Gunmen shot dead four ethnic Punjabi labourers and four policemen in the southwest, officials said, in the latest killing in a volatile region where violence has drastically increased in recent weeks.
The incident took place in Mangocher town of Kalat district in Balochistan province, which borders Afghanistan and Iran.
“The gunmen arriving on motorcycles shot dead four Punjabi labourers who were operators of borewell drilling equipment,” Ali Gul Imrani, a local administration official, said.
A local police official, Muhammad Asghar, also confirmed the details.
The region saw a dramatic train siege this month that officials said resulted in around 60 deaths, half of whom were separatists behind the assault.
The assault was claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), among separatist groups that accuse outsiders of plundering the province’s natural resources.
No group has claimed responsibility for the Saturday attacks. However, BLA has claimed such attacks in the past. — AFP
