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Gunmen abduct and kill 9 passengers from 2 buses on a southwestern Pakistan highway
BALOCHISTAN, PAKISTAN, JUL 10 – The killings follow a pattern of ethnic Baloch insurgents targeting Punjab passengers amid an ongoing separatist insurgency causing frequent militant attacks in Balochistan.
- Gunmen stopped two buses traveling through Balochistan province on Thursday night, abducting and killing nine passengers in areas situated between Zhob and Loralai.
- The incident occurred amid ongoing ethnic and separatist violence in Balochistan, where militants frequently target people from Punjab who travel there for business or employment.
- The gunmen stopped the buses on a major highway, checked passengers' IDs, singled out nine individuals from Punjab, and shot them dead before fleeing the scene.
- Officials found multiple bullet-ridden bodies along the highway, while President Asif Ali Zardari denounced the killings and held the banned Baloch Liberation Army responsible for fomenting disorder and unrest.
- The attack underscores persistent violence in the mineral-rich, impoverished province, as security forces continue battling separatist insurgents who oppose Pakistan's central government.
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