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Teen among victims of alleged Pakistan-backed death squads in Balochistan
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The first incident took place in the Sordo region of Panjgur, where a 13-year-old madrassa student named Pazeer was gunned down while reportedly out fetching bread for his family.
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Pakistan's death squads continue killing spree in Balochistan: Student sho
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has reported the brutal killings of two Baloch civilians in separate incidents in Kech and Awaran districts, as Pakistan's state-backed death squads continue to carry out extrajudicial violence across Balochistan.
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From Zaheer to Zeeshan: Adeeba Baloch's family destroyed by state violence
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Adeeba Baloch, daughter of forcibly disappeared Baloch activist Zaheer Baloch, staged a late-night sit-in protest on Panjgur's CPEC Road on Sunday, demanding the safe release of her younger brother, Zeeshan Baloch, who was abducted by a state-backed death squad on June 29, 2025, the Baloch Y
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Baloch youth hunted and executed by Pakistan's military death squads
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
21-year-old Zeeshan Baloch was abducted and killed in Balochistan, hours after a protest by his family. BYC blamed Pakistan's military-backed death squads and called it part of ongoing state violence against Baloch youth. His death highlights the region's continuing crisis of enforced disapp
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Pakistan's death squads target Baloch civilians as Qaim Hayat's murder exp
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Qaim was brutally shot multiple times and left dead by the roadside, marking another instance of targeted extrajudicial killing in the region.
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Baloch Women Forum exposes 20 extrajudicial killings by Pakistani forces i
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Baloch Women Forum (BWF) published a comprehensive report detailing the extrajudicial killings of 20 Baloch youth in different regions of Balochistan during the first two weeks of June 2025. As per the forum, these murders were directly executed by state security forces or their affiliat
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Pakistan: Unmasking state-backed 'Death Squads' and institutional silence
Updated : 12 months ago IST
A string of brutal incidents in Pakistan's Balochistan province highlights the systematic targeting of Baloch journalists, students, and families by state-backed forces, with courts, media, and political parties remaining silent. Despite growing repression, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC
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Baloch human rights group condemns escalating state violence in Awaran, ur
Updated : 1 year ago IST
In a statement issued on Saturday, Paank highlighted the recent targeted killing of Sageer Ahmed, a police employee and resident of Gwrjak Mashkai. Ahmed was reportedly shot dead by a state-backed death squad in Shareeki Awaran on May 30.
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Two Baloch men killed by state-backed death squads; rights groups call for
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Two Baloch civilians, Yasir and Musafir Baloch, were killed by state-backed death squads in Kech and Turbat, Balochistan. Rights groups condemn these extrajudicial killings and call for an international investigation to stop such violence and hold perpetrators accountable.
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Balochistan reports 181 enforced disappearances, 12 extrajudicial killings
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The group reported that Pakistani security forces, along with allied armed groups known locally as "death squads," carried out widespread abductions and enforced disappearances, primarily targeting students, activists, and civil society members. Many of these arrests were allegedly made with
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Balochistan sees protests amid rising cases of target killings, enforced d
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Several rallies are being organised across cities such as Naseerabad, Pasni and Quetta in Pakistan against the rise in extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances at the hands of Pakistani state backed death squads, according to Baloch Yakjehti Committee.
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Balochistan: Baloch Yakjehti Committee organises protests against surge in
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) organized protests in Gomazi Tump, Dalbandin, and Noshki on Sunday, condemning the surge in targeted killings of Baloch youth by state-backed death squads in Kech and other areas of Balochistan.
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