QUETTA: Five bullet-riddled bodies were found in Tajban area of Turbat Friday night. According to Levies officials, the bodies were found among bushes in a remote area of the district. The bodies were taken to the hospital for identification on Saturday morning, Geo News reported. Initially, three of the five killed persons were identified as Usman Qadir, Danish Ali and Badar Munir, the levies sources said. Documents found with the three identified deceased show they all belonged to Gujrat district of Punjab. Later, two of the remaining bodies were also identified as Saqib Ali and Qasim. They also belonged to Gujrat, according to the Levies sources. One of the deceased, Danish Ali, was the only brother of two sisters. His father told Geo News that Danish left his home 18 days back. After the bodies were recovered, an operation was launched in the area. It is also said that the deceased were shot to death and were not residents of Balochistan. A few days back, 15 bodies were recovered from Buleda area of Turbat. The deceased were said to be residents of Punjab who were being sent to Europe, via Iran, illegally through agents. While Buleda is on Pakistan-Iran border, Tajban is closer to Panjgur. While speaking to Geo News, Balochistan government spokesperson Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar said five bodies were found during an operation which was launched in the area after 15 bodies were recovered a few days back. He added that as per their assessment the five, recovered Friday night, could have been killed on the same day on which the other 15 were shot dead as the two areas, Buleda and Tajban, are not very far from each other. AFP adds: Senior administration official Akbar Harifal said the killings seemed to be the work of separatist groups. Baloch separatists have regularly targeted ethnic Punjabi workers, accusing them of exploiting the province. The army said troops on Friday killed a Baloch militant commander, Younas Taukali, 25 kilometres north of the area where the bodies of the migrant workers were recovered. “Terrorist Younas was involved in killing 15 innocent people belonging to Punjab on Nov 15,” an army statement said, adding that he had also ambushed security force convoys and killed many civilians.
