Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025
Demolition of at Least 13 Homes in Balochistan Over Four Days by Government Forces
Between Tuesday, April 8 and Friday, April 11, 2025 a wave of home demolitions targeting Baloch citizens took place across various regions of Sistan and Balochistan Province. These operations—carried out by municipal authorities, military forces, and organizations such as the Housing Foundation—were conducted without prior legal notice, judicial warrants, or opportunities for residents to defend their rights. They represent clear violations of basic human rights, particularly those of the Baloch minority.
Within this four-day period, at least 13 residential units in the cities of Zahedan, Chabahar, and Zahak were arbitrarily demolished. The demolitions were executed violently, with physical threats, and without offering alternative shelter to the displaced families.
1. Home Demolition in Zahedan – April 8, 2025
On the morning of Tuesday, April 8, municipal agents in Zahedan, accompanied by military forces, demolished the home of a Baloch citizen named Mahmoud Aboli, located on Pahlevani Street (Keshavarz 14), without presenting any legal warrant or prior notice.
The family was not given a chance to defend themselves or to move their belongings before the home was razed to the ground. Their possessions were forcibly thrown outside.
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2. Nighttime Demolition of a Home Under Construction in Chabahar – April 9, 2025
At around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, April 9, municipal forces in Chabahar, assisted by the military, raided the Hoot-Abad area in Ramin village and demolished a home under construction belonging to Mohammad Amin Hoot.
No legal notification had been issued beforehand. The sudden nighttime operation shocked the local community and generated psychological distress among residents.
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3. Demolition of Eight Homes in Shirabad, Zahedan – April 10, 2025
On the morning of Thursday, April 10, over 10 military and municipal vehicles entered the Emamat Street area of Shirabad, Zahedan, and demolished at least eight homes belonging to Baloch citizens—again without judicial orders or prior warnings.
These homes housed families, including women and children, who had lived there for years and inherited the land through generations. Witnesses described the atmosphere as tense and highly securitized.
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4. Demolition and Intimidation of a Female-Headed Household in Chabahar – April 10, 2025
Also on April 10, in a separate incident in Chabahar’s Hoot-Abad area, agents from the Housing Foundation—faces covered—entered the home of a Baloch woman living with her two young children.
They threatened her with electric shock devices and pepper spray, forced her out, and demolished her home. Despite heavy debts, she had managed to build the house as a shelter for her family. Neighbors were also threatened, and a nearby wall was destroyed.
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5. Demolition of Two Homes in Zahak – Week of April 6–11, 2025
Earlier in the week, municipal forces in Zahak entered the Gorgij neighborhood and partially demolished two homes belonging to Baloch families.
One of the homes belonged to a 70-year-old woman named Bozorg Gorgij, who lost access to basic sanitation after the demolition. The second belonged to 16-year-old twins Omid and Saeideh Gorgij, orphaned at a young age and living alone.
Despite promises from officials, no reconstruction assistance has been provided so far.
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Analysis and Conclusion
These incidents, concentrated in a four-day span, resulted in the destruction of at least 13 homes and the displacement of dozens of Baloch citizens.
Carried out without legal justification or alternative housing provisions, these actions reflect a broader pattern of discriminatory practices and forced displacement in Balochistan.
In recent years, such demolitions have intensified under initiatives like the so-called “Makran Coastal Development Plan,” which many local observers believe is a cover for demographic engineering and systemic marginalization of Baloch communities.
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Demands
Immediate halt to illegal demolitions
Full compensation for damages and losses
Provision of emergency shelter for displaced families
Independent investigation and oversight (domestic and international) into land policies in Balochistan
Urgent protection and advocacy for the Baloch minority against systemic rights violations
This report is based on field data and eyewitness testimonies from the mentioned areas and has been compiled by the Balochistan Human Rights Group.
