The Balochistan government in Pakistan has suspended 44 government employees in Turbat and Kohlu for participating in and facilitating a protest sit-in and rally against the alleged killing of Balaach Mola Bakhsh.

According to reports, the suspended people included officers.

An official notification issued by the commissioner of Makran division confirmed the action against 30 government employees from various departments in Turbat, reported Dawn News.

Officials told the newspaper that the decision was made during a recent meeting of the district intelligence coordination committee, where these officials were identified as providing support to the participants of the anti-government sit-in and protest rally.

According to the notification, based on the meeting’s recommendation, the commissioner has suspended 30 employees from grades 1 to 15, and disciplinary action against officials of grade 16 and above was initiated through letters to the secretaries of concerned departments, the Pakistani newspaper reported.

Meanwhile, 14 government employees in the Kohlu district were suspended for participating in the sit-in and supporting the long march participants when it reached Kohlu last month.