A journalist from Turbat who had gone missing the previous evening, was found dead on Saturday morning with bullet wounds on his body. Razzak Gul Baloch was associated with Express TV and newspaper. According to details, he left his house late Friday evening without telling his family members, who started searching for him after he did not return until late night. Razzaq’s family members believe that he had been abducted near his residence on Friday evening. The journalist’s bullet-riddled body was found dumped near the Singani Sar area in the outskirts of Turbat city.
The Levies force sent the body to a government-run hospital for post mortem. Later, the body was identified by the victim’s brother Muhammad Alam. Doctors said that the deceased had been shot multiple times in head and chest, causing his immediate death. According to local journalists, the deceased had not told them about receiving threats from anyone, however, the manner in which he was killed is similar to the killings of missing persons whose bodies are being recovered in the deserted areas of the province. Razzaq’s murder has increased the death toll of journalists in the province from 21 to 22 during the last seven years, and most of them are believed to be killed by intelligence agencies or Baloch militant organisations.
