One man was killed, and several women were injured in a drone strike carried out by Pakistani forces in the Mastung district of Balochistan today. The Balochistan Post reported that Pakistani forces targeted a house in the Kurdgap area of Mastung with a drone, fatally injuring a man, Abdul Samad, while women in the house were also wounded. Abdul was transferred to Quetta for medical treatment when he succumbed to his injuries on the way. 

 

Reports suggest that this is not the first time that civilians have been impacted by drone attacks by Pakistani forces in Balochistan. Several human rights organisations, including the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, as well as Baloch political parties, have voiced grave concern over the targeting of civilians in these attacks, calling on the government to act immediately to prevent further incidents in Balochistan. Last week, at least three members of a Baloch family, including a child, were killed in mortar fire by Pakistani forces in Balochistan.