Pakistani activists demanded the release of Salim Baloch in a social media post on X at approximately 12:00 AM UTC on February 23, 2026, questioning "Where is Salim?" and using hashtags #ReleaseSalimBaloch and #SaveBalochStudents, according to a post by @hi__hassan during the 29-minute reporting window from 11:45:55 PM UTC on February 22 to 12:15:41 AM UTC on February 23, as relayed by Pakistan's military public relations wing @OfficialDGISPR. The call references the ongoing hostage crisis in Balochistan, where Pakistan Army soldiers remain captured by BLA/FAH terrorists, prompting mass combat search and rescue operations launched between 8:45 PM and 9:15 PM UTC on February 22, as previously reported by the Open Source Pakistan Satellite Feed (OSPSF). This development occurs amid heightened regional tensions, including Pakistan's airstrikes on TTP camps in eastern Afghanistan documented by ForumStrategic satellite images posted between 9:15 PM and 9:45 PM UTC on February 22, and an NMF guerrilla attack on a Taliban checkpoint in Kandahar City at 8:23 PM UTC on February 22 that killed one Taliban commander.
