Kamran Baloch, who was forcibly disappeared by Pakistan Army, has been killed in a fake encounter by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), according to his family.
Relatives revealed that Kamran Baloch, son of Mohammad Naseeb and a resident of Gichk Jauri, was abducted from his home on August 15, 2022, along with several others. While the others were released over time, Kamran Baloch, along with three other missing persons—Abdul Qayyum Zehri, Nasir Farooq, and Ghulam Jan—were killed in a staged encounter by the CTD. Their bodies were taken to a hospital in Quetta but, due to lack of identification, they were buried in an unknown person’s cemetery in Mastung.
The CTD later informed the Khuzdar and Awaran district administrations about their deaths, naming Nasir Farooq from Zehri Sadiqabad, Ghulam Jan from Bypass Quetta, Abdul Qayyum, son of Zari Khan from Zehri Khuzdar, and Kamran Khan, son of Bahot from Jali Awaran, as those killed. The CTD labeled the deceased as terrorists in their letter.
They also admitted that these individuals were buried as unidentified persons. On June 23, 2023, the families of Abdul Qayyum and Nasir Farooq identified their bodies, but Kamran Khan’s body remained unrecognized.
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On July 10, 2024, Kamran’s family issued a statement demanding his release. Following this, an investigation revealed Kamran’s murder. When the CTD’s letter and Kamran’s identity card were presented, his death was confirmed, and his family acknowledged the murder.
The family has urged the occupied authority to show them Kamran’s final resting place, asserting that he was killed unjustly by the CTD. They wish to visit his grave to offer prayers.
They have appealed to human rights organizations and the Baloch community to assist in uncovering the details of Kamran’s death and locating his final resting place.
Kamran Khan’s family resides in Gichk Jauri, a mountainous area where they raise livestock. The region lacks basic amenities. These events are part of a worrying pattern of enforced disappearances and extra judicial killing in Pakistan-occupied Balochistan.
These abductions and indiscriminate killings are the tactics employed by the Army in the region since 1948, when it forcefully captured it. The area’s resources have been exploited, while the local population faces human rights abuses. Enforced disappearances, marginalization, and extrajudicial killings are used as means of control over the Baloch community.