Balochistan, Nov. 7 -- The cycle of extrajudicial killings in Balochistan has deepened, with four more men, among them a former paramilitary soldier and a teenage student, reportedly killed in Kech district.

The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has blamed Pakistan's armed forces and state-sponsored militias for what it termed part of an ongoing "kill-and-dump" campaign targeting civilians, as reported by The Balochistan Post.

According to The Balochistan Post, the victims identified as Abdul Khaliq, Najeebullah, Bahad Baloch, and Abdul Rehman were slain between October 28 and November 2 in the areas of Dasht, Tump, and Dehaat. The BYC stated that these killings fit into a recurring pattern of state-backed violence used to suppress dissen...