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The Asian Human Rights (AHRC) says it has found 169 bodies in mass graves in the Pakistani of Balochistan. The are believed to be members of groups calling for greater and rights for Balochistan. The AHRC suspects they are some of the thousands of Balochs who were arrested and kidnapped by Pakistan's security . The commission has called on the United Nations to send a -finding mission to ascertain the behind the killings. Pakistan's government denies the made by the AHRC and says the total number of bodies found is just 15. The AHRC expressed "shock and concern” over the latest killings.

Balochistan is one of Pakistan’s regions, although it has natural resources. Baloch separatists allege that Pakistan is systematically suppressing in the region to keep its people weak. The people want a whole of issues addressed. These range from human rights , greater autonomy, increased royalties from the region's natural resources, and full independence. In the between 2003 and 2012, an 8,000 people from Balochistan were reportedly kidnapped by Pakistani security forces. Pakistani expert Malik Siraj Akbar said: "The international must play its role in bringing the people behind these to justice."

 


 
 
 

 

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