Quetta’s streets have long echoed with the cries of grieving mothers, but none resonated louder than Amma Huri’s. The beloved 80-year-old, affectionately known as ‘Mother Huri,’ drew her last breath on February 16 while clinging to the dream of seeing her son Gul Mohammad Marri again. Abducted in 2012, his fate remains shrouded in mystery, one of thousands in Balochistan’s dark ledger of missing persons.
What began as a personal quest for answers evolved into a broader indictment of Pakistan’s handling of Baloch unrest. Displaced and defiant, Amma Huri braved government crackdowns, joining protests in Quetta and endurance camps in Islamabad. Alongside her granddaughter—Gul Mohammad’s daughter—she demanded recovery of the disappeared, her persistence captured in heartfelt social media clips.
‘I’ve grown old on these roads… people hold my hand to help me down from buses, but I protest for justice,’ she said, her words now immortalized online. Reports from local outlets paint her as a catalyst for political awakening, transforming individual sorrows into communal outrage. Pakistani authorities dismiss claims of foul play, but families persist.
Amma Huri’s passing leaves a void, yet her story amplifies the chorus of Baloch voices seeking truth. In a region rife with enforced vanishings and collective punishment, her unwavering hope until the end underscores the human cost of protracted conflict, urging global attention to these silenced pleas.