Balochistan continues to reel under a worsening law and order situation and violence, as 13 people were killed in two separate attacks on bus passengers and a house in the province.
According to Gwadar Deputy Commissioner Hamoodur Rehman, at least five passengers were killed when armed men offloaded and executed them after intercepting a Karachi-bound bus in Gwadar’s Kalmat area.
Jiwani Station House Officer (SHO) Khalid Dashti said the dead and the injured were rushed to Pasni Hospital.
With the death toll increasing to six after one of the injured succumbed to his injuries, the police have said that one of the deceased hailed from Multan.
Separately, seven people were killed in a house attack in a village in Sohbat Pur district after unknown individuals opened fire at a house and further set it ablaze.
The deceased, as per Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Yousaf Banghar, belong to the same family and include a woman and three children. The incident relates to a land dispute — between the victims and attackers — added the police officer.
Condemning the Gwadar attack on passengers, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed sorrow and grief over the loss of lives and directed relevant authorities to probe the attack and bring those responsible to justice.
Noting that the cowardly actions of terrorists against innocent people reflected their brutality, the PM ordered the provision of the best possible medical facilities to those injured in the attack.
The Gwadar attack comes days after militants killed at least eight people— four labourers and four police personnel in Kalat and Noshki districts last week.
