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Rights Group Condemns Pakistan After Children Die in Balochistan Blast
An explosion killed two children and injured three others in Panjgur district on Tuesday.
The children were reportedly playing in a market area when they found an object hanging from a tree.
The object exploded after they touched or tampered with it.
Local people said the object may have been connected to a quadcopter operated by Pakistani forces.
The article does not independently confirm who was responsible for the explosion.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee condemned the deaths and said civilians were being treated unfairly.
It called for those responsible to be held accountable.
It also urged that people in Balochistan be protected and allowed to live safely.
Two children were killed and three injured in an explosion in Gowargo tehsil, Panjgur district, on Tuesday.
The children were reportedly playing in Fateh Ali Bazaar when they found a suspicious object hanging from a tree; it exploded after they tampered with it.
Local residents alleged the explosives were fitted to a quadcopter operated by Pakistani forces; the article does not independently establish responsibility.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee condemned the incident, describing it as part of collective punishment and state oppression in Balochistan.
The committee called for an end to military operations and human rights violations, and demanded accountability and protection for Baloch citizens.
- Who
- Two children were killed and three were injured; the Baloch Yakjehti Committee condemned the incident.
- What
- An explosion killed two children and injured three others.
- Where
- Gowargo tehsil, Panjgur district, Balochistan, Pakistan.
- When
- Tuesday; the committee's remarks were reported on Thursday.
- Why
- The object reportedly exploded after the children tampered with it; local residents alleged it was an explosive fitted to a quadcopter operated by Pakistani forces.
Key facts
- Deaths
- Two children
- Injuries
- Three children, reported to have severe injuries
- Incident location
- Gowargo tehsil, Panjgur district, Balochistan
- Reported site
- Fateh Ali Bazaar area
- Deceased
- Arman, 9, and Amaal, 10
- Injured
- Shahid, 9; Zahid, 7; and Noorullah, 12
- Responsibility
- Local residents alleged that explosives fitted to a quadcopter operated by Pakistani forces caused the blast; this was not independently established in the article.
Quotes
Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC)
A human rights organisation that condemned the Panjgur blast.
“Even more alarming is that, despite such incidents occurring daily, there is no effective response from human rights organizations and the international community. The ongoing bloodshed in Balochistan raises questions about the silence of all those institutions that claim to defend the rights of every human being. We demand that state terrorism in Balochistan be stopped immediately and those responsible for war crimes be held accountable.”
thehansindia.com
“Targeting innocent children is unacceptable under any circumstances. This is not merely an incident but a policy to perpetuate Baloch genocide in Balochistan through fear, violence, and collective punishment. This continuum of state oppression with every new incident further exposes the fact that Baloch lives and human lives in Balochistan are being treated with utter disregard.”
thehansindia.com
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