The unrest in Balochistan, marked by military raids, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings, has left Baloch families in a constant state of distress and suspicious of the state.

Balochs who were relieved after their male kin were recently released after being forcibly picked up by the authorities are now fearing for the lives of their children.

The July 28 event in Gwadar, expected to be the largest gathering of Baloch in recent times, aims to unite people affected by the excesses of Pakistani state.

When the army arrived in this Balochistan town, people’s daily life and movements became restricted, search operations and raids became commonplace, and schools were turned into military camps.