One Levies Force personnel, Younis Hussain, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Newano area of Zamuran tehsil (revenue unit) in Kech District of Balochistan on August 5, reports The Balochistan Post. Soon after receiving information about the Levies personnel, Police and military forces rushed to the site and started search operation. However, assailants managed to escape. It should be noted that Zamuran and Buleda are one of the areas affected by the ongoing insurgency in Balochistan and religious extremists operate openly in the area.
Separately, Security Forces (SFs) allegedly arrested two youths during a search operation in Mehnaz area of Buleda tehsil in Kech District in the mid night of August 4, reports The Balochistan Post. According to details, Mukhtar son of Majeed and Abdul Wahab son of Mullah Abdul Hakim were abducted from their house by Pakistani forces during an operation. It may be recalled that incidents of enforced disappearances of Baloch people have been reported in the past from Balochistan and other provinces including Sindh. While tortured bodies of missing persons have also been recovered in Sindh and Balochistan.