According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, on Friday, July 5, 2024, a Baloch teenager who had been shot on Thursday, July 4, 2024, during an indiscriminate shooting by military forces in the city of Zabol, succumbed to his injuries.
The identity of this Baloch citizen has been reported as Habib Ghofran (Taimouri), an 18-year-old from Zabol.
According to the report, the military forces, without any prior warning, fired at the vehicle Habib was driving, hitting him in the head. He was severely injured and died about 24 hours later in the hospital.
It is worth mentioning that this teenager worked at his father’s supermarket on Artesh Boulevard.
Reports collected in 2023 indicate that direct shootings by military forces have resulted in at least 120 Baloch citizens being killed or injured. Among these cases, 80 people lost their lives, and 40 were injured, including 9 children and 3 women.
