Pakistan: Crackdown on anti-terrorism department in fake encounter case of Baloch youth, FIR registered against four employees

The first FIR has been registered against four employees of Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Department in the case of the murder of a Baloch youth. According to the Dawn report, this FIR has been registered regarding the alleged murder of a Baloch youth in Turbat.

According to news agency ANI, massive protests broke out in Pakistan's Balochistan province after four youths were killed in a fake encounter by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD).

The family of youth Balach Mola Baksh, who was killed in a fake encounter, had protested in Kech district. According to family members, Baksh and three others were killed in a fake encounter.

However, the Anti-Terrorism Department termed the family's allegations as baseless. He said the clash took place north of Turbat, the district headquarters of Kech. In which three suspects were killed. One of the dead was identified as Balach.

CTD claimed that he was arrested on November 20 with five kilograms of explosives. An FIR was registered against him on November 21. After which he was produced before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Turbat. According to Dawn, on the night between 22 and 23 November, Balach's body was brought to the hospital, where it was identified by his family.