The so-called “missing persons” campaign led by Mahrang Baloch and the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has suffered yet another major credibility blow, this time involving Asif Baloch, who has been spotted alive and well inside a Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) camp alongside the notorious terror leader Dr. Allah Nazar.
Even as selected faces in Islamabad continue to perform the usual act of outrage before cameras, demanding justice for alleged victims of enforced disappearance, new visuals confirm that Asif Baloch — previously declared “missing” — is not only free, but actively present in a militant camp, seen sharing sweets with BLF commanders.
This latest revelation follows the recent exposure of similar falsehoods involving Engineer Zaheer Baloch, Abdul Wadood, and Naeem Satakzai. In each case, BYC and its affiliated activists pushed claims of enforced disappearance and state repression, only for the individuals to resurface under very different, and incriminating, circumstances.
Sources say the deliberate attempt to portray militants as victims is part of a coordinated anti-state narrative, designed to delegitimize Pakistan’s security operations and shift public opinion. “They know the truth, but they choose to lie,” said a senior intelligence source. “They’re not confused. They’re complicit.”
The hypocrisy of these activists has become increasingly apparent. “If they truly cared about the so-called ‘missing persons,’ they’d be protesting against Dr. Allah Nazar and his terror camps,” noted a security analyst. “That’s where many of these individuals actually are, not in detention centres, but hiding in militant dens across the region.”
Meanwhile, public sentiment is shifting. With each false narrative exposed, the BYC’s credibility continues to erode, and their claims are being met with growing scepticism from civil society and media watchdogs alike.
Officials have reiterated that Pakistan has nothing to hide, but will no longer allow anti-state operatives to cloak terrorists in the language of human rights. As more fabricated cases come to light, the state is expected to adopt stricter measures to expose propaganda and hold its enablers accountable.
