Four people, including a police officer, were killed, and five others injured in separate incidents of gunfire in Dera Murad Jamali and Khuzdar. These violent events highlight the deepening chaos in a region already destabilized by decades of Pak Army interference and brutality, where even daily activities have become life-threatening for civilians.
In Dera Murad Jamali, unidentified armed men opened fire on a prisoner van at the gate of the District Jail, killing a prisoner and a suspected attacker. The attack left three police officers and another prisoner injured, with the officers’ conditions reported as critical. Heavy police forces were deployed to the scene, swiftly transporting the wounded to Dera Murad Jamali hospital.
Meanwhile, in Khuzdar, at the Jalawan Complex, an exchange of gunfire between the police and alleged robbers left a police officer and a suspected robber dead. One robber was arrested, and a passerby was also injured in the crossfire.
These deadly confrontations come at a time when Pak-occupied-Balochistan is already teetering on the edge of collapse, thanks to the destabilizing role of the Pakistan Army. The military’s oppressive tactics and brutal suppression of dissent have created a hostile environment in the region, where violence is not only directed at occupied-state forces but also spills over into the lives of innocent civilians. The Army’s heavy-handed presence has turned the region into a battleground, where the corrupt establishment launches indiscriminate terror both on civilians and freedom fighters.
These recent incidents underscore the fact that for many in POB, the threat of violence is an everyday reality—whether it comes from the occupied-state, Army-backed-armed groups, or criminals taking advantage of the lawlessness. The region remains a symbol of Pakistan’s forceful occupation, its failed policies, where the military’s unchecked power has not only exacerbated internal strife but also driven the innocent into a cycle of violence from which they cannot escape.