Military Operation In Tump; Baloch Musician’s House Burned Down, Two Killed

Horrified locals of Koshkalat, a small village located a few miles from Tump, dragged their children inside their homes, locked their windows and closed the doors when Pakistani forces besieged the entire area a day after burning down houses in nearby Gomazi village.

Kech : Pakistani military is conducting an operation in several areas of Kech district in Balochistan from past several days. Today early morning the military started an offensive operation in Tump region of Balochistan.

According to eye witnesses’ account, “First they opened fired, and then they broke into the houses looting away valuables. Women and children kept crying watching forces burn down their houses.”

Horrified locals of Koshkalat, a small village located a few miles from Tump, dragged their children inside their homes, locked their windows and closed the doors when Pakistani forces besieged the entire area a day after burning down houses in nearby Gomazi village.

25 armoured vehicles and around 200-300 personnel took part in the bloody operation that killed at least two people and left several other homeless.

Local sources reported that the army officials stormed every other residence in the corner looting away valuables and setting the houses on fire. Army fired live ammunition and used tear-gas throughout the operation.

Among many houses burned by Pakistan army one the houses belonged to Menhaj Mukhtar Baloch, a singer and musician, house of Fakeer Mohammad Baloch has also been burned to ashes.

Two men including a 70yr old elder Ghulam Mustafa and Allah Baksh Dad, a local farmer where shot dead during the operation. The locals were not allowed to take the bodies until the military left from the area.

Those who lost their houses because of the Pakistani military operation were struggling with the emotional trauma and women and children moved to help themselves building huts out of the wreckage of their burned houses.

According to latest reports the army was headed towards another nearby village, Malkabad, and broke into Mulla Saif’s house and burned down a few others. The entire village was besieged for few hours cutting off all road connections. Mobile networks were reportedly jammed during the operation.

Bullet-riddled body found: Meanwhile, another bullet-riddled body of a Baloch Missing Person was found in the suburbs of Mand. Body was identified as Babu Baloch, a resident of Soru, Balochistan, Levies officials confirmed. Babu Baloch was abducted by Pakistani forces some time ago. His date of abduction could not be ascertained so far.