In a shocking escalation of violence in Balochistan, two Baloch civilians have reportedly been killed by Pakistani security forces without any judicial process. The incidents, highlighted by a prominent human rights group on Thursday, come amid a surge in targeted killings and enforced disappearances across the province.
The Baloch National Movement’s (BNM) human rights wing, Paank, detailed the extrajudicial execution of Balach Khalid, a resident of Turbat in Kech district. On Wednesday, assailants on motorcycles—allegedly linked to a Pakistan-backed ‘death squad’—opened indiscriminate fire on him before fleeing the scene. Khalid had previously survived multiple abductions and attacks.
Paank’s report reveals Khalid was first abducted on the night of October 25, 2023, and released 25 days later on November 15. Months later, he was disappeared again, handed over to Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), and released after months in custody. ‘Balach had escaped at least two prior lethal attacks by the same death squad,’ Paank stated.
In a separate incident, 60-year-old Babu Atta Mohammad Badini was killed on February 3 in Kili Kazi Abad, Nushki district, by direct firing from Pakistani army personnel. Paank described this as part of a persistent pattern of lethal force against civilians in Balochistan.
Adding to the concerns, 15-year-old student Hassanan Baloch was forcibly disappeared by the Pakistani army from Kili Asghar Abad in Quetta’s Sariab Customs area on the same day. Paank’s annual report, ‘A Year of Repression: Balochistan 2025,’ documents 1,355 enforced disappearances, 225 extrajudicial killings, repeated aerial strikes on civilian areas, and misuse of legal mechanisms to suppress peaceful movements throughout 2025.
The report also accuses authorities of imposing information blackouts to silence victims’ families and witnesses. These events underscore the deepening human rights crisis in the resource-rich but troubled province, where demands for autonomy continue to clash with state crackdowns.