A prominent tribal teacher’s life was cut short in a targeted shooting outside a girls’ high school in Sibi, Balochistan, fueling debates on the province’s deteriorating law and order. Assailants on a motorbike carried out the hit-and-run style murder Thursday, escaping as witnesses scrambled for safety.
Police narratives align with eyewitness accounts: close-range shots to the head felled the educator near Allahabad Girls High School. Despite frantic efforts to save her at a local facility, she perished from the wounds. The incident, splashed across Pakistani media, exposes vulnerabilities in public spaces.
Her ties to the Bangulzai tribe—marriage to Malik Fahim and proximity to leader Sardar Noor Ahmad—position her within Balochistan’s intricate social fabric, where loyalties can turn deadly.
Contextually, the slaying amplifies alarms over women’s plight in enforced disappearances. Panjgur’s Fatima, spouse of repeatedly abducted Noroz Islam, was recently hauled away from home without trace or charges.
2025’s tally stands at minimum 12 abducted women per rights groups, encompassing the vulnerable. The poignant saga of eight-month pregnant Hani Baloch, vanished with relatives from Kech in December raids, underscores a grim trend per the Baloch Yakjehti Committee’s dossier.
Shifting from male-centric patterns, these acts now victimize women broadly, eroding societal norms. The teacher’s demise galvanizes calls for federal intervention, robust policing, and dialogue to quell Balochistan’s fires. As inquiries begin, the onus lies on Pakistan to shield its citizens from such barbarity.