Quetta, May 11 -- Baloch activist Sammi Deen Baloch has accused Pakistani authorities of targeting and intimidating mothers of activists who raise their voices against enforced disappearances and alleged oppression in Balochistan. In a post shared on social media platform X on International Mother's Day, Sammi Deen recalled an incident outside the Karachi Press Club where police reportedly attempted to detain her mother.

According to Sammi, when officers were asked about her mother's "crime," they replied, "Her crime is that she is Sammi Deen's mother. Her crime is that she doesn't know how to silence her daughter."

Calling Baloch mothers symbols of resistance, Sammi wrote, "Baloch mothers are criminals, then they deserve to be punished...