Pakistan: Baloch activist laments "targeted killings" of Baloch intellectuals
Feb 16, 2025
Balochistan [Pakistan] February 16 : Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch strongly criticised the "targeted killings" of Baloch intellectuals, and said it is a telling form of "Baloch genocide".
She said that this is a continuation of the "hit and throw" policy that began with the extrajudicial killing of Ghulam Muhammad Baloch and is aimed at "sterilizing the Baloch nation from an ideological perspective."
"The policy of killing Baloch intellectuals and scholars through targeted killings is a telling form of Baloch genocide. It is a continuation of the "hit and throw" policy that began with the extrajudicial killing of martyr Ghulam Muhammad Baloch and his associates in 2009, and is tantamount to sterilizing the Baloch nation from an ideological perspective," Mahrang Baloch stated in a post on X.
https://x.com/MahrangBaloch_/status/1890810848027058492
Earlier on Saturday, Baloch human rights group, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), highlighted multiple cases of enforced disappearances at the hands of 'security forces and state-sponsored death squads' and said the region continues to reel under the crisis.
BYC, in a post on X, listed the recent disappearances and alleged that the families of victims were harassed at the hands of "security forces and state-sponsored death squads" and their family members were threatened and their phones were also taken away.
In another similar episode this week, BYC condemned the firing by 'state-sponsored militias,' which resulted in the injury of an individual who later succumbed to his wounds. The rights group also highlighted the suffering of villagers at the hands of these 'state-sponsored death squads,' who are involved in cases of robbery, kidnapping, and the killing of Baloch people.
Balochistan faces numerous issues, including state repression, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings of activists, scholars, and civilians. The region suffers from economic neglect, with insufficient development, lack of basic infrastructure, and limited political autonomy.
Earlier, highlighting the abduction of Baloch woman Asma Baloch, BYC organizer Mahrang Baloch said that Balochistan remains one of the most dangerous regions in terms of human rights.
