Terrorist attacks are not stopping in Pakistan, five laborers killed, two injured in separatist attack in Balochistan
Karachi: Attacks are happening every day in Pakistan. Its victims are sometimes Pakistani security forces and sometimes common labourers. At least five workers were killed and two others injured on Tuesday when unidentified assailants opened fire at a dam construction site in Panjgur district of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province.
Balochistan government spokesman Shahid Rind said the militants attacked security officials and laborers engaged in repair work at the dam site in Parum area of Panjgur district. Rind said five people were killed and two others were injured. He did not confirm whether any security officials were also killed in the attack.
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If officials are to be believed, those killed were locals. A police officer said a search has been launched to arrest the attackers. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but insurgents affiliated with various Baloch nationalist groups have frequently attacked security forces and government installations. Police took the injured to a nearby hospital where their condition is said to be stable.
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Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti strongly condemned the attack, calling it an unforgivable act and vowed to bring the attackers to justice. Earlier this month, 20 workers were killed in a rocket attack on coal mines in Balochistan's Duki district. Due to which more than 40,000 coal mine workers had to stop their work and return to their native areas.
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On September 28, armed men had killed seven workers in Khuda Abadan area of Panjgur district while they were sleeping in their residence. These seven laborers working in Panjgur were from other provinces.
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