Quetta, Nov. 5 -- Several political and human rights activists, including relatives of victims of enforced disappearances, have been added to Pakistan's Fourth Schedule under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), reported The Balochistan Post.

According to the report, the development has prompted intense backlash from civil society and rights organisations.

The Balochistan Post reported that a recent notification issued by the Balochistan Home Department stated that the updated list was prepared to "improve law and order" and "monitor suspicious activities".

The report further revealed that those newly included on the list are Mahzaib Baloch, a human rights activist and niece of the forcibly disappeared political worker Rashid Hussain; Advocat...