Balochistan, April 30 -- Demonstrators blocked the Quetta-bound China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) highway at Hironk in Turbat, a day after the family of nursing student Khadija Baloch warned that protests would intensify if she was not recovered, according to The Balochistan Post (TBP).

The road blockade that took place on Wednesday halted traffic in both directions, disrupting movement between Turbat and nearby areas, including Hoshap, Awaran, Panjgur, Surab and Quetta. The protest escalation came after a press conference held on Tuesday during an ongoing sit-in outside Bolan Medical College in Quetta, where Khadija Baloch's family stated that she had been taken from a girls' hostel on the night of April 22 without any warrant and...