Islamabad: Not less than seven ethnic Punjabi labourers had been killed on Sunday by suspected militants in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province within the newest incident of focused killing within the risky area.
The employees had been employed for the development of a home within the Khuda-i-Abadan space of Panjgur city, police mentioned.
The victims belonged to Punjab province’s Multan district and so they had been sleeping underneath the identical roof after daylong labour on the time of the assault.
The attackers armed with automated weapons entered the premises and opened indiscriminate hearth.
“Seven labourers had been killed on the spot and one other was injured within the firing,” Inspector Basic Police Moazzam Jah Ansari instructed Daybreak.
The victims had been recognized as Sajid, Shafiq, Fayyaz, Iftikhar, Salman, Khalid and Allah Wasia.
No one claimed duty however Panjgur SSP Fazil Shah Bokhari mentioned that “it’s a terrorist assault” and added that investigation was launched.
President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned that assault, whereas the PM additionally sought a report from Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti. He additionally reiterated his resolve to take all potential measures to root out terrorism.
The assault is considered one of a collection of such incidents wherein Baloch militants goal Punjabi employees within the province.
The militants allege that the Punjabi-dominated institution was depriving the province of its mineral wealth, a cost denied by the authorities.
Within the final such incident, its rebels killed not less than 23 individuals in Musakhel district of the province in August. The armed males offloaded passengers from vans and buses and shot them after checking their identities.
