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Updated At : 12:55 PM Dec 11, 2025 IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): A 22-year-old Baloch woman was critically wounded after personnel of Pakistan’s Federal Constabulary (FC) allegedly opened indiscriminate fire in the Balgatar area of Kech district, The Balochistan Post reported.
The victim, identified as Durdana, wife of Nazir Ahmed of Sahaky village, was struck by a bullet while preparing the evening meal inside her home, local sources said. Her uncle said she was hit during nearby gunfire and was bleeding heavily. Family members took her to the District Headquarters Hospital in Kech, where doctors advised an X-ray and further care; the hospital lacked facilities and she was referred to Karachi late that night.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) condemned the incident, accusing Pakistani forces of routine indiscriminate firing in civilian areas. BYC said multiple checkpoints operate in populated localities, drones are frequently used for surveillance, and random gunfire is common. “This daily aggression by Pakistani forces has made civilian life unbearable in Balochistan,” the BYC said.
Pakistani authorities have not issued an official statement. Human rights activists and locals say similar violent encounters have become common in the province, with women and children increasingly hit by stray bullets and shelling during operations, The Balochistan Post noted.
On November 29, several mortar rounds struck a residential home in Hoshab, injuring five young girls; one later died while being taken to Karachi.
Rights groups warn that the growing frequency of such attacks and the state’s silence foster impunity and deepen mistrust, leaving civilians like Durdana to suffer amid heavy-handed security policies, The Balochistan Post reported. (ANI)
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