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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) says it has found 169 bodies in mass graves in the Pakistani [provincial / province] of Balochistan. The corpses are [believed / beliefs] to be members of groups calling for greater autonomy and rights for Balochistan. The AHRC [suspicion / suspects] they are some of the thousands of Balochs who were [reported / reportedly] reportedly arrested and by Pakistan's [secretive / security] agencies. The commission has called [on / off] the United Nations to send a fact-finding mission to [retain / ascertain] the truth behind the killings. Pakistan's government denies the [clams / claims] made by the AHRC and says the total number of bodies found [is / are] just 15. The AHRC expressed "shock and deep concern” [over / above] the latest killings.

Balochistan is one of Pakistan’s poorest [regions / regionals] , although it has [vast / vastly] natural resources. Baloch [separatists / separates] allege that Pakistan is systematically [supposing / suppressing] development in the region to keep its people weak. The people want a whole [serious / series] of issues addressed. These [range / ranging] from human rights abuses, greater autonomy, increased [royalties / royals] from the region's abundant natural resources, and full independence. In the period [between / to] 2003 and 2012, an estimated 8,000 people from Balochistan were reportedly kidnapped by Pakistani security [forces / farces] . Pakistani expert Malik Siraj Akbar said: "The international community must play its role in bringing the people behind these crimes [to / at] justice."

 


 
 
 

 

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