Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti has strongly condemned the brutal killing of passengers in the Sardhaka area, vowing that justice would be served and that the culprits would be held accountable.
“We will crush every single terror plan with full force, unwavering resolve, and complete unity,” CM Bugti said in a statement.
At least nine passengers travelling on Punjab-bound coaches were abducted and killed by unidentified gunmen in the Sardhaka area on Thursday night.
The incident took place near Zhob, a town in northern Balochistan, where armed assailants stopped passenger buses, removed passengers, and selectively identified and executed nine individuals.
Assistant Commissioner Zhob, Naveed Alam, said the attackers opened fire on the abducted passengers after taking them away from the vehicles.
Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind confirmed the incident and said that terrorists had pulled passengers off the buses, identified them, and then mercilessly killed nine innocent Pakistanis.
The murder of defenceless civilians is a glaring example of the barbarity of the Fitna al-Hindustan, he said.
