Balochistan: Student leader killed in Gresha military operation

At least one person has been shot dead and several other abducted during a search operation in Gresha area of Naal on Friday.

According to details Pakistani security forces conducted search operations in Gresha, Zabad and Badrang areas of Naal in district Khuzdar Balochistan killing one person and arresting several others.

The security forces claimed to have killed one men during an exchange of fire.

However, the Baloch Student Organisation –Azad (BSO-Azad) in a press release said that Pakistani force raid the house of their Naal zone President Mr Kamal Baloch and shot him dead inside the house.

The Vice Chairperson of BSO-Azad, Karima Baloch, tweeted that Kamal Baloch a 23 year old student was shot dead while he was asleep inside his house.

She wrote:  “Pakistani Army broke into house of BSO-Azad student leader Kamal Baloch in Gresha and opened fire while he was sleeping. He was only 23.”

According to the BSO’s press statement Pakistan forces conducted operation in Zabad, Badrand and Gresha areas in Khuzdar and abducted hundreds of people.

The BSO claimed that the operation was conducted on the approval of ruling National Party – the party of CM Balochistan Dr Malik adding that “hundreds of BSO members have been killed during similar operations in previous years.”

The BSO has announced to hold a shutter-down and wheel jam protest across Balochistan on Sunday 20, September, 2015 and the murder of their leader and abduction of hundreds of other Baloch activists.