QUETTA: A Baloch human rights organisation condemned the extrajudicial killing of a youth on Friday, carried out by a government-backed death squad in the busy market of Kharan district, Balochistan. This incident occurred amid an increasing wave of human rights violations throughout the province.
Paank, Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department, mentioned that Mujahid son of Khair Jan was shot dead in the busy market of Kharan by “members of the state-backed death Squad; an armed group operating under the protection of the Pakistani army”. It stated that Mujahid was rushed to Sheikh Zayed Hospital but tragically succumbed to his injuries.
“This premeditated attack reflects a disturbing pattern of impunity, where death squads continue to target civilians across Balochistan with full state support. Paank strongly condemns this brutal killing and the ongoing role of Pakistani state institutions in enabling such violence, ” Paank stated.