In a grisly execution-style attack on Thursday, 10 labourers were killed and four injured when assailants sprayed bullets at workers in the Dasht area of Mastung district. According to one witness, the labourers were lined up and then shot.
The labourers were working on a road project in the town of Dasht, about 25 kilometres south of Quetta, when a group of four or five armed men ambushed them and opened fire, according to Mastung Deputy Commissioner Irfan Shaheen Gharseen. The United Balochistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Dasht area has become a flashpoint. It also seems to have become a safe haven for terrorists, who have carried out frequent bomb blasts and attacks on police and security forces.
Eye witnesses recounted gruesome scenes of Thursday’s attack. Birat Khan, a witness to the incident, told The Express Tribune that men riding motorbikes forced the labourers to line up on the roadside, and then proceeded to open fire on them.
Ghulam Sarwar, another witness, said women and children in the surrounding areas also witnessed the bloodcurdling massacre.
The victims were all residents of Quetta, identified as Noor Mohammad, Aurangzaib, Mohammad Saleem, Barat Khan, Daro Khan, Khano, Yar Mohamamd, Akbar, Nehmatullah and Abdul Ghaffar. The injured were identified as Murtaza Khan, Barak Khan, Gulab Khan and Baran Khan.
<Express Tribune>
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