Fresh allegations of extrajudicial killings have surfaced in Pakistan's Balochistan province, as three previously missing persons were reportedly killed in what is being widely condemned as a staged encounter by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Barkhan district.
In a separate but related development, another youth was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Awaran after allegedly being summoned by security forces.
According to a report by The Balochistan Post, cited by news agency ANI, the CTD claimed to have carried out an operation early Monday morning in the Tang Kiryar area of Barkhan.
The bodies of Abdul Rehman Buzdar, Fareed Buzdar, and Sultan Marri, who had allegedly been subjected to enforced disappearance for several months, were later transferred to the Basic Health Unit (BHU) hospital in Rakni.
A CTD spokesperson said that the operation involved an exchange of fire with militants, resulting in fatalities and the recovery of weapons.
A claim that the families of the victims rejected, alleging that the encounter was staged and the men were executed after prolonged illegal detention.
Meanwhile, in Kolwah tehsil of Awaran district, the body of a young man, Ghaus Bakhsh, was discovered bearing signs of torture. He was found dead just hours after reportedly being summoned to a local military camp, further fueling suspicions of custodial killing.
Human rights organizations say these incidents reflect a deepening pattern of state-led violence in Balochistan. Similar cases have been reported in other districts, including Dukki, Ziarat, and Quetta, where individuals who had previously disappeared were later killed in what were described as disputed security operations.
Baloch activists argue that the increasing number of such cases points to a systematic campaign of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings. They are demanding independent investigations and international attention to end what they call a culture of impunity.
In a separate but related development, another youth was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Awaran after allegedly being summoned by security forces.
According to a report by The Balochistan Post, cited by news agency ANI, the CTD claimed to have carried out an operation early Monday morning in the Tang Kiryar area of Barkhan.
The bodies of Abdul Rehman Buzdar, Fareed Buzdar, and Sultan Marri, who had allegedly been subjected to enforced disappearance for several months, were later transferred to the Basic Health Unit (BHU) hospital in Rakni.
A CTD spokesperson said that the operation involved an exchange of fire with militants, resulting in fatalities and the recovery of weapons.
A claim that the families of the victims rejected, alleging that the encounter was staged and the men were executed after prolonged illegal detention.
Meanwhile, in Kolwah tehsil of Awaran district, the body of a young man, Ghaus Bakhsh, was discovered bearing signs of torture. He was found dead just hours after reportedly being summoned to a local military camp, further fueling suspicions of custodial killing.
Human rights organizations say these incidents reflect a deepening pattern of state-led violence in Balochistan. Similar cases have been reported in other districts, including Dukki, Ziarat, and Quetta, where individuals who had previously disappeared were later killed in what were described as disputed security operations.
Baloch activists argue that the increasing number of such cases points to a systematic campaign of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings. They are demanding independent investigations and international attention to end what they call a culture of impunity.
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