India, Oct. 24 -- A child died in Balochistan's Uthal area after he failed to receive timely medical assistance during prolonged security checks by Pakistani forces, media reports said.

The incident took place overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday at the Uthal checkpoint, about 100 kilometres north of Karachi, when several passenger buses travelling from Balochistan were stopped for inspection, reported The Balochistan Post.

Passengers told the newspaper the checking began around 3 a.m. and continued until morning, adding that the child's parents pleaded for help after she became critically ill but were not allowed to leave.

"The checking was extremely slow. Near dawn, we learned that a child on one of the buses had fallen critically...