News Center- Sister of Dr. Mahrang Baloch, a women’s human rights defender, Nadia Baloch announced in a social media post on Friday that she visited her sister in prison.

“My mother and I visited the jail to see my sister, Dr. Mahrang Baloch today. We were forced to wait for eight hours and were then only allowed to speak with her over the telephone, separated by a thick glass wall,” she wrote in the post.

“The jail staff is undergoing a complete overhaul, with new personnel being brought in. The jail superintendent has already been transferred, and other officials are reportedly next in line. According to the jail staff, the prison is under strict control of intelligence agencies, with surveillance cameras installed throughout. A separate room is being prepared for meetings, equipped with cameras, microphones, and other monitoring devices.”

‘We are still being denied in-person visits’

Despite the High Court’s directive allowing them to meet Mahrang Baloch, “we are still being denied in-person visits. Her rights as a prisoner are being blatantly violated,” her sister said in the post on social media account X.

Nadia Baloch also gave information about Dr. Mahrang Baloch’s health condition in prison.

“Mahrang has fallen severely ill due to food poisoning and has been sick for the past three days. Her condition worsened last night. We have repeatedly requested that jail authorities allow a doctor to examine her, but no medical specialist has been permitted to visit. Yesterday, a junior doctor conducted a brief check-up, which was entirely inadequate. Beebow informed me that Mahrang was unwell throughout the night.”

‘We strongly believe something is seriously wrong with her health’

In the post, the family of Dr.Mahrang Baloch demanded that an independent medical board of experienced doctors be allowed to “examine her immediately. She appears extremely weak and fragile, and we strongly believe something is seriously wrong with her health.”

Nadia Baloch called on civil society, the media, and the legal community to” take immediate action, ensuring that court orders are enforced and that my sister receives the urgent medical care and justice she deserves.”

On March 22, 2025, the Balochistan Unity Committee (Balochistan Yakjehti Committee, BYC) called for a sit-in and a general strike in the province to protest the killing of civilians. However, Pakistani police attacked the protesters while participating in the peaceful sit-in protest in Quetta, Balochistan, arresting Dr. Mahrang Baloch, a prominent Baloch woman human rights defender, and 16 other protesters.