Gunmen killed seven labourers from Pakistan’s Punjab province in a targeted terrorist attack in Balochistan’s Gwadar, local media reported on Thursday, amid rising militancy in the country.
The assailants stormed a residential quarter near the fish harbour in the Sarbandar area of Gwadar and indiscriminately fired upon the sleeping occupants, Pakistan’s Dunya News reported. Provincial authorities swiftly responded to the scene and cordoned off the area.
The bodies were transferred to a morgue for autopsies, while the injured received medical attention at Gwadar Hospital. Balochistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned the “heinous act” and extended condolences to the bereaved families.
Balochistan Interior Minister Mir Zia Langau echoed Naqvi’s sentiments, denouncing the attack as cowardly and ordering a thorough report. He pledged the provincial government’s commitment to pursuing the perpetrators and ensuring justice for the victims.
Militant attacks in Pakistan surged once again in April, as the country experienced 77 verifiable attacks last month, a security assessment report by an Islamabad-based think-tank said. Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) said the attacks, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa particularly bearing the brunt, resulted in 70 fatalities, including 35 civilians and 31 members of Pakistan security forces.
According to the PICSS report, Balochistan faced 16 attacks, resulting in 21 fatalities, including 17 civilians and four security personnel, with 31 individuals injured. Most of these attacks occurred in the province’s Baloch belt, particularly in the south and southwest.
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