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Balochistan Drone Strike Kills Four, Sparks Outrage Over Civilian Deaths
A drone reportedly attacked an orchard in Balochistan, Pakistan.
Four workers were killed and three others were injured.
The attack happened in an area called Khadkucha in Mastung district.
A rights group called the attack state terrorism.
The group said ordinary people are not safe in the province.
It also mentioned a separate reported air attack in Surab that allegedly killed more than 30 civilians.
Another Baloch group protested in the Netherlands.
The protesters asked international organizations to investigate what happened.
A drone strike reportedly hit an orchard in Khadkucha, Mastung district, on Friday, killing four workers and injuring three others.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee condemned the attack as “state terrorism” and accused Pakistani forces of targeting civilians.
The committee linked the strike to reported Pakistani Air Force bombardment in Surab district that allegedly killed more than 30 civilians.
The Baloch National Movement held a protest in the Netherlands, calling the Surab strikes a humanitarian tragedy.
Protesters urged the United Nations, European Union, and human rights organizations to investigate the reported attacks independently.
- Who
- Four orchard workers were killed, three others were injured, and the Baloch Yakjehti Committee and Baloch National Movement criticized the reported attacks.
- What
- A reported drone strike hit an orchard, while activists also condemned separate reported Pakistani Air Force bombardment in Surab district.
- Where
- The drone strike reportedly occurred in Khadkucha, Mastung district, Balochistan; the separate bombardment was reported in Gidar, Surab district, and the protest took place in the Netherlands.
- When
- The drone strike reportedly occurred on Friday; the BYC issued its condemnation on Saturday, and the BNM held its protest on Thursday.
- Why
- The groups said they were responding to civilian deaths and alleged rights violations, and called for international investigation and accountability.
Key facts
- Reported drone-strike deaths
- Four workers were reportedly killed at the scene.
- Reported injuries
- Three people were reportedly injured in the orchard strike.
- Location
- Khadkucha area, Mastung district, Balochistan.
- Separate reported casualties
- More than 30 civilians, including women and children, were reportedly killed in bombardment in Gidar, Surab district.
- BYC characterization
- The Baloch Yakjehti Committee described the drone strike as “state terrorism.”
- International appeal
- Protesters called on the United Nations, European Union, and global human rights organizations to conduct an independent investigation.
- Reported sourcing
- The Mastung casualty figures were reported by local media citing sources.
Quotes
Baloch Yakjehti Committee
Baloch rights organization that condemned the Mastung drone strike
“Participants appealed to the United Nations, the European Union, and global human rights organizations to conduct an independent and transparent investigation into the Surab incident to establish the facts. They also called on Dutch civil society, political leaders, and European nations to pay attention to ongoing rights violations in Balochistan and advocate for the affected families”
thehansindia.com
“We make it clear to the Baloch people that the state has intensified its policy of the indiscriminate massacre of the Baloch people to the worst degree. The only means to stop this genocide is national resistance, and nothing else. The Baloch people must come out onto the streets collectively in the hundreds of thousands and defeat state power”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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