At least 6 labourers were killed in their sleep and two were wounded after gunmen targeted them in an overnight attack in Turbat city, officials said, in the region’s latest bout of violence.
According to the police, unknown gunmen targeted the labourers who were sleeping in an under-construction house.
The deceased — which include four family members of which two are brothers — have been identified as Rizwan, Shehbaz, Waseem, Shafiq Ahmed, Mohammad Naeem, and Sikander.
Meanwhile, Ghulam Mustafa and Tauheed are among those injured in the attack. The police are investigating the matter as the dead bodies and the wounded have been shifted to hospital.
Expressing condolences to the victims’ families, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar condemned the “heinous act” and reaffirmed the government’s resolve against terrorism.
