Visible signs of torture on the body of Shaheed Rasool Bux Mengal
Balochistan: A shutter down strike is being observed in certain parts of Balochistan against the killing of Baloch National Movement leader Rasool Bakhsh Mengal.

Rasool Bakhsh went missing on August 23rd from Uthal area of Lasbela district and his body was found by police on the 30th of August from Bela area of the same district.

The call for the strike had been given by the Baloch National Front which was also endorsed by other Baloch nationalist parties.

The strike is being observed in Turbat, Awaran, Panjgur, Khuzdar, Kalat and some other parts of the province.

Sources say that all markets and shopping centres in these areas are completely closed and no business activity is being witnessed anywhere. Traffic was minimal on the roads while the turn out in offices and schools was also low.

The local administration has taken strict security measures to avert any untoward incident.

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2 killed as missing Baloch leader found dead

By Malik Siraj Akbar

QUETTA: Two Punjabis were allegedly victims of target killing on Monday evening as violence broke out in various Baloch-dominated districts after another Baloch nationalist leader’s body was recovered.

Balochistan National Movement (BNM) Secretary General Khalil Ahmed Baloch said the party’s central joint secretary Rasool Baksh Mengal was found dead in Lasbela district. Mengal was allegedly whisked away by intelligence agencies from Uthal area on August 23. Baloch said the recent target killing of Baloch nationalist leaders had forced the party to believe that intelligence agencies had killed all the missing persons of Balochistan.

Mengal’s killing sparked a wave of protest all over Balochistan. In Maskhy area, protesters set fire to banks and offices of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and the district government.

The Baloch National Front (BNF), an alliance of 10 nationalist groups, has announced a complete shutter-down and wheel-jam strike across Balochistan for today (Tuesday) to protest the killing of the Baloch leader.

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