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Time of India
01-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Two Baloch civilians killed by state-backed death squads; rights groups call for justice
In two separate incidents of extrajudicial killings in Balochistan, two Baloch civilians, Yasir Baloch and Musafir Baloch, were reportedly killed by operatives of state-backed death squads in the Kech and Turbat regions, intensifying concerns among rights groups over the continued targeting of Baloch youth by Pakistsecurity forces and affiliated militias. On May 20, Yasir Baloch, son of Nasram Baloch and a resident of Geshkur, Tehsil Buleda in the Kech district, was shot and killed by members of a death squad allegedly backed by Pakistani forces. Yasir was working as a daily wage labourer in a local orchard and was the sole breadwinner for his family. His killing has left his relatives devastated and local communities alarmed, according to a statement by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee. Ten days later, on May 30, another Baloch civilian, Musafir Baloch, son of Pir Dad and a resident of Apsar, Turbat, was similarly gunned down by operatives of a state-backed militia. Musafir, a professional driver, was reportedly targeted without cause. Also Read: At least 21 Palestinians killed while heading to Gaza aid hub, hospital says Both killings are part of what rights activists describe as a systematic campaign of extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances in Balochistan. Over the past two decades, numerous cases have surfaced involving Baloch students, teachers, labourers, and ordinary civilians being abducted or killed by shadowy armed groups operating with impunity, allegedly under the protection or direct command of Pakistani security institutions. Live Events The killings of Yasir and Musafir have sparked renewed calls from human rights organisations for an international investigation into state-linked violence in the region. Advocacy groups urge the global community to press Islamabad to halt these unlawful killings and hold perpetrators accountable.
Time of India
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Balochistan Abductions: Two Baloch students forcibly disappeared in Turbat; UN experts decry ongoing abductions as international crime
KECH: Two young Baloch students have allegedly been forcibly taken by Pakistsecurity forces in Turbat, the primary city of the Kech district in Balochistan, as reported by The Balochistan Post (TBP). Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Seventeen-year-old Shey Haq Baloch, the son of the deceased Altaf Baloch, and sixteen-year-old Adam Baloch, son of Saleem, were purportedly apprehended by security personnel on Tuesday shortly after arriving in Turbat from Karachi, according to TBP. Nugra Baloch, Shey Haq's sister, verified the occurrence in a Facebook post. She stated that both boys were first-year college students and were detained by Pakistani forces and intelligence agencies, as highlighted by the TBP report. "I call upon everyone to speak out against this unlawful and cruel act," she wrote. "Assist us in our struggle for the safe return of my brother and Adam Baloch." Shey Haq Baloch's father, Altaf Baloch, was killed in 2008 when Pakistani forces reportedly opened fire on a peaceful rally held by the Baloch National Front (BNF) in Turbat, according to the TBP report. In another instance on April 30, two young men, Amir, son of Dad Bakhsh, and Usman, son of Abdul Ghani, were reportedly kidnapped from a barber shop in Pasni, in Gwadar district. Both are locals of the town. A further case has been reported from Turbat's D-Baloch area, where Abdul Majeed, son of Abdul Ghani, was allegedly taken by unidentified armed individuals while he was waiting for transport with his children, as highlighted by the TBP report. Enforced disappearances in Balochistan continue to pose a serious and persistent issue. Human rights organisations have long accused Pakistani security agencies of systematically targeting students, activists, and ordinary civilians, according to the TBP report. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Earlier on Tuesday, United Nations human rights experts described the "relentless use of enforced disappearances" in Balochistan as "a severe human rights violation and an international crime" and urged Pakistan to establish "independent and effective mechanisms for searching and investigating," as per the TBP report.
