Nine people, including a young girl, lost their lives in two separate tribal dispute-related incidents in Balochistan’s Qila Abdullah and Dera Bugti districts, highlighting the deadly consequences of long-running clan rivalries in the province.
The deadliest incident occurred in Killi Badawan in Qila Abdullah, where armed men opened fire on rival tribesmen during what police described as a revenge attack linked to an old tribal feud. Four men were killed at the scene, while a young girl later died during treatment, taking the death toll in the incident to five.
Police identified the deceased as Obaidullah, Ziaullah, Eimal and Mohammad Shahid, while the young victim was identified as Bibi Saniya. Investigators believe the attack was motivated by a years-old dispute between the two groups.
Following the killings, relatives staged a protest by placing the bodies on the Quetta–Chaman Highway, suspending traffic for several hours. The demonstration ended after district administration officials assured protesters that those responsible would be brought to justice.
In a separate incident in the Drenjan area of Sui, Dera Bugti, four members of two rival factions of the Peerozani tribe were killed after a dispute escalated into an exchange of gunfire. Police said one person was also critically injured.
Authorities later deployed police and Levies personnel to both areas, launched investigations and began efforts to arrest those involved. No arrests had been officially confirmed.
The twin incidents underscore the continuing challenge posed by tribal conflicts in parts of Balochistan, where long-standing personal and clan disputes frequently erupt into armed violence despite repeated efforts by local authorities and tribal elders to promote reconciliation.
