QUETTA: Residents of Turbat, a remote Pakistani town in southwestern Balochistan, have been protesting for three days with the body of a young man, killed in a recent Counterterrorism Department (CTD) operation, accusing law enforcement agencies of extrajudicial killings of citizens.
According to a CTD statement issued on Nov. 24, Balach Baloch confessed he had carried out a number of militant attacks following his arrest with five kilograms of explosive material on Nov. 20.
The statement, a copy of which is in possession of Arab News, said the CTD authorities raided a spot on Pasni Road where there was heavy exchange of fire in which Baloch lost his life.
The family of the deceased, however, has denied the claim, saying he was not involved in unlawful activities but was a peaceful Pakistani citizen who was picked up by the CTD on Oct. 29 and produced before a local court for a 10-day physical remand on Nov. 21.
“Balach was 24 years old and ran a small shop in Turbat,” Saba…