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Jan 2024
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Another Take: Why are people disappearin...

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Every Saturday, we revisit a story that’s in the news again. As Iran and Pakistan trade military strikes, we look at one side of their shared border: the Pakistani province of Balochistan.

This originally aired on May 4, 2022. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed. 

Enforced disappearances have been happening across Pakistan for the last 20 years. And in the southwest province of Balochistan, in particular, some human rights groups say thousands of people are missing. In this episode, The Take talks to the family member of a victim about how her life has been affected.

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Episode credits:

This episode was updated by Negin Owliaei. The original production team was Ruby Zaman, Alexandra Locke, Ney Alvarez, Negin Owliaei, Amy Walters, and Malika Bilal.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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