The ongoing protest in Turbat continues to grow against the extrajudicial killing of Balaach Mola Baksh, an FIR of which is yet to be lodged, despite the court released orders.
It is to be noted that, on Sunday, the shops and businesses across Turbat remained shut, with the protests being sifted to disturb the traffic routes on the D-Baloch China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Road.
Notably, the family members of the victim, along with the political and civil society activists raised a claim that the CTD operation was fake, insisting the victims, including Balaach Bakhsh, were killed in the custody.
Meanwhile, a Turbat sessions judge had released directions to the local police to lodge an First Information Report (FIR) against the CTD officials who are responsible for the intelligence-based operation in the area, which later resulted in the death of four individuals.
Noting to this, the protestors, raised slogans against the police, complaining that the police officials are not complying with the orders of the session judge. Considering this, the protestors, said that, “Police have not complied with the orders of the sessions judge about the registeration of FIR against the CTD officials so far.”
At the same time, on Saturday, the protestors have organized a rally, making their way from in front of the sessions court. They were raising their slogans for a judicial inquiry into the deaths of the four individuals.
Keeping an eye on all this, Former Senator Haji Lashkari Raisani, condemned the entire incident, and pointed the requirement for a judicial commission to impartially probe the killing of Balaach Mola Bakhsh. He stated on Sunday that a judicial commission probe could minimize the gap between the people of Balochistan and the state.
He added that, “All circumstances and reality should be made public, which will reduce the distrust between the state and the people of the province.”
He pinpointed that the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and the civil society must contribute to delivering justice to the bereaved family.
