Senior police officer Ayub Achakzai informed The Related Press that the assault occurred in a single day in Kusakhail. The attackers additionally set fireplace to at the least 10 automobiles earlier than escaping.
The killings spotlight ongoing safety challenges in Balochistan, the place separatism and militancy perpetuate a local weather of violence and instability.
Inside Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned the assault, calling it “barbaric” and promising these accountable would face justice.
There was no rapid declare of duty. Separatist teams in Balochistan have a historical past of concentrating on employees in jap Punjab in an effort to drive them out of the province. The area has been coping with a long-running insurgency.
Previous incidents had been typically blamed on unlawful components Balochistan Liberation Army and different teams searching for independence from the central authorities in Islamabad. Islamist militants additionally function within the province.
