Nasreena Baloch, Mahjabeen Baloch and Other Baloch Women’s Abductions, Along With the Use of Drones, Raised in British Parliament

Matiar Chowdhury:

In an important development in Westminster, Labour MP John McDonnell has formally raised the situation in Balochistan in the House of Commons, focusing on the abductions of Baloch women, including Nasreena Baloch and Mahjabeen Baloch and the reported use of drones in internal security operations. McDonnell has submitted three written parliamentary questions and tabled an Early Day Motion, all of which will now become part of the official record of the British Parliament, with the Government required to respond to the written questions within three days. These questions are publicly available on the official House of Commons website at:

https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written- questions?SearchTerm=balochistan&DateFrom=09%2F07%2F2024&DateTo=31%2F05%2F 2026&AnsweredFrom=&AnsweredTo=&House=Commons&Answered=Any&Expanded=True .

McDonnell’s Early Day Motion expresses alarm at recent reports from Balochistan, including the drone strike in Zehri, District Khuzdar, on 5 October 2025 in which six civilians, four of them children, were reportedly killed. It highlights the enforced disappearance of Mahjabeen Baloch, a student with disabilities who went missing on 29 May 2025, the abduction of the teenage girl Nasreena Baloch on 22 November 2025, and further concerns about collective punishment, including the detention of five Baloch women by Pakistani security forces on 17 November 2025. The motion calls on the UK Government to take further steps in response to these incidents, reminding Ministers of their earlier assurances that human rights concerns in Balochistan have been raised with Pakistani authorities.

Alongside the motion, McDonnell has submitted three written questions asking whether the Foreign Secretary has recently raised escalating human rights violations in Balochistan with Pakistani counterparts, what assessment the Department for Business and Trade has made regarding the risk that UK-supplied equipment could contribute to violations in the region, and whether any export licences have been authorised for military or dual-use items that could be used in drone operations or internal security actions in Balochistan.

This intervention adds to a growing pattern of parliamentary engagement. According to the Baloch National Movement (BNM), which has been writing regularly to British lawmakers throughout the year, six MPs have already submitted written questions to the Government about the UK’s position on Balochistan and the ongoing reports of human rights abuses. The MPs who have raised the issue and received answers from the Government are Sam Carling MP, Sojan Joseph MP, Mike Martin MP, Jim Shannon MP, Kate Osamor MP and John McDonnell MP. Their involvement signals increasing interest within the House of Commons in scrutinising the UK’s relationship with Pakistan and monitoring developments in Balochistan.