September 30, 2024
1 min read

Armed men abduct 12 Quetta labourers, set machinery ablaze

Pakistan rushes more troops to Balochistan as rights movement spreads wings.(Photo:IN)

According to district administration officials, the abducted workers include drivers and labourers….reports Asian Lite News

Over 12 labourers of a private construction company were abducted and their firm was set ablaze by a group of armed men in the Musa Khel area of Quetta in Pakistan, ARY News reported.

According to district administration officials, the abducted workers include drivers and labourers. The incident occurred in the Taiser Isot area of Musa Khel.

However, the Deputy Commissioner has refuted such reports, claiming that the workers rushed to nearby areas to save their lives and later returned to the company site.

Earlier, some unidentified gunmen gunned down seven labourers in Khudabadan – a locality in Panjgur District – Balochistan.

The labourers, originally from Punjab, were staying in a workers’ quarter when some unidentified armed men stormed the quarter and opened fire, killing them on the spot, as reported by ARY News.

Earlier, seven labourers from Multan were killed late Saturday night in a terrorist attack in the Khuda-i-Abadan area of Panjgur town in Balochistan, as reported by Dawn.

The victims were identified as Sajid, Shafiq, Fayyaz, Iftikhar, Salman, Khalid, and Allah Wasia. They labourers were attacked while sleeping in the same room of the house where they were working.

According to the police, armed men stormed the site and opened fire with automatic weapons, indiscriminately targeting the workers.

“Seven labourers were killed on the spot and another was injured in the firing,” Inspector General of Police Moazzam Jah Ansari said.

Police and other law enforcement agencies reached the spot and the victims were transported to the district hospital for immediate care, as reported by Dawn.

“All the labourers who lost their lives in the firing belong to the Shujabad area of Multan and Abu Bakr brought them to Panjgur for the construction of his house,” Panjgur SSP Fazil Shah Bokhari confirmed. “It is a terrorist attack,” he added, noting that investigations into the incident are ongoing. (ANI)

ALSO READ: Bangladesh Needs Indian Help For Food Security

Previous Story

Prakash Karat to coordinate CPM politburo functioning  

Next Story

‘This is only Karma’: India slams Pakistan’s cross-border terrorism

Latest from -Top News

Border Sealed, Hopes on Hold

A Hindu family from Balochistan’s Sibi was reportedly denied entry into India after the closure of border crossing….reports Asian Lite News Pakistan and India’s decision to shut down the Wagah-Attari border crossing

West visits Cambodia to strengthen ties 

The visit also addresses shared security concerns, including combating serious organised crime and human trafficking, and future defence cooperation initiatives  The UK and Cambodia are collaborating to advance climate initiatives and promote

UK and Ukraine deepen community ties  

 Thousands of school children across the UK and Ukraine have applied to take part in a landmark 100 Year Partnership programme between the two countries   Thousands of school children across the
Go toTop

Don't Miss

‘Military inc.’ biggest encroacher in Pakistan

Ranging from petrol pumps to industrial plants, financial institutions, bakeries,

Pak forex in freefall

The country’s reserves declined by $178 million or 1.1 per