{"id":2857,"date":"2025-06-12T15:20:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T10:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=2857"},"modified":"2025-06-12T10:16:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T05:16:51","slug":"mahrangs-sister-appeals-to-supreme-court-over-detention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/12\/mahrangs-sister-appeals-to-supreme-court-over-detention","title":{"rendered":"Mahrang\u2019s Sister Appeals to Supreme Court Over Detention"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Nadia Baloch, sister of Dr. Mahrang Baloch, has approached the Supreme Court seeking to overturn a recent Balochistan High Court order that rejected a plea against Mahrang\u2019s detention under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Mahrang Baloch, a prominent leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has been held at Hudda District Prison, Quetta since March 22, following a detention order issued by the deputy commissioner.<\/p>\n

Her detention has been challenged previously before the Balochistan High Court, but the plea was dismissed.<\/p>\n

The appeal now before the Supreme Court argues that the high court\u2019s order contradicts constitutional provisions, applicable laws, and the facts of the case.<\/p>\n

Allegations of Unlawful Detention and Political Targeting<\/h3>\n

The petition, filed through senior counsel Faisal Siddiqi, accuses the federal government, Balochistan\u2019s interior and tribal affairs departments, and various law enforcement officials of unlawfully detaining Dr. Mahrang.<\/p>\n

It alleges that labeling her as a militant sympathizer and repeatedly detaining her is part of a deliberate attempt to silence her advocacy for missing persons.
The petition also reveals that Mahrang\u2019s father and brother were victims of enforced disappearances in 2011 and 2017.<\/p>\n

Alongside the main appeal, a request has been submitted to suspend the Balochistan High Court order during the ongoing Supreme Court proceedings.<\/p>\n

Another petition challenging the extension of the detention order is expected soon.<\/p>\n

Legal Arguments and Context<\/h3>\n

The appeal recalls that in December 2023, Dr. Mahrang led the \u201cBaloch Long March,\u201d which was reportedly met with excessive force by authorities.<\/p>\n

The petition further details a surge in state retaliation following a militant attack on a passenger train in March 2025, including abductions and unlawful detentions of BYC members and relatives.<\/p>\n

It criticizes the Balochistan High Court for not reviewing all evidence related to the MPO order to assess its legality and reasonableness.<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court\u2019s 2003 precedent mandates that all material justifying detention must be presented to the court, regardless of claimed privileges.<\/p>\n

The petition emphasizes that the deputy commissioner exceeded his authority by issuing the MPO order without the necessary approval from the chief minister.<\/p>\n

It warns that without suspension of the high court order, the petitioner may suffer irreparable harm during the case\u2019s duration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Nadia Baloch, sister of Dr. Mahrang Baloch, has approached the Supreme Court seeking to overturn a recent Balochistan High Court order that rejected a plea against Mahrang\u2019s detention under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO). Dr. Mahrang Baloch, a prominent leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has been held at Hudda District Prison, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[259,1441,1442],"class_list":["post-2857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","tag-balochistan","tag-detention","tag-supremecourt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2857"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2861,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2857\/revisions\/2861"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}