The spokesman of the Baloch National Movement said in a statement that the Pakistan army attacked and forcibly disappeared 8 members of a family in Mastung on August 25, out of which two were “martyred” on the spot and their bodies were taken away by the army. According to the BNM statement, the attack by the Pakistan army on a civilian’s house in Mastung is a continuation of the brutality of the state. This is the third incident in this month in which the Pakistani army has attacked, killed and forcibly disappeared innocent civilians, statement read.
BNM has strongly condemned the incident and urged the human rights institutions to treat it as a humanitarian issue and intervene immediately instead of ignoring it as an internal matter of Pakistan — these incidents reflect the serious situation of human rights in Balochistan.
BNM spokesman said that a well-educated and socially respected family in Killi Shadi Khan Pidengabad Mastung was attacked by the Pakistani army with heavy weapons including mortar shells. “In this attack, the former Principal of Mastung College and prominent writer, Professor Saleh Muhammad Shad, well-known political figure Chief Attaullah Baloch Advocate, his father Muhammad Gul Shahwani, his brothers Najibullah Shahwani, Saifullah Shahwani, Mujibur Rahman Shahwani, Brahmdag Shahwani, Salahuddin Shahwani and Salman Shahwani were tortured and forcefully disappeared,” he added.
According to the BNM spokesman, Salahuddin Shahwani and Salman Shahwani were “martyred” due to sustained injuries during the military invasion, whose bodies were handed over to the local people after a long delay due to the protests of the citizens. Meanwhile, in serious condition, Prof. Saleh Mohammad Shad and elderly Mohammad Gul Shahwani were transferred to the trauma center. They are also under the custody of CTD. Four other members of the victim’s family still remain missing, spokesman said.
Earlier on August 2, the house of Haji Sanaullah Shahwani located on Jungle Road in Kharan was also attacked by the Pakistani army and their affiliated organizations, who used automatic and heavy weapons against innocent people — His two sons Amir Shahwani and Imran Shahwani were tortured and killed while one son Irfan Shahwani was forcibly disappeared, the BNM statement raed.
The spokesman said that the Pakistani army is killing people in Balochistan without any responsibility, using unnecessary force against the people. On August 14, people protested against the behaviour of FC in Khost Harnai. On which the FC fired directly at the protestors as a result of which Khaliqdad Babar was “martyred” on the spot while other people including children were injured.
The spokesman said that on August 21, near a Pakistani army camp in the Nigwar area of Dandar, the death squad operatives of the Pakistani army targeted a vehicle carrying a pregnant woman who was being taken to Dandar hospital for medical assistance. The Pakistani army’s death squad fired indiscriminately as a result of which a pregnant woman along with her unborn child were “martyred” on the spot while a child and two others were seriously injured, BNM spokesperson said.
“On August 24, Inayatullah Ghabirzahi was detained by CTD officials along with two other persons from Pashtunabad , Quetta and the same evening Inayatullah was killed and his body was handed over to his relatives,” statement read.
He said that only in this month, 7 people were killed by the straight firing of the Pakistani army and its subordinate agencies, while dozens of people have forcibly disappeared and fake cases have been charged against some of them.
The BNM spokesperson concluded the statement saying that on one hand, Balochistan is suffering from a flood situation. More than half of Balochistan has been destroyed by floods and on the other hand, the Pakistani army is killing people by using force. The Pakistani army has turned Balochistan into a slaughterhouse with its brutal operations and it is dumping dead bodies of citizens on daily basis.