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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.
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