London [UK], December 10, 2025
On International Human Rights Day, the Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) staged a major protest outside 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the British Prime Minister, to draw global attention to Pakistan’s deepening crisis of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and the suppression of ethnic minorities.
The protest, chaired by JSFM Chairman Sohail Abro, featured passionate speeches condemning what participants described as Pakistan’s state-sponsored genocide of Sindhi, Baloch, Pashtun, Jamu Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan communities.
SFM Spokesperson Mansoor Ahmed Hab served as the master of ceremonies, while Muhammad Usama Soomro, JSFM’s UK Coordinator, oversaw organisational arrangements. JSFM London leader Tahir Khan managed administrative duties.
Representatives of various nationalist movements, including Jasim Baloch of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), Mansoor Jan Baloch of the Baloch Republican Party (BRP), Qambar Malik Baloch of the Baloch Advocacy & Study Centre (BASC), Syed Alam Mahsud, a senior Pashtun leader, Javed Khattak of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), and Sheraz Ahmed of PTM London, accused the Pakistani establishment of orchestrating abductions, torture, and mass displacements.
Speakers specifically denounced Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies, including the ISI and MI, for targeting political activists, journalists, and human rights defenders. They highlighted the plight of thousands of missing persons from Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. JSFM particularly drew attention to the cases of Sindhi nationalist political workers who have been disappeared for years, including Jawed Sanghar, Talib Laghari, Sohail Raza Bhatti, Allah Wadhayo Mahar, Faiqr Ijaz Gaho, Arslan Shah, Mohan Meghwar, Sarwech Sargani, Mohsin Magsi, Hameed Sindhi, Zafar Mari, Ishaq Burgri, Ayoub Kandhro, Imran Kalhoro, and Pathan Khan Zurhrani. Protesters urged the United Nations, the United States, and the British government to intervene.
The rights of pigeons in Liverpool and the trees of Manchester are more protected than those of Baloch and Pashtuns in Pakistan, remarked Said Alam Mahsud, drawing attention to the indifference of Western powers. Protesters called for the release of detained leaders, including Inam Sindhi, Dr Mehrang Baloch, Bebo Baloch, Gulzadi Baloch and Ali Wazir, and demanded an end to military operations in *Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Speakers also urged the British Parliament to halt financial aid to Pakistan, alleging that such funds are being used to perpetuate repression and war crimes. The protest concluded with chants for “justice, equality, and humanity,” as activists vowed to continue their peaceful struggle until Pakistan ends enforced disappearances and honours its international human rights commitments.
