19.02.2025 13:12
Seven passengers who were taken off a bus heading to Lahore in Pakistan's Balochistan province were shot and killed by armed individuals. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the motive for the murders is still unknown.
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An armed group of about 11 people stopped a passenger bus on the highway in the Barkhan district of Balochistan province in southwestern Pakistan. After conducting identity checks, the armed individuals forcibly removed 7 people from the bus and shot them dead. The attackers fled the scene while the police cordoned off the area.
THE REASON FOR THE MURDERS IS UNKNOWN
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. The reason for the murders is also still unknown. The bus, which departed from the provincial capital Ketta, was heading to Faisalabad in the eastern Punjab province.
BALOCHISTAN
The province of Balochistan, located on the border with Afghanistan and Iran, is known as a significant battleground where Pakistan has been fighting against separatist insurgents who have been demanding greater autonomy and a share of the region's natural resources for decades.
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