GWADAR: People of Pasni continued their protest on a second consecutive day on Tuesday against the mysterious killing of a Grade 9 student whose body was found some days ago in the town a day after he had gone missing.

Family members, activists of civil society and workers of different political parties and locals staged a rally in the town carrying pictures of the 14-year-old deceased, Sahil Gulab, demanding immediate arrest of the killers.

Led by the boy’s mother, the protesters marched on different roads of the coastal town and chanted slogans against the government.“Our protest will continue till we will get justice,” she said, adding that the murderers should be arrested without delay.

A large number of women and other people participated in the rally, which was also addressed by human rights activist Parvez Safar, Aziz Ismail of Haq Do Tehreek, Waheed Majeed of Balochistan National Party and others. They demanded the immediate arrest of the boy’s killers.

Published in Dawn, April 9th, 2025