14 passengers offloaded, shot dead at Makran Coastal Highway
According to media sources, nine people belonged to Pakistan Navy, one from Pakistan Coast Guard and one was the employee of Pakistan Air Force
ORMARA: At least 14 people were brutally shot dead on Thursday at Makran Coastal Highway near Ormara, a town in Gwadar district in Balochistan.
According to Balochistan Inspector General of Police Mohsin Hassan Butt, around 15-20 unidentified armed assailants in camouflage uniform reportedly stopped five or six buses travelling between Karachi and Gwadar. In the Buzi Top area, the incident took place in between 12:30am and 1am, police said.
According to Police initial investigations suggest that the victims were first forced to reveal their computerised national identity cards (CNICs) for their identification, offloaded from the buses and then were shot dead by the assailants.
According to media sources, nine people belonged to Pakistan Navy, one from Pakistan Coast Guard and one was the employee of Pakistan Air Force.
A few passengers managed to escape the massacre and were shifted to a nearby hospital for medical attention.
The incident spread panic and fear among dwellers of the region and are unwilling to speak to the police investigating into the incident.
Meanwhile, Levies and police officers rushed to the spot, cordoned off the area and began an extensive search operation.
The motive behind the killings and the identity of the victims are yet to be ascertained.
Further investigation into the incident is underway.
Going towards Gwadar through Makran Coastal Highway Ormara comes in midway between Karachi and Gwadar.
On April 12, at least 20 people were killed and 48 people sustained critical injuries in a terrorist attack targeting members of the Hazara community in Quetta’s Hazarganji market. The attack claimed the lives of nine Hazara and a Frontier Corps (FC) soldier who was deputed for the community’s security.
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