11 Killed in Balochistan in Suspected Separatist Attack
Gunmen targeted migrant laborers in a series of violent incidents across Pakistan's largest province.
- Gunmen in Balochistan killed 11 individuals, including migrant laborers, in a suspected separatist attack.
- The assailants targeted a bus and a vehicle, checking IDs and abducting passengers identified as Punjabis.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attacks as terrorism, promising severe punishment for the perpetrators and their facilitators.
- No group has claimed responsibility, but the modus operandi suggests the involvement of Baloch separatists.
- The region has been plagued by insurgency, with militants targeting security forces and exploiting local resources.