Five people were killed and two others injured in separate incidents across Balochistan, while the tortured and decomposed body of an unidentified person was also recovered.
According to reports, armed men opened fire in Goth Piyaro Khan, Zor Garh village, in Usta Muhammad, killing a woman and a man before fleeing the scene.
Police arrived after receiving information about the incident and shifted the bodies to a hospital. Following the completion of legal formalities, the bodies were handed over to the deceased’s family members.
In Dalbandin, a man allegedly opened fire on his younger brother, Muhammad Rafiq, seriously injuring him. He later succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.
Meanwhile, two people were killed and two others injured in a firing incident in the Ornach area of Khuzdar district following a dispute over a financial transaction.
The deceased were identified as Khuda Bakhsh, son of Safar Khan, and Ashfaq, son of Khuda Bakhsh. The injured were identified as Fida Hussain, son of Khuda Bakhsh, and Zarif, son of Yar Muhammad.
Additionally, the tortured and decomposed body of an unidentified person was recovered from the Chhappar Togho area of Kalat district. The body was shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital in Kalat for identification and the completion of legal formalities.
Similar incidents have been reported across Balochistan over the years, with unidentified bodies recovered from roadsides, deserted areas and other locations. Some of those bodies were later identified as belonging to individuals who had previously been reported missing. Families of missing persons and human rights groups have frequently alleged that some of the deceased were victims of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.