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The individual who sent it to the BBC said many people in the Swat valley had the clip on their phones.
However journalists in Swat have told the BBC that the first they heard of the video was when it was reported in the New York Times two days ago.
It shows men in military clothing pushing a group of young men one by one through a forest.
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The army has a policy of zero tolerance on issues like this”
Maj Gen Athar Abbas
Pakistani military spokesman
Eventually, six men - all in traditional civilian clothing - are lined up, blindfolded and with their hands tied behind their backs.
At least seven of the men in military clothing then form a line and raise their weapons. After what sounds like a sustained burst of gunfire, the men in civilian clothing then crumple to the forest floor.
In 2009, the Pakistani military mounted an offensive to drive Taliban militants out of the Swat valley.
Human rights organisations have accused them of carrying out extra-judicial killings during this time.
"We have previously documented executions in Swat that are similar to what is depicted in this video," Ali Dayan Hasan, representative of Human Rights Watch in Pakistan told the BBC.
"Human Rights Watch cannot say anything about the authenticity of the video."
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To date, there has been no action to hold military personnel accountable for well-documented abuses”
Ali Dayan Hasan
Human Rights Watch Pakistan
The US State Department says it has raised the issue with the Pakistani government.
Spokesperson PJ Crowley said the US took allegations of human rights violations" very seriously", and that the issue of extrajudicial killings had been a part of an "ongoing conversation" with Pakistan.
BBC News - Pakistan army says 'extra-judicial killing' video faked
However journalists in Swat have told the BBC that the first they heard of the video was when it was reported in the New York Times two days ago.
It shows men in military clothing pushing a group of young men one by one through a forest.
Continue reading the main story
“
Start Quote
The army has a policy of zero tolerance on issues like this”
Maj Gen Athar Abbas
Pakistani military spokesman
Eventually, six men - all in traditional civilian clothing - are lined up, blindfolded and with their hands tied behind their backs.
At least seven of the men in military clothing then form a line and raise their weapons. After what sounds like a sustained burst of gunfire, the men in civilian clothing then crumple to the forest floor.
In 2009, the Pakistani military mounted an offensive to drive Taliban militants out of the Swat valley.
Human rights organisations have accused them of carrying out extra-judicial killings during this time.
"We have previously documented executions in Swat that are similar to what is depicted in this video," Ali Dayan Hasan, representative of Human Rights Watch in Pakistan told the BBC.
"Human Rights Watch cannot say anything about the authenticity of the video."
Continue reading the main story
“
Start Quote
To date, there has been no action to hold military personnel accountable for well-documented abuses”
Ali Dayan Hasan
Human Rights Watch Pakistan
The US State Department says it has raised the issue with the Pakistani government.
Spokesperson PJ Crowley said the US took allegations of human rights violations" very seriously", and that the issue of extrajudicial killings had been a part of an "ongoing conversation" with Pakistan.
BBC News - Pakistan army says 'extra-judicial killing' video faked