Five bodies reportedly recovered from different parts of Balochistan

Mastung [Balochistan], August 24 (ANI): Five bodies have been recovered from different areas of Balochistan, including Mastung, Chaman and Sohbatpur, according to local officials and sources, as reported by The Balochistan Post.

In Mastung district, the body of an unidentified man was found in the Khad Kocha area. Local sources said the man appeared to have been shot dead before his body was left along the roadside. The remains were initially taken to Shaheed Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani Hospital for identification and medico-legal formalities before being shifted to Quetta.

Separately, an unidentified body was recovered from the Chaman area and taken to a hospital for identification and completion of necessary procedures, The Balochistan Post reported.

In Sohbatpur, the local administration confirmed the recovery of three bodies. The remains were transferred to a hospital, while the identities of those recovered had not been established at the time of reporting, according to The Balochistan Post.

The latest recoveries come amid continuing reports of unidentified bodies being found across several districts of Balochistan. Human rights organisations and relatives of missing persons have repeatedly alleged that some individuals reported as forcibly disappeared are later found dead, with their bodies abandoned in different locations.

According to the report, last week, five bodies were brought to a hospital in Panjgur and were subsequently identified as men who had previously been reported missing. According to family members and local sources cited by The Balochistan Post, two of the men were allegedly detained by Pakistani forces in 2022, while the other three had also previously been reported as missing.

The recurring recovery of unidentified bodies has renewed concerns among families of missing persons and rights groups over alleged enforced disappearances and killings in Balochistan, though authorities have not publicly established the circumstances surrounding all of the latest deaths. (ANI)

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