Escalating military operations in Mastung spark civilian casualties and human‑rights worries

The latest shelling in Mastung follows a series of intensive security sweeps, including air and drone strikes that have already injured civilians, including children. Earlier in the week, a drone attack in the Khadkocha area of Mastung wounded three people, one of them a child, who were taken to Nawab Ghaus Bakhsh Raisani Hospital for treatment.

Human‑rights organisations have raised alarms over the rising number of unexplained deaths. A recent report indicated that at least six unidentified bodies were discovered in two separate locations in Mastung, raising fears that they might belong to Baloch youths who were previously reported missing after alleged forced disappearances by the army. Such incidents have intensified calls for independent investigations and accountability.