Quetta: In yet another inhuman act in occupied Balochistan, Pakistan Army placed 3 Baloch children in a vehicle and blew it up, shredding their bodies into hundreds of parts.
Giving this information, Information Secretary of Baloch National Movement (BNM) Qazi Dad Mohammad Rehan said all the victims belonged to the same family and were among 7 children who were illegally picked up and detained by the Pakistan army in August.
Addressing a press conference, Qazi Rehan identified the 3 as Adil and Shah Jahan, sons of Asa, and Nabi Dad, son of Liwari of Balgatar area.
Qazi Rehan disclosed that the 3 were placed in a vehicle and subjected to an explosion, which left their bodies in fragments.
Shaukat, another son of Liwari, along with Zaheer, son of Lashkaran, Peerjan, son of Lashkaran, and Ahmed Khan, son of Shugarullah, remain in the illegal custody of the Pakistan army, he said.
Qazi Rehan condemned attempts by the Pakistani media to portray these youth as supporters of the Pakistan army.
He clarified that these children were from impoverished families and were forcibly disappeared after being illegally picked up by the Pakistan army.
The BNM spokesman expressed grave concerns regarding the lack of implementation of international human rights laws in Balochistan, despite promises of justice and freedom from the international community.
He highlighted that Balochistan, along with Sindh, Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistani-occupied Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan, faces severe civil rights violations and oppression within the state of Pakistan.
“Enforced disappearances, carried out under Pakistan military’s ‘kill and dump’ policy, pose significant challenges,” he said.
“Disturbingly, mass graves have been discovered in Balochistan, where unidentified bodies are laid to rest without proper verification,” he said.
He directly held Pakistan army, which also operates under the guises of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) and ‘death squads’, responsible for these human rights violations and enforced disappearances in Balochistan.
The BNM spokesman urged international organizations to take immediate action to curb enforced disappearances in Balochistan, and requested journalists to focus their attention on the grave human rights situation in the region.
Humanitarian aid was also requested to address the atrocities committed by Pakistan.
“Considering the historical ties between Balochistan and its neighbours, their (neighbours’) responsibility is to extend support during these challenging times,” he said.
Overall, the press conference shed light on the dire situation in Balochistan, highlighted specific cases of enforced disappearances, and called for urgent action and support from the international community in addressing these widespread human rights violations.
