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BYC Alarms Over Khuzdar Attack: Two Friends Killed, Human Rights Crisis Deepens in Balochistan
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News18•02-10-2026, 20:30
BYC Alarms Over Khuzdar Attack: Two Friends Killed, Human Rights Crisis Deepens in Balochistan
- •A 25-year-old farmer, Barkat Baloch, succumbed to injuries 12 days after a shooting attack in Khuzdar, Balochistan, as reported by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC).
- •Barkat Baloch and his friend Alam Khan were allegedly attacked by armed men on September 17 while traveling to a wedding in Sohrdap; Alam Khan was killed instantly.
- •Barkat Baloch was critically injured and treated at Civil Trauma Hospital in Karachi before passing away on September 28.
- •The BYC alleges this incident is part of a broader pattern of targeted violence, enforced disappearances, and human rights violations against Baloch civilians.
- •The BYC urges national and international human rights organizations, the UN, and the international community to investigate and ensure accountability for these deaths and protect civilians.
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Alam Khan was killed immediately when armed men opened fire on them while traveling to a wedding, while Barkat Azeem sustained critical injuries and later succumbed to them after 12 days in a hospital.
The BYC demanded independent and impartial investigations into the deaths of Alam Khan and Barkat Azeem, accountability for those responsible, and measures to protect civilians from targeted killings, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial violence.
Barkat Azeem was taken to the Civil Trauma Hospital in Karachi, where he remained under treatment for 12 days before passing away from his injuries.
