QUETTA, Pakistan: Unknown gunmen killed at least 20 labourers and injured there others in Balochistan’s Turbat district on Saturday morning.
The District Police Officer (DPO) Turbat Imran Qureshi said that unknown assailants riding motorcycles opened fire indiscriminately at the labourers while they were sleeping in Gogdan area of Turbat.
Resultantly, 20 labourers lost their lives while three others sustained injuries.
The assailants managed to escape from the scene successfully on their motorcycles after the attack.
In a statement, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif strongly denouncing the killing of 20 labourers in a terrorist attack in Turbat.
The prime minister, while expressing deep grief and sorrow over the incident, sought report of the incident.
Sharif also reaffirmed the government’s resolve to eliminate terrorism from the country.
Meanwhile, the Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik also strongly condemned the Turbat terrorist attack and ordered to arrest the terrorists claiming innocent lives.
The chief minister announced a compensation of Rs1 million each for the deceased and Rs50,000 each for the injured labourers.
