A curfew has reportedly been intensified in Zehri, where restrictions have remained in place for several months, amid reports of an operation by Pakistani forces. During the operation, Pakistani forces allegedly detained 25 residents from the Sunni area and subjected them to enforced disappearance. Operations have also reportedly been carried out in other parts of Zehri.
According to sources in Sunni, a woman who had gone to fetch water was killed in an alleged quadcopter attack carried out by Pakistani forces. Another woman and a man were also injured in the attack.
Mobile phone services have been suspended in Zehri due to the curfew, making it difficult to obtain information about the identities of those reportedly subjected to enforced disappearance, as well as the woman killed and those injured in the attack.
Zehri, a tehsil of Khuzdar district in Balochistan, has reportedly remained under curfew for several months. Residents have been given designated hours to leave their homes and visit markets, while permission from security forces is required to travel outside the area.
Previously, during the curfew in Zehri, Pakistani forces allegedly killed more than 20 civilians during an operation in the Sohanda area. Dozens of people from different locations have also allegedly been subjected to enforced disappearance.