QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN; Barkhan’s Deputy Commissioner, Mureed Baugh, was killed after being abducted by armed men at a checkpoint, officials confirmed, as reports emerged of coordinated attacks on Pakistani forces across multiple districts of Balochistan.
According to sources, armed men set up a blockade near Ghata Chowk in Barkhan and began checking vehicles, maintaining the checkpoint for several hours. During this time, the armed men identified, detained and took away Deputy Commissioner Mureed Bugti along with his security guards.
A spokesperson for Balochistan’s Home Minister confirmed that the armed men subsequently killed DC Mureed Bugti. Clashes between forces and armed men continued in the area following the abduction, and reports also emerged of gunfire and a separate blockade at Khadda Chowki in the same district.
The killing came amid a wave of attacks on Pakistani forces reported across several districts of Balochistan on the same day.
In the Wadh area of Khuzdar, a convoy of Pakistani forces was ambushed, with reports of multiple personnel killed. Three vehicles were reportedly caught in the attack, and helicopters were dispatched to the site following the incident.
Pakistani forces were also reportedly targeted near Kharan city and in the Gulangor area of Noshki district, though further details on these incidents remain limited.
Baloch separatist armed organizations remain active in these areas and have previously carried out attacks on Pakistani forces and other state institutions. However, no organization has yet claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s coordinated attacks or the killing of DC Mureed Bugti and its Guard.
Authorities have not issued further statements regarding the overall death toll or ongoing operations in the affected districts.
