Quetta, Aug 12
Several Baloch human rights organisations on Tuesday severely condemned the heinous grenade attack launched by Pakistan military's death squads at a civilian residence in the Aapsar area of Turbat district in Balochistan.
"Such acts are not isolated incidents but part of a systematic policy of terror, aimed at silencing voices, instilling fear, and punishing entire communities for demanding their rights. The use of indiscriminate violence against civilians is a war crime under international law," read a statement issued by Paank, the Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department.
Revealing another such brutal incident, the BYC stated that, on Monday evening, a mortar shell, fired by Pakistani forces (Federal Constabulary – FC), landed in a residential area in Tump district of Balochistan, killing one and injuring three children.
People from Balochistan are currently fighting for their independence from Pakistan. Various human rights organisations of Balochistan have time and again highlighted the repression by Pakistani forces in the province, which includes violent raids on the homes of Baloch leaders and civilians, unlawful arrests, enforced disappearances, the 'kill and dump' policy, detention under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance, and the filing of fabricated police cases.