Military operations, abductions continue in Balochistan, bodies of two Baloch found in Karachi

Quetta : Pakistani security forces continues its anti Baloch policies including enforced-disappearances and in-custody killings across Balochistan as BNP leader, Akhtar Mengal, returned to Pakistan and presented his six points agenda for the so called confidence building measures to win the hearts and mind of Baloch people. According to sources two men named Eslaam Baloch and Swali Baloch resident of Balicha area of Turbat, Balochistan have been off-loaded from a passenger bus near Hub town in Balochistan. The men were going from Tump to Karachi. Their whereabouts is not known since their abduction. Separately, a man named Jalil was abducted at gunpoint from Mashky area of Balochistan. On Saturday, two mutilated bodies were found dumped in Mangho peer area of Karachi. The bodies were identified as that of Murad Marri and Abdul Ghafoor Bugti. Sources said that they were abducted around 25 days ago during a raid in Malir area of Karachi. According their relatives Mr Marri and Bugti were held in a police station in the vicinity and families’ members visited them few times. They police demanded 500,000 for the release of each person but the relatives could not afford such a substantial amount. When the families refused to pay ransom, Mr Marri and Bugti were handed over to the intelligence agencies that killed them in custody and dumped their bodies away. Moreover since Saturday the Pakistani security forces have been carrying search operations and arrests in Pathfidar area of Dera Bugti and several areas of Quetta. Sources from Quetta reported that security forces are conducting a door-to-door search operation in Baruri Road at Mitha Khan Street and surroundings of Saryab Road in Quetta.