Family and locals protest after teacher Parvez Mazar is allegedly killed by state-linked death squad

In the coastal town of Pasni, Balochistan, Arabic teacher Parvez Mazar was taken away in front of his family on Tuesday and discovered dead the following day. Relatives claim members of a state-supported death squad detained him in a private torture site before killing him. Protesters, including Mazar’s children, assembled outside the Pasni Press Club, calling for the swift arrest of those responsible and for state institutions to act against armed groups operating with official protection.

They warned that failure to meet these demands would lead to a sit-in at Pasni Zero Point and a blockade of the Makran Coastal Highway, a vital link between Gwadar and Karachi. The demonstrators accuse Pakistani forces of shielding the perpetrators and demand justice for the slain educator. The unrest highlights ongoing tensions in Balochistan, where activists frequently denounce death squads allegedly backed by the state.