July 26, 2025
Staff Report
KHUZDAR
The bullet-riddled bodies of three political activists belonging from were found near the Suragzu River, close to the M-8 Highway in Khuzdar district, Balochistan, on Friday, in what appears to be the latest in a series of targeted killings of Baloch political workers.
The victims identified as Dr. Abdul Majeed, Mumtaz Ahmed, and Abdul Rehman, were shot in the head and chest and dumped by the roadside, according to local police. All three were affiliated with the Balochistan National Party–Mengal (BNP-M) and residents of Khuzdar.
Initial police investigations revealed that Dr. Majeed was last seen leaving his clinic en route to his hometown, Zedi. The other two victims were reportedly abducted while traveling from Wadh to Khuzdar. Their bodies were recovered and shifted to the Government Teaching Hospital, Khuzdar, via Edhi ambulance.
A case has been registered against unknown suspects, but no arrests have been made. The motive behind the killings remains unclear. In response, security forces have increased patrols in the area, and an investigation is underway.
In response to the incident, BNP-M senior leader Sana Ullah Baloch, strongly condemned the killings and called on the government to bring the perpetrators to justice without delay.
This incident follows a series of violent attacks targeting BNP-M members and their families. On April 14, 16-year-old Farooq Ahmed Baloch—the son of Noor Ahmed Mengal, vice-president of BNP-M Khuzdar was kidnapped in Naal. Two days later, his tortured and mutilated body was found in a shallow ravine near the site of his disappearance.Noor Ahmed Mengal had been participating in a 20-day sit-in at Lakpass to protest the enforced disappearance of Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders. Fearing retaliation, he had warned of threats to his family.
BNP-M described Farooq’s killing as “a barbaric act of political revenge.” Party leaders said that targeting the children of political workers “crosses every limit of humanity and law,” and demanded an independent investigation into what they described as a “systematic campaign to silence Baloch political voices through terror and intimidation.”
Earlier, in March, a suicide bomber targeted a BNP-M Long March rally near party president Sardar Akhtar Mengal. Although Mengal and senior party officials remained unharmed, the attack raised fresh concerns about the security of political activists in the province. Security officials said the bomber attempted to breach the gathering but detonated his explosives when stopped by guards. Witnesses reported the attacker was also armed with a pistol.
With political temperatures rising and targeted violence increasing, BNP-M has once again urged the federal and provincial governments to uphold the rule of law and ensure the safety of political workers and their families.