Youth 'killed in FC troops firing'

QUETTA - A youngster has been killed and several others wounded, including two women, in a firing incident on public gathering in Tump, District Kech, on Sunday.
According to sources, a large number of male and female activists of Baloch National Front (BNF) were attending a rally to protest the killing of Mir Jan Miral Baloch in an exchange of fire between the security forces and militants three days back in Tump.
BNF Spokesman Sher Muhammad Bugti alleged that Frontiers Corps (FC) personnel baton-charged protesters and resorted to firing and teargas shelling, which resulted in the death of 19-year-old Mukhtar Aziz. Two women and several other activists were also injured.
However, the officials of the Frontier Corps have denied the accusation, saying they resorted to aerial firing to disperse the protesters when unknown assailants opened fire resulting in a death while injuring seven others, including two security forces personnel.
They said FC men had also arrested four accused persons and handed them over to police for further interrogation.
Meanwhile, BNF has announced a three-day shutter down strike across the Makran belt to mourn the killing of their party member while Baloch Bar Association has announced boycott of all courts today (Monday) across the province. To register their protest, rallies will be organised across Balochistan.
Balochistan National Party (Mengal) and National Party in their separate statements have also strongly condemned the killing of Baloch youth and FC firing on a peaceful rally.