Baloch human rights organisations have alleged that Pakistani forces killed five young men in a “fake encounter” in Panjgur’s Cheedagi region on August 10

Markets and major roads remained closed across several districts of Balochistan amid heightened security measures. Bus services between Karachi, Turbat and Gwadar will remain suspended from August 13 to 15, while the Jaffar Express will terminate at Jacobabad instead of Quetta