Shaal (Balochistan), May 4 (NVI) In a shocking development, occupying Pakistan Army has dumped in the Civil Hospital here bodies of over 50 people suspected to have been killed in fake encounters in Balochistan.
The bodies have been dumped in the morgue of the hospital in an insane manner, with many of them being out one above the other like a pile, according to credible sources.
All the bodies bear bullet marks, making it clear that they have been shot dead, the sources said.
It is suspected that the bodies are of those Baloch people who were forcibly and illegally abducted by the Pakistani military from time to time.
Expressing outrage over the development, Baloch National Movement (BNM) has urged international human rights organizations to investigate the matter urgently, help identify the bodies and to pressure the Pakistani government to treat the dead with dignity.
“Families must be allowed to bury their loved ones according to their religious and cultural traditions,” said BNM spokesman Qazi Rehan.
“This incident is a stark reflection of escalating human rights abuses. Just days ago, after the martyrdom of Baloch Sarmchars (Freedom Fighters)in Kech district, their bodies were also seized by the Pakistan Army.
“Despite public protests by the families, the bodies were not returned—further exposing the state’s inhumane and oppressive practices,” he said.
He added that enforced disappearances and custodial killings will not suppress the Baloch national liberation movement.
He said Pakistani Army’s efforts to stoke a war-like atmosphere with India and incite war fervor in Punjab appear to be a cover for intensifying brutal military aggression in Balochistan.
“It is increasingly evident that the true target is not a foreign adversary, but the Baloch nation,” Rehan said
BNM’s Human Rights Department ‘Paank’ also raised alarm over the discovery of so many mutilated bodies in Shaal.
Reports suggest that decomposing corpses are being piled on top of each other, creating dangerous and inhumane conditions.
Paank states that over the past month, more than two dozen individuals have allegedly been killed in suspected fake encounters carried out by Pakistani security forces.
While around a dozen victims have been identified and buried by their families, the rest remain unclaimed and unidentified, it said.
Their bodies lie without recognition or dignity, further highlighting the scale of the crisis, Paank said.
The presence of severely mutilated remains points to possible acts of torture, extrajudicial killings, and enforced disappearances—grave violations under international law.
Paank has emphasized that this is not only a public health emergency but also a human rights catastrophe that demands immediate action.
Paank has called on the Government of Pakistan and national and international human rights institutions to respond urgently by initiating independent forensic investigations, disclosing the identities of the deceased where possible, handing over the bodies to their families, holding those responsible accountable, and allowing access to international observers to assess the situation first hand.
In its statement, Paank reiterated that the people of Balochistan are entitled to justice, truth, and dignity.
It warned that continued silence and inaction will only deepen the suffering of a population already subjected to long-standing violence and impunity. (NVI)
