Military operations in Balochistan continue, several Baloch civilians abducted in latest offensive from Dera Bugti – BRP

Balochistan: Baloch Republican Party’s central spokesman Mr Sher Mohammad Bugti in a statement said that Sindh rangers and Frontier Corps jointly carried out a massive operation in Patfeedar and burnt down more than 50 houses, while abducted dozens of Baloch civilians on Tuesday.

He said rangers along with FC personnel besieged several areas of Dera Bugti including Patfeedar, RD 238 and Tangwani. Forces beaten up the residents and looted valuables from the houses during operation.

He further said that more than 50 houses of innocent Baloch people were burnt, after being looted and about 10 people were injured due to the heavy bombardment. Forces have denied access to the injured victims to be taken to hospitals, he added.

He said dozens of innocent civilians have reportedly been abducted during operation and their whereabouts remained unknown. State agencies might kill and dump them as they had done to many others, he says.

He further said that the Pakistani forces had always been denying military offensives on one hand but on the other they had been massacring innocent lives in many areas of Balochistan.

Mr Bugti urged the international community and human rights groups to take note of human rights abusesand war crimes being committed by the state forces to deter the demands of Baloch people for their rights of freedom and sovereignty.