QUETTA
Unknown armed persons have gunned down 9 people belonging to Punjab after kidnapping them from a passenger bus in district Nushki.
Meanwhile 2 persons were killed and 5 injured including brother of former Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) in firing.
The tragic incident of killing of laborers hailing from Punjab took place in the area of Nushki on national highway.
Some unknown armed persons intercepted a bus on its way from Quetta toTuftan. They took 9 persons with them after checking the identity cards of passengers.
The armed persons took them to nearby mountains and gunned down them.
On information heavy contingent of police rushed to the scene and recovered the bodies of victims under a bridge in nearby hill.
SP Nushki Allah Bakhsh said that the armed persons kidnapped 9 passengers and killed them by firing. The victims belonged to Mandi Baha ud Din and Gujranwala.
SP further told that the armed persons fired upon another vehicle in the area of Sultan Charhai. Resultantly 2 persons were killed and 5 persons including brother of assembly member Ghulam Dastgir were injured.
