Pakistani security forces conducting ground and air operations across Balochistan's Khuzdar district killed at least one person in the Wadh area on 27 July, according to local media reports citing sources. Military helicopters carried out strikes in multiple locations in the Surgarh area of Ornach in Khuzdar, as aerial surveillance flights over the region continued. Operations have been ongoing across Wadh, Ornach, and Zehri over the past several days.

Civilian Deaths and Protest in Wadh

The latest fatality follows a similar incident last week in which one person was killed and several others — including women and children — were injured during shelling by Pakistani forces in Khuzdar. Following the shelling in the Drakhalaw-Gaslaiti area of Wadh, local residents staged a sit-in protest on a highway, placing the body of the deceased, identified as Abdul Qadir, at the protest site.

Protesters alleged that the shelling by Pakistani forces began on the morning of 23 July and reportedly struck a civilian area in the Wadh locality. The claims have not been independently verified.

Rights Body Alleges Extrajudicial Killing of 14-Year-Old Student

The human rights organisation Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) alleged that a 14-year-old student, Shehzad, a resident of the Paroom region in Panjgur district, was extrajudicially killed on 25 July by what it described as Pakistan-backed death squads — more than a year after he was subjected to an alleged enforced disappearance.

'For more than a year, his family waited in anguish, hoping he would return home safely. Instead, they were met with the devastating news of his killing by death squads that operate with complete impunity, backed by the Pakistani army,' the BYC stated.

The BYC further alleged that Pakistani authorities, agencies, and state-backed groups 'have crossed every limit of violation', targeting women, children, and members of the Baloch community broadly. 'They have abandoned the rules, the laws, and even the constitution of their own country, which they instead weaponise against peaceful political activists who raise their voices against state brutality,' it added.

Student Activist Abducted from Quetta

Separately, the Baloch Voice for Justice (BVJ) reported that student activist Younas Baloch was taken from his home in the provincial capital Quetta by Pakistani security forces on 25 July and transferred to an unknown location. His family has had no contact with him since, and his whereabouts remain unknown.

The BVJ also flagged that an 8-year-old child from his family has reportedly been placed on the Fourth Schedule — a Pakistani legal instrument typically used to restrict movement and surveil individuals deemed a security risk — raising what the organisation described as 'serious concerns regarding the protection of fundamental rights.'

Broader Pattern of Operations in Balochistan

This comes amid what rights groups and local media describe as an intensification of military operations targeting civilian areas across Balochistan. The province has for years been the site of a low-intensity conflict between Pakistani security forces and Baloch separatist groups, with enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings repeatedly documented by human rights organisations. Pakistani authorities have not issued a public statement on the specific incidents cited in these reports. All allegations from BYC and BVJ represent the organisations' stated positions and have not been independently verified by NationPress.

As operations continue, the fate of those allegedly detained — and the civilian toll in Khuzdar — remains a matter of urgent concern for rights observers monitoring the region.