Several people have been sharing a video on social media platform X since October 5, 2026, claiming that it shows the body of a female activist in Balochistan killed by police after being detained for three months and subjected to severe torture. However, the video actually shows a woman who was allegedly tortured and killed by her husband in Afghanistan’s Ghor province last month.
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