Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch has submitted a petition claiming harassment by Pakistani authorities.

Sindh [Pakistan], October 14: Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch filed a petition in the Sindh High Court on Monday, alleging that her passport and mobile phone were stolen while she was returning from Karachi Airport.

In a post on X, Baloch stated, "On October 14th, I, along with my advocate Jibran Nasir, filed a petition in the Sindh High Court for the recovery of my stolen passport and mobile phone, which were snatched from me on the night of October 8 when I was returning from Karachi airport. The court issued a notice to the SSP and SHO Malir, directing them to locate and produce the stolen items by October 21st. Furthermore, the High Court suspended the false and baseless FIR filed against me by the Karachi police on Friday after reviewing clear evidence disproving its claims. The Sindh High Court also ruled that I cannot be harassed by the authorities in any manner."

Previously, on October 7, Mahrang Baloch was prevented from traveling to the United States at Karachi Airport.

"I was scheduled to travel to New York to attend Time Magazine's gala, where I was invited alongside other leaders named as TIME's Most Influential Emerging Leaders of the Year. However, I was unjustly stopped at Karachi International Airport without any legal or valid reason, which is a clear violation of my fundamental right to freedom of movement," Baloch had posted at that time.

The incident preventing her from attending the event was also shared by Time Magazine on their social media page.

TIME reported that she was stopped from attending the gala after immigration officials from Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) detained her at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport and confiscated her passport, claiming she did not have a valid U.S. visa, despite her passport showing a recently issued five-year visa.

Time highlighted the struggles faced by Baloch citizens under Pakistan's regime, stating, "There are an estimated 5,000 people missing amid Pakistan's decades-long crackdown on a separatist insurgency led by Baloch militants, including the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and other groups seeking independence from Islamabad."

Baloch citizens routinely experience crimes such as abduction and extrajudicial killings at the hands of the Pakistani government.

Despite being one of the richest regions in terms of mineral wealth, the benefits do not reach the common citizens, as Pakistan often sells contracts for these mineral-rich areas to international players like China, which do not contribute to the overall development of the Baloch population.

The Baloch Yakhjeti Committee stated, "The State vindictively targets Baloch youth following its security failures. Families of the disappeared are in constant agony and fear for their sons, who might be targeted in fake encounters. The Baloch nation must unite against such vengeful acts of the State and resist to end the scourge of enforced disappearances."