Five labourers shot dead in Balochistan in second such attack in past three days
Four labourers working on an under-construction road were killed by unidentified armed men near the Saranan area of Balochistan’s Pishin district on Tuesday. Officials said the incident took place in the Sulemanzai area along the Quetta-Chaman Highway. Balochistan Chief Minister’s aide for political and media affairs Shahid Rind confirmed the incident. “The labourers were working […]
Five laborers working on a road under construction in Balochistan's Pishin district were killed on Monday by armed men. The attack occurred near Saranan town along the Quetta-Chaman Highway. Shahid Rind, Shahid Rind, a political and media aide to the Balochistan Chief Minister, stated that the laborers were targeted as they worked on the site.
Sources indicated that the victims had traveled from Punjab seeking employment. A senior police officer on the scene revealed that armed men arrived on motorcycles and opened fire, resulting in the immediate deaths of all five laborers. One individual sustained injuries before being transported to the district hospital. This marks the second such incident in the region within a three-day span.
On Friday, a similar attack saw armed men detonate explosives at a police station in Saranan town, causing significant damage but no casualties. The Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies' July 31 monthly assessment report highlighted a significant deterioration in security conditions in Balochistan. In July, the overall death toll surged by 241%, rising from 109 cases in June to 372.
Security personnel fatalities increased dramatically from six to 62, a staggering 933% rise. Terrorist deaths jumped from 75 to 238, while civilian casualties rose by 93%, from 28 to 54. Additionally, eighteen members of peace committees were killed in the province.
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