SAA event in Balochistan, Nushki area, Pakistan on Mon 5th August 2024

A Baloch protester, identified as Hamdan Baloch, the son of Abdullah Badini, was killed and two others were injured when Security Forces (SFs) opened fire on a Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) rally in Nushki District of Balochistan on August 2, reports The Balochistan Post. The rally was organized by the BYC to protest against the ‘violent crackdown’ by SFs on participants of the ‘Baloch National Gathering.’ The rally began at the Nushki Press Club and proceeded to Qalam Chowk Station, where it turned violent as SFs fired live ammunition at the crowd. The BYC condemned the shooting, describing it as an attempt to silence dissent. “Sangat Hamdan Baloch was martyred today during a peaceful rally in Nushki,” the group said in a statement. “The state is using every possible means to suppress the Baloch nation.”