Balochistan, Feb. 20 -- A Baloch youth has reportedly been killed by state-supported militias, often referred to as 'death squads', in Tump, which is part of Balochistan's Kech district, on Thursday.

According to a report by The Balochistan Post (TBP), the victim, named Karim Dad, son of Manzoor and a resident of the Gomazi area in Tump, was fatally shot by armed individuals in the Kohad area. Local sources informed The Balochistan Post that Karim was in a vehicle when he was attacked and killed.

Local sources assert that the attackers are affiliated with a government-supported armed militia group commonly known as a 'death squad.' Earlier, Karim's relative, Miraj Baloch, was also killed just three days prior in the same tehsil of Kech,...