Turbat killings
The Turbat killings refers to the murder of three Baloch nationalist political leaders in April 2009. The nationalist leaders were kidnapped by gunmen who were allegedly speaking in Persian (a national language of neighbouring Afghanistan and Iran).[1] The three murdered were:
- Ghulam Mohammed Baloch, 45, chairman of the Baloch National Movement
- Lala Munir Baloch, 50, general secretary of the Baloch National Front
- Sher Mohammed Baloch, 35, vice chairman of the Baloch Republican Party
According to an eyewitness, the trio were picked up by members of a security agency after they attended a court hearing in Turbat on April 3, 2009. Their mutilated and decomposed bodies were found five days later on April 8, 2009 in Pidrak, 35km away from their place of arrest.[2] Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a terrorist organisation, alleged that Pakistani security forces were behind the killing. However, the international experts have deemed it odd that the Pakistani forces would be careless enough to allow the bodies to be found so easily and light Balochistan on fire if they were truly responsible.[1]
The killings sparked protests, riots and strikes in towns and cities in Balochistan and other Baloch-dominated areas of Pakistan.[3]
References
- ^ a b Amit Bagaria (9 October 2019). 72 Unfinished things India needs to do. Notion Press. ISBN 9781644296264.
- ^ Three political activists are found murdered after daylight abduction, Asian Human Rights Commission, 9 April 2009
- ^ Balochistan deaths spark strikes, BBC, 10 April 2009
See also
- Insurgency in Balochistan
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- Balochistan
- Balochistan, Pakistan
- Sistan and Baluchestan Province (Iran)
- Balochistan, Afghanistan
- National Awami Party
- National Party
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- Balochistan National Party (Mengal)
- Baloch National Movement
- Jamhoori Wattan Party
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- Baloch National Front
- Kalat State National Party
- Baloch Council of North America
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- Baloch Nationalist Army
- Baluch Liberation Front
- Parrari
- Jaish ul-Adl
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- Balochistan Liberation United Front
- Popular Front for Armed Resistance
- Baluchi Autonomist Movement
- Partisans of National Liberation of Afghanistan
- Lashkar-e-Balochistan
- Gul Khan Nasir
- Abdul Hai Baloch
- Habib Jalib Baloch
- Hameed Baloch
- Ghulam Mohammed Baloch
- Mir Nooruddin Mengal
- Allah Nazar Baloch
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- Hasil Bizenjo
- Akbar Bugti
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- Prince Karim Khan
- Mir Lawang Khan
- Nawab Nowroz Khan
- Abdul Aziz Kurd
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- Jumma Khan Marri
- Sher Mohammad Marri
- Akhtar Mengal
- Ataullah Mengal
- Abdolmalek Rigi
- Dad Shah
- Mir Hazar Khan Khoso
- Abdul Malik Baloch
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myths/epics
- Ma Chuke Balochani