A Pakistani airstrike in Balochistan’s Chiltan Hills injured nine civilians, a rights group said, alleging an attempt to conceal the incident. The organisation urged the UN to investigate what it called part of a recurring pattern of indiscriminate military operations.
"Tragically, today morning, around 9:00 a.m., the family received devastating news: Zeeshan's bullet-riddled body was discovered near Surdu Ghareeb Nawaz Hotel. His body bore multiple gunshot wounds," read a statement issued by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC).
The Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus has claimed 17 lives in the southwestern province alone this year, according to the Secretary of the Health Department, Abdullah Khan.