Nine people from Punjab were killed near Noshki, Balochistan in the early hours of Saturday, when gunmen forced them off a bus they were traveling in and shot them, officials said. Another attack on a separate vehicle killed one person and injured four.
“About 10-12 gunmen blockaded the Quetta-Taftan Highway N-40 near Noshki and abducted nine passengers from a bus,” Deputy Commissioner Habibullah Musakhel told the media.
The gunmen checked the identity cards of passengers from the Taftan-bound bus and kidnapped them, he added. They were subsequently shot dead.
The bodies of the abducted passengers were found under a bridge nearby after an hour and a half, Musakhel said. It’s unclear whether their belongings were taken.
The nine victims were from Punjab, Noshki Station House Officer Asad Mengal told media.
In another incident one more person was killed on at the same venue when gunmen opened fire on a car killing a passenger and injuring four others.
