One labourer was killed and six others injured in a suspected Pakistani military drone strike while they were working in an agricultural field in Dasht Chiri Kunchiti, Kech district, according to local sources.
The deceased was identified as Hafeez Khan, son of Mulla Abdullah, a resident of Kuchlak, Quetta. The six injured labourers, who were also reportedly from Quetta and belonged to the Pashtun community, were identified as Hakeem, Izzat, Gul Alam, Ahsanullah, Muhammad Alam and Rehmatullah. The casualties were shifted to Teaching Hospital Turbat for medical treatment and legal formalities.
Authorities have not yet commented on the incident.
Similar incidents have previously been reported in Kech. On 19 October 2026, local sources said a suspected Pakistani military drone strike targeted a vehicle in the Dashtuk border area, killing two civilians identified as Shah Jan, son of Dad Mohammad, and Samad Jan, son of Mohammad.
On 24 September, four young men were reportedly killed and two others injured in a suspected drone strike in Balicha, Kech. Their families said they had gone to the area for a picnic and disputed the authorities’ description of those killed as suspected militants.