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Balochistan is often thought of as the most neglected province of the country, has been craving for pleasant news for decades. However, every time the name comes up in news is for all the wrong reasons.
Recently, a very tragic incident took place that has brought Balochistan in the headlines again. 15 people who belonged to Punjab were killed on the Balochistan-Iran border, near Turbat.
The massacre is causing mass problems for both State and Baloch nationalists because the incident is still at the center of confusion. Ever since the incident took place, it was being believed that the 15 residents of Punjab were on their way to Iran, entering illegally. Upon being caught by the Irani forces, these people were held and executed.
However, the incident has taken a new turn. Apparently, different sources suggest that these 15 people were part of a broader cortege that was to enter Iran illegally. Only 15 from the lot, all who belonged to Punjab, were picked and murdered by Baloch nationalists of the area. The nationalist party is linked with the incident is Dr. Allah Nazar Baloch’s Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF).
Furthermore, the BLF commander held responsible for the massacre of the 15 Punjabis, according to ISPR, has also been killed. Younas Tawakli, a local of Turbat and a guerrilla commander, was killed in an intelligence-based-operation at Kech, 25 kilometers away from where the migrants were killed.
The even of Punjab-based migrants being killed in Balochistan has caused a storm on social media as well. There are many claims that the migrants died at the hands of Irani forces, while others, including ISPR, suggest that Baloch nationalists were involved in the incident.
