The Balochistan government extended the detention of the Baloch Yekjehti Committee (BYC) leader Mahrang Baloch for 30 more days, after charging her with “terrorism”, “sedition” and “murder”, her lawyer, Imran Baloch, said.
Baloch, 32, was taken into custody on March 22, after she took part took part in a sit-in protest in the provincial capital Quetta. She was detained for 30 days but “the government has issued another notification ordering to detain her for 30 days more”, the lawyer said.
Last month, Baloch participated in a sit-in in Quetta, demanding the release of members of the BYC.