In a grim and alarming development, nine mutilated bodies have been discovered in various districts of Pak-occupied-Balochistan, highlighting the intensifying violence and brutality against the Baloch people. The discovery of these bodies is a stark reminder of the ongoing genocide being perpetrated by the Paki establishment against the Baloch population, with a clear escalation in the systematic oppression and human rights violations in the region.
The bodies were found in two locations: five were recovered from different areas in the Khuzdar district, and four were exhumed from shallow graves near the Pyrex Saleh Sheikh Goth area in the industrial city of Hub. Among the victims, six have been identified as Fayyaz Jatak, Nisar Ahmed Zehri, Naeem Ahmed, Saeed Ahmed, Saeed Ghulamani, and Saeed Mira Ji, all of whom were forcibly disappeared by Pak Army and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) over the past month. The identities of the remaining victims are yet to be confirmed.
This bloodshed is in retaliation to the August 26 attack on the Bela Army camp by the BLA, the pro-independence organization that launched Operation Herof. The attack caused significant damage to the Pakistan Army, resulting in the loss of over 130 personnel and extensive infrastructure damage.
The discovery of these mutilated bodies signals a renewed escalation of the Baloch genocide policy by the Pakistan Army. This disturbing trend reflects the occupied-state’s unyielding reliance on violence and repression to maintain control over Balochistan. The situation in the region is rapidly deteriorating into a full-blown humanitarian crisis, with innocent civilians, particularly young people, being brutally murdered and their bodies discarded without dignity or respect.
This pattern of violence has been a consistent tactic of the Paki establishment in its campaign against Baloch sarmachars. In many cases, forcibly disappeared individuals are later found dead, their bodies bearing signs of torture, only for the Army to label them as insurgents posthumously. This strategy, aimed at suppressing dissent and terrorising the Baloch population, has not only failed to quell the freedom movement but has also exacerbated the suffering of civilians, who bear the brunt of this relentless conflict.
The ongoing conflict in POB has reached a critical point, where the indiscriminate killing and enforced disappearances of civilians have become tragically routine. The discovery of these nine bodies is just the latest episode in a long history of Army-sponsored violence that has left countless families in mourning. This violence must stop immediately, and justice must be served for the countless lives lost in this conflict.