The situation in Quetta returned to normal on Sunday-one day after the closure of the januity-while in some cities of Balochistan, a shutter down strike continued another day in response to the Baloch Solidarity Committee (BEC) call, which demanded the release of its leadership.
Following the strike, after the arrest of BIC Chief Organizer Dr Mehering Baloch and 16 other workers from his protest camp on Sariab Road in Quetta, after the arrest of a police crackdown on his sit -in against the alleged disappearances.
Mehrang BEC activist Babarg Baloch, his brother, and the Deputy Principal of Bolan Medical College, were leading the protest against the arrest of Dr Elias Baloch and members of his family. Dr. Elias and his relatives have been released. Participants were also protesting against the alleged burial of 13 bodies without any identity.
The strike call was issued on Friday after the BYC claim that three of his protesters were killed by the alleged shells fired by the police. However, Quetta Commissioner Hamza Shafqat denied the claim, saying the deaths were reportedly fired by “armed elements with the leadership of the bike”.
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Although important businesses and markets remained open on Saturday, some other areas on the outskirts of the city along with Sariab Road, Brewery Road were closed.
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It said that the protest was against the arrest of the state as well as the arrest of the states in Balochistan, and urged the people of the province to come out of their homes to support the movement.
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Some Balochistan cities are closed
However, shutter down strikes continued in Panjgur, Noshki, Kalat and Chagai districts along with catch tribes, Don Dot Com Representatives reported.
Protests of BYC supporters were also organized near the hub on Karachi Quetta Highway in Bhuani, where traffic was suspended due to road blockade yesterday.
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He added, “They eliminated the tent, fired tear gas, and fired the protests.”
On Saturday, strikes were also reported in Masting, Khozdar, Hub, Bella, Surab, Gwadar, Dera Murad Jamali and some other areas.
Meanwhile, after discussing with the local administration, Khosdar, Surab, Kalat and Masting Roads were opened last night. Total traffic was suspended between Quetta and Karachi, along with Quetta and Taftan, due to blocking the highways.
Until Saturday night, BEC supporters were present in the Sarvian area, and ‘clashes’ between protesters and the BEC continued. Police were using tear gas to disperse the crowd.
Reports also suggested that many shops were burnt on the post office of Balochistan University and Sarib Road, while there was a heavy contingent in the area to disperse the protesters.
In a statement yesterday, Shafqat denied the claim that police had shot dead three people during the BEC Quetta sit -in. The Commissioner said that the BEC launched a protest on March 21 demanding the recovery of the bodies of those killed during the Jaffar Express operation.
However, the protests were rapidly violent as bike protesters and their armed colleagues allegedly resorted to stone excavation, indiscriminate firing, and attacks on law enforcement personnel. During the unrest, three people lost their lives due to the alleged firing by “armed elements with bike leadership”.
“Citizens and police emphasized that the bodies of the dead need a test to detect the actual conditions of their deaths. Despite knowing that the three – one of whom was an Afghan citizen – was killed by their own comrades, the BEC leadership refused to hand over the bodies.
