Mama Qadeer founded the “Voice for Missing Persons” in Balochistan. He came into the spotlight with significant coverage from both Western and Pakistani media. His primary demand was justice for Baloch missing persons.
However, many of the names he repeatedly mentioned were later found in BLA (Baloch Liberation Army) camps. Some individuals he claimed were forcibly disappeared by the state were later shown on BLA or BLF social media accounts, often with announcements that they had been killed in armed encounters with security forces. These individuals were then labeled as fidayeen (suicide attackers), sangat, and comrades — glorifying them as militants.
Although Mama Qadeer received anti-Pakistan support, he was not effective in selling or sustaining his narrative. Being from an older generation, he lacked the skills needed to craft and promote a modern, anti-state narrative.
The foreign elements funding this movement grew increasingly frustrated by the lack of impact.These forces, being cunning, then shifted their focus towards women in Balochistan.
Social media handles began to be monitored closely, and local RAW (India’s intelligence agency) agents became active.
To discredit any state or country, fault lines are often exploited — and conspiratorial elements always target these. Mama Qadeer’s failure led to the creation of a new mechanism in Balochistan. Opponents of Pakistan, CPEC, and Balochistan’s development diverted their funding toward a new direction.
The new focus was on educated women in colleges and universities. This marked the entry of “new players in the battlefield.”
At the same time, multiple unregistered, illegal organizations were suddenly launched. Social media accounts under the name “Human Rights Balochistan” were created.
One such account and organization was launched by a woman who was previously involved in Karachi’s Women’s March and Human Rights March. She was neither Baloch nor did she have any connection to Balochistan. However, she was intelligent and realized that international funding was flowing toward this issue. She now lives a luxurious life in the UK.
The “Baloch Yakjehti Committee” (BYC — Baloch Solidarity Committee) also emerged from this movement. One of its prominent figures, Dr. Mah Rang Baloch, is a Grade-17 officer. Her father, Mir Ghaffar Langov, was deeply involved in Baloch separatist movements and was a key commander in the BLA. He was killed in an internal dispute — a fact confirmed by Mama Qadeer himself in a video statement.
The “Barmish Solidarity Committee” eventually evolved into the Baloch Yakjehti Committee. BYC received a sudden boost on social media. Due to its anti-state narrative, international media began giving it prominent coverage.
BYC displayed posters of Kareem Jan at its camps. Later, BLA released a social media post stating that Kareem Jan had been a suicide attacker who died during the Gwadar attack.
Another active BYC leader, Gul Zadi, an educated woman, would display the photo of her brother, Wadood Satakzai, at missing persons’ camps, presenting him as a victim of enforced disappearance. For a long time, this narrative was used in protests. But in January 2024, BLA posted a picture confirming that Wadood Satakzai had been killed in the Machh attack — identifying him as one of their militants.
This is a highly organized movement. If you examine it closely, you’ll see how women are being used to further a narrative in which Mama Qadeer had previously failed.
Now, BYC’s narrative is also focused on portraying BLA terrorists as innocent victims. Several so-called missing persons from BYC have been recovered from BLA camps.
Then came the formation of “PAANK”, an organization run from Europe by Dr. Naseem. This group, too, was established to push a similar anti-state narrative.
In Europe, this organization receives full funding and its social media accounts are boosted using Indian-sponsored servers.
Indian media gives them daily coverage. Members of this organization have sought asylum in Europe and are now living luxurious lives.
The “Baloch Human Rights Council” (BHRC) is also operating from Europe and India. This organization actively spreads fake news and fabricated cases on social media. Indian accounts openly support it.
Most recently, yet another organization has emerged on social media, modeled after BYC. It’s called the Baloch Women Forum.
Its founder, Shaali Baloch, is pursuing her MBBS at Bolan Medical College under a government scholarship. She is now being promoted by Indian propaganda outlets like The Balochistan Post in an effort to bring her into the limelight.
This is a calculated operation — a grand game involving the misuse of Baloch women for propaganda and for securing foreign funding.
Baloch youth must be made aware of this scheme and must guard themselves against falling into the trap of the enemy’s narrative.
The government must develop a comprehensive strategy to protect Balochistan’s youth from this growing threat.
