Pakistan news: Gunmen kill seven labourers, injure one near Gwadar port
Reuters, adding one was injured too. Identifying the victims, the police said that the workers were from Sahiwal in Punjab. Police have taken the injured to the hospital for treatment and started an investigation to arrest the perpetrators.
ALSO READ: Jammu & Kashmir: Three terrorists killed in encounter in Kulgam, 40-hour long operation concludes, says Indian Army According to a police official, they were told that the gunmen stormed into a house some 25 km east of the port city and shot the labourers. Meanwhile, no one claimed responsibility. Earlier in April, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed the killing of nine labourers from Punjab province.
They were abducted and then shot at close range after gunmen stopped a bus. The report says that the militants have long been fighting the government, seeking a greater share of the mineral-rich province's natural resources. ALSO READ: J&K: Two terrorists including top commander of LeT affiliate 'The Resistance Front' killed in Kulgam Gwadar port in Pakistan is the site of several Beijing-backed projects under the $65 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor investment.
It is part of the Belt and Road Initiative. Meanwhile, a man has been arrested in Gujarat's Bharuch district for allegedly spying for a Pakistani intelligence agency, PTI quoted police as saying on Thursday. ALSO READ: J&K: 2 terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in Kulgam The man has been identified as Pravin Mishra, who allegedly collected highly confidential information about the Indian Armed Forces and defence-related R&D firms, said the Gujarat Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
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