JK News Today
Islamabad, Feb 19: Pakistani media reported on Wednesday that armed gunmen opened fire at bus passengers in Balochistan while they were travelling from Quetta to Multan.
Seven passengers were killed in a gun attack on a bus in Barakhan, Balochistan, after armed men stopped the vehicle on a national highway.
Security sources confirmed that the assailants set up a blockade on the highway in the Rarkan area and forced the passengers out of the bus, Express News reported.
The victims, who were travelling from Quetta to Faisalabad, were then shot dead after their identification cards were checked.
Eyewitnesses reported that the attackers were armed with Kalashnikov rifles and numbered between 10 and 12. One witness, a resident of Burewala, said the bus was heading from Quetta to Multan when the attack occurred.
Local authorities have confirmed the killings and said that the armed men are still believed to be in the area. The provincial administration has stopped passenger vehicles at several points, including Rakhni Bewatta and Mekhtar, as a precautionary measure.
Local sources say that the passengers who were killed were taken off the vehicle after their identification cards were checked.
The Assistant Commissioner of Barakhan also confirmed the deaths, stating that seven passengers from the bus were taken off and killed.
