KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Pakistani police in southwestern Balochistan province discovered the bodies of five Afghan nationals hanging from electricity poles on Friday, August 16, according to Pakistani media reports.
According to the report, Pakistani police discovered the bodies early in the morning in a remote area called Dalbandin, about 340 km from Quetta, the provincial capital, which borders Iran and Afghanistan.
The report indicates that the bodies have been taken to a local hospital for autopsy and will remain there until their family members arrive to claim them.
“Five bullet-ridden bodies were found hanging from an electric pylon,” Attiq Shahwani, a senior government official in the area, told the media. “They have been shifted to a local hospital. Doctors have ascertained that the cause of death is multiple bullet wounds, mostly in the chest area,” he added.
Meanwhile, our local sources in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province reported that the victims were originally from Nad Ali district and had served in the district’s security command during the republic government.
The source identified the victims as Rozi Khan, Samiullah, Sangari, Eshaqzai, and Rahmatullah. After the collapse of the republic government, they migrated to Pakistan in search of work.
No individual or group has claimed responsibility for the incident yet. However, a Pakistani police official told the media that Jaish-ul-Adl, a Baloch insurgent group, is likely behind it.
He said, “A video appeared about 20 days ago, in which they were seen in the captivity of the banned Islamist group Jaish-ul-Adl,” adding that the investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Jaish-ul-Adl is a militant separatist group based in southeastern Iran, primarily operating in the Sistan and Balochistan province. Formed in 2012, it succeeded Jundallah, a previously active insurgent organization.
The insurgent group is primarily known for its violent attacks against Iranian security forces and government officials. Tehran accuses Islamabad of harboring the group, although Pakistani authorities have consistently denied these allegations.
