According to the Deputy Commissioner (DC), unidentified assailants shot and killed four laborers from Punjab in Kalat district of Balochistan on Saturday.
“Unidentified assailants opened fire and killed four laborers” in a statement by Retired Captain Jamil Baloch, a retired Capt.
It states that a survivor and five people, a resident of Sadiqabad, are working as a bore wheel drillers. The DC added that the Le -lease personnel arrived at the place and the bodies were taken to the Rural Health Center Mande Haji for medical examination.
“Furthertheartharthher investigations are underway and an FIR (first information report) will be registered against those responsible, DC said.
So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The development came last week in the midst of a tense situation in the province after the Jaffar Express train terrorist hijacked in Bolan district.
Last month, unidentified gunmen killed seven people to Punjab after offloading a passenger bus in Barakhan district.
Balochistan has faced attacks targeting people from Punjab. In two separate incidents in April 2024, nine people were killed after being forced by a bus near Noshki, while two workers were shot in the catch in Punjab.
In May last year, seven persons coming from Punjab were shot dead near Gwadar, while in August 23 passengers were offloaded with trucks and buses and shot in Masakil district. In se
In October 2023, unidentified gunmen shot six laborers from Punjab in the district of district in the district. According to police, the killings were targeted. All the victims belonged to different areas of southern Punjab, which shows that they have been chosen for their ethnic background.
In 2019, the gunmen stopped a bus near Gwadar district and near Mara, and after examining their CNIC, 14 people, including a Navy, Air Force and Coast Guards, were shot dead.
A similar incident happened in 2015 when gunmen killed 20 construction workers and injured three others, injuring Don’s first attack on a worker’s camp near the Turbat. The victims were from Sindh and Punjab.
