Quetta, Feb 3 (NationPress) A prominent human rights organization has vehemently condemned the death of unarmed civilians, including a young child, during a military drone strike in Pakistan that targeted residential zones in Balochistan.

According to the Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ), the incident on February 1 in the Killi Jamaldini area of Nushki district hit civilians while they were at home, with women and elderly individuals among those affected.

"The deaths of unarmed civilians, including a child, represent a serious breach of international humanitarian law. Such actions are forbidden under the Geneva Conventions and can be classified as a war crime," stated the rights organization.

The BVJ has called for impartial and transparent investigations and accountability in accordance with international law.

In related developments, the Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) expressed grave concerns regarding the situation in Balochistan, highlighting that the ongoing internet blackout has severely hindered the ability to verify information or accurately report casualty figures.

Disturbing reports have surfaced from several districts, including Kech, Gwadar, and Nushki, indicating that numerous civilians, particularly women and children, have lost their lives due to indiscriminate gunfire from Pakistani security forces.

The HRCB pointed out that claims from the provincial government asserting that over 150 militants were killed sharply contradict independent reports.

"The absence of transparency is highly troubling. The government must disclose complete details and identities of those claimed to have been killed," they noted.

Expressing skepticism over Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti's assertion that more than 1,000 militants were killed last year, the HRCB remarked, "Considering the long-documented pattern of individuals being killed while in custody and subsequently labeled as militants killed in 'encounters', these claims cannot be taken at face value."

The Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Department, known as Paank, reported the enforced disappearances of seven civilians by Pakistani forces on Monday.

They highlighted that 25-year-old Meeran, a fisherman, was seized by the Pakistan Army from the Sohrabi Ward area of Gwadar district on Monday morning. His whereabouts remain unknown to his family.

Paank also noted that 20-year-old Umair Baloch, a student, was forcibly disappeared on February 1 in Quetta by personnel from the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD).

The organization condemned the enforced disappearance of two brothers, 29-year-old Balach Yousuf and 25-year-old Beebarg Yousuf, who were taken during a raid on January 23 in Gwadar.

According to local sources and family members, the raid was executed by a local death squad in conjunction with the Pakistan Army, who forcibly removed both brothers to an undisclosed location.

In another instance, a significant number of Pakistani army personnel raided several homes in the Hub Chowki area of Balochistan, resulting in the forced disappearance of Retired Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Bakhsh Sajidi, his brother Naeem Sajidi, and Engineer Rafeeq Baloch, the former Chief of Sui Gas in the province.