Quetta, February 6: Reports have emerged of the alleged extrajudicial killings of two Baloch citizens by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan. A prominent Human Rights organization made this claim on Thursday. These incidents occur amidst a rising trend of targeted killings and enforced disappearances across the province.
According to the human rights department of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), Balach Khalid, a resident of Turbat in Kech district, was shot dead on Wednesday by a so-called ‘death squad’ allegedly supported by Pakistan. The BNM reported that Balach had previously been forcibly disappeared multiple times.
Local sources cited by the BNM stated that armed motorcyclists, believed to be linked to the death squad, opened fire on Balach and fled the scene.
The human rights organization noted that Balach Khalid was first abducted on the night of October 25, 2023, and released 25 days later on November 15, 2023. A few months later, he was forcibly disappeared again, handed over to Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), and released after several months of detention.
The BNM stated, “Before his murder, Balach had survived at least two previous assassination attempts by the same death squad.”
Additionally, the BNM revealed that another Baloch citizen, 60-year-old Babu Atta Mohammad Badini, was killed on February 3 due to direct fire from the Pakistani army in the Kili Kazi Abad area of Nushki district. According to the organization, Pakistani forces opened fire in the area, resulting in his death.
The BNM emphasized, “This incident reflects the ongoing pattern of lethal force against civilians in Balochistan.”
The human rights organization also highlighted other atrocities, noting that on February 3, a 15-year-old student, Hasnain Baloch, was forcibly disappeared by the Pakistani army from Kili Asgar Abad in Quetta’s Sariyab Customs area.
The BNM’s recent annual human rights report, “A Year of Repression: Balochistan 2025,” documented widespread human rights violations throughout the province during 2025. The report mentions 1,355 enforced disappearances, 225 extrajudicial killings, repeated airstrikes on civilian areas, and the misuse of legal and administrative measures to suppress peaceful civil movements.
The report also alleged that restrictions were imposed on information to silence victim families and witnesses.