Balochistan, March 20 -- Several women were injured after Pakistani police used batons to disperse families gathered outside Quetta's Civil Hospital, as reported by The Balochistan Post.

The relatives had assembled to identify bodies brought in by security forces. The violence erupted on Wednesday when families of forcibly disappeared persons, along with human rights activists, attempted to enter the hospital to view the bodies, The Balochistan Post reported.

Last week, Pakistani forces had transferred 23 unidentified bodies to the facility. The police charged the crowd without warning.

"A large group of people, including women, children, and elderly, were peacefully gathered to identify the bodies when police suddenly started baton-ch...