Balochistan: 2 Killed as Missing Baloch Leader Found Dead
Two Punjabis were allegedly victims of target killing on Monday [August 31] evening as violence broke out in various Baloch-dominated districts after another Baloch nationalist leader’s body was recovered.
Below is an article published by DailyTimes.com:
Two Punjabis were allegedly victims of target killing on Monday [August 31] evening as violence broke out in various Baloch-dominated districts after another Baloch nationalist leader’s body was recovered.
Balochistan National Movement (BNM) Secretary General Khalil Ahmed Baloch said the party’s central joint secretary Rasool Baksh Mengal was found dead in Lasbela district. Mengal was allegedly whisked away by intelligence agencies from Uthal area on August 23. Baloch said the recent target killing of Baloch nationalist leaders had forced the party to believe that intelligence agencies had killed all the missing persons of Balochistan.
Mengal’s killing sparked a wave of protest all over Balochistan. In Maskhy area, protesters set fire to banks and offices of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and the district government.
The Baloch National Front (BNF), an alliance of 10 nationalist groups, has announced a complete shutter-down and wheel-jam strike across Balochistan for today [1 September] to protest the killing of the Baloch leader.
