Baloch protesters in Islamabad have called off their more than 30-day sit-in outside the NPC

Mahrang Baloch declares, “We will have a rally in Balochistan on January 27.”

The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) canceled their more than 30-day sit-in outside Islamabad’s National Press Club (NPC) on Tuesday.

Since December 20, 2023, protesters from the Baloch community have been staging demonstrations against “enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings” in the federal capital.

One of the protest organizers, activist Dr. Mahrang Baloch, stated that they are traveling back to Balochistan from Islamabad.

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“On January 27, we’re going to have a rally in Balochistan,” she continued.

This happened the day after NPC Islamabad complained to the Kohsar Police Station on Monday, demanding that the Baloch protesters be removed from the public park in front of the NPC.

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The club’s administration claimed in its complaint that there was a security risk because numerous well-known national politicians and socialites frequent the NPC for various events.

According to the NPC administration, the demonstrators’ sit-in had been going on for more than two months, costing money because members of the political and social sectors had avoided holding press conferences and other social and political events at the NPC.

Baloch protesters were targeted by Islamabad police last month, and their camps outside the National Press Club were destroyed.

Anguish was felt across the nation as the police arrested the majority of the protestors.

At first, the administration defended the crackdown, saying it was an essential step to prevent a “catastrophe”.

After being detained for a week, all of the Baloch protesters were released in response to public uproar against the crackdown.