least three people have been killed during a raid on a Baloch
residential area in Parkano area of Mastung town in Balochistan on
Friday.
Pakistan Frontier Corps (F C), which has recently been
given a free hand to carry out target operations in Balochistan,
conducted the operation. The victims have been identified as Rasheed
Shahwani Baloch, Shah Jahan and Saddam; Raseed Baloch reportedly died on
the spot whereas Shah Jahan and Saddam were apprehended wounded and
allegedly later shot dead in cold-blood.
The Baloch National
Front (BNF) called for a strike nation wide strike in Balochistan. The
released statement by the BNF said that the Pakistani forces raided the
house of Rasheed Shahwani early in the morning and shot dead Rasheed and
his friends. They also tortured women and children. The younger brother of Rasheed and two women also received bullet injuries during the brutal operation.
The
statement also said the Pakistani brutalities continue unabated in
Mashkay and adjoining areas. The forces have raided localities yesterday
and have burnt the houses of local Baloch.
The BNF linked the
ongoing brutalities with the upcoming Pakistani elections. It said that
the Pakistani forces are levelling the ground for election with an
environment of fear and brutality.
The Supreme Court of
Pakistan, reputable human rights organisations and families of
extra-judicially killed and abducted Baloch say they have strong
evidence of F C’s involvement in killing and abducting their loved ones.
It is pertinent to mention that two ministers of Baloch National Assembly had claimed to have witness the killing of three youth by F C in Mastung last year.
Meanwhile, Pakistani security forces have also detained several people from Saryab Road and Pashtoonabad area of Quetta.
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