QUETTA, March 6 – Pakistani security forces have allegedly executed three civilians in Balochistan, intensifying fears over the province’s spiraling cycle of violence and oppression, according to leading human rights groups.
The Baloch National Movement’s human rights wing revealed the mutilated body of Ganj Bakhsh was handed over to his family on Thursday, after he vanished nearly three months ago. Evidence points to severe torture and death while in Pakistan Army custody.
Abducted on December 27 from the Gardai Kolowa military checkpoint, Bakhsh’s case underscores enforced disappearances plaguing the region. Meanwhile, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) exposed the murders of two others: Dilawar Khan and Bilal Ahmad, targeted by a Pakistan-backed death squad in Kharan district on March 4 morning.
Khan died on the spot, while Ahmad suffered critical injuries. This incident highlights a disturbing pattern of targeted killings where locals, teachers, and activists live under constant threat.
BYC condemned the acts, urging the United Nations and global human rights bodies for immediate investigation and accountability under international law. They also spotlighted the March 1 killing of Balochi folk singer Talib Nazir in Minaz area of Kech district, shot dead at home by another state-supported squad.
‘He used his voice to preserve Balochi language, culture, and identity,’ BYC stated, warning of escalating targeted violence against civilians, artists, politicians, intellectuals, students, women, and children. Pakistani authorities are accused of deploying proxy armed groups to silence peaceful dissent, fostering an atmosphere of terror across Balochistan.
‘When artists are gunned down in their homes for singing in their mother tongue, it reveals the full brutality inflicted on the Baloch people,’ the group declared. They stressed that international silence enables Pakistan’s unchecked killings, calling accountability not just a demand but a duty. Without swift intervention, Balochistan’s bloodshed will persist unabated.