student from Gilgit-Baltistan has worried two million unconstitutional citizens of Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan's indigenous political party Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement ( GBUM) has demanded the government of Pakistan to immediately release Aun Muhammad Baltistani and if he is accused of any kind, he should be produced in court and given the right to self-defense. The Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement calls upon organizations working on human rights and enforced disappearances within Pakistan and internationally to raise their voice for the safe recovery of Aun Mohammad Baltistani and contribute to ending the distress and public anxiety of his parents by securing his release. Shabbir Mayar The chief organizer Gilgit Baltistan United Movement, Skardu Baltistan 5 April 226