A Baloch person, identified as 37-year-old Rahim Dad son of Umeet Mohammad Hasani of Kalar in Mashkay Tehsil, was shot dead by Security Forces (SFs) backed ‘death squad’ members near the Mashkay river in Awaran District of Balochistan, on September 9, reports The Balochistan Post. The human rights department of Baloch National Movement (BNM), PAANK, stated that Rahim Dad was previously detained by the SFs on June 5. He had been released earlier this week, only to be shot down in cold blood.
Unidentified people kidnapped six football players from the Jani Bair area of the Dera Bugti District of Balochistan on September 9, reports Dawn. Officials said the players were abducted while on their way to Sibi from Dera Bugti. “The players were residents of Dera Bugti and Sui. They were going to Sibi to take part in the qualifying round of the All-Pakistan Chief Minister Gold Cup football tournament,” Dera Bugti’s deputy commissioner confirmed. Armed men intercepted the vehicles in which the players were travelling in the Jani Bair area of the Kachhi canal of Dera Bugti and took the footballers away at gunpoint. Five of the six players were identified as Aamir Bugti, Faisal Bugti, Sohail Bugti, Yasar Bugti and Sheraz Bugti.