Ibrahim Saleh was shot dead by Pakistani security forces: eye witnesses

Thump: Ibrahim Saleh’s closest friend and eyes witness to his murder has said that Ibrahim Saleh was shot by the personal of Pakistani security forces. He said that there were eight men in the car altogether but six of them has came out of the car and shot his friend. He said he was also taken hostage for almost three hours and that he was forced to speak in a voice recorder that Ibrahim Saleh was killed in an old enmity. He said on refusal he was threaten to be killed as well. The murderers of Mr Saleh have warned the eye witness that if he speaks to anyone regarding this incident, he would be killed as well.

On the other hand Banok Khadija Baloch, widow of Ibrahim Saleh Baloch and a member of B.S.O.(Azaad)’s Tump zone has disclosed in a press release that her husband Ibrahim Saleh, was murdered by the Pakistani security forces. She alleged that six Pakistani security forces accompanied by two paid local informers have committed this horrendous murder.

She said that the eye witnesses of this murder are ready to testify in front of any international court, as they don’t expect justice from the Pakistani judiciary because the Pakistani judges take dictations from the same security forces who are responsible for Saleh’s murder. She, however, appealed the Human rights organizations, European Union and the United Nations to take notice of the target killings of Baloch people and take action against the state sponsored assassins of her husband.

Ibrahim Saleh was murdered on 29 June 2009. He was an active worker in Baloch movement for national liberation. His family has been suffering for the past many years. Saleh had also been abducted by intelligence agencies on Aug 8, 2004 from Karachi and his brother Gohram Saleh had been abducted on Nov 29, 2005 from Dasht area. During detention both were severely tortured and were finally released after two years.

His brother in law, Dr. Khalid Baloch had also been a victim of Pakistani forces last year. And his cousin, Abdul Wahid Qambar Baloch was abducted by the forces and he is still in the custody of the secret agencies.