Balochistan, Aug. 25 -- A young man previously subjected to enforced disappearances was allegedly shot dead along with his cousin by the government-backed death squad in Balochistan's Khuzdar district on Friday, claims the Balochistan Post.

As per media reports, 29-year-old Naeem Shay, son of Shay Mohammad and a resident of Tehsil Gresha, was killed alongside his cousin, 19-year-old Iqbal Hakeem, in the Gresha Nadagi area.

Both the deceased were on their way to visit relatives when they were intercepted by members of a government-backed militia, locally referred to as a "death squad", and shot dead on the spot, says the Balochistan Post.

Naeem had previously been forcibly disappeared in 2022, when he was detained along with his father,...