Baloch rights activists Mahrang Baloch and Sammi Deen Baloch were stopped at Karachi Airport to leave the country.
They were reportedly going to New York for the TIME Magazine gala, where they were invited alongside other leaders named the publication’s Most Influential Emerging Leaders of the Year.
In a post on X, Mahrang Baloch alleged that they were detained at the airport “without any legal justification” and described it as violating the fundamental right to freedom of movement.
She referred to the move as an attempt to silence Baloch voices from “being heard internationally and conceal the decades-long human rights abuses occurring in Balochistan.”
“Today, I was scheduled to travel to New York to attend @TIME Magazine’s gala, where I was invited alongside other leaders named TIME’s Most Influential Emerging Leaders of the Year. However, I was unjustly stopped at Karachi International Airport with no legal or valid given,” the tweet read.
Sammi Deen Baloch claimed that they were searched and harassed and Mahrang Baloch’s mobile phone, passport, and other belongings were confiscated by the officers.
As per sources Mahrang and Sami Deen Baloch’s names are on the immigration stop list, so they were not allowed to travel abroad.
