Seven people were killed in their sleep on Thursday in Balochistan’s port city. According to Gwadar Police Station’s SHO Mohsin Ali, unidentified gunmen attacked a residential area near the Gwadar Fish Harbour in the Surbandar locality, resulting in seven deaths and one injury.
The victims were workers at a barber shop in the area and hailed from Khanewal district, Punjab.
The deceased and the injured have been taken to Gwadar Hospital. This incident occurred about three weeks after 11 people were killed in separate terror attacks in Nushki district.
Nine of the victims, also from Punjab, were travelling by bus from Quetta to Taftan when militants abducted and later killed them. Their bodies were discovered under a bridge near a hill.
The victims were laborers from Mandi Bahauddin, Wazirabad, and Gujranwala. Another two people died, and three were injured in a separate incident on the same day.
Earlier, on March 20, security forces thwarted an attack on the Gwadar Port Authority colony, where gunmen stormed the complex, causing multiple explosions and gunfire.
Frequent killings of workers from Punjab in Balochistan are very disturbing for everyone in the country, indicating lawlessness in the province, wherein lives of common people are at risk.
Meanwhile, over the span of Friday night and Saturday, a total of six security personnel, among them a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), laid down their lives while engaging in separate incidents across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Additionally, in these same incidents, 12 militants were neutralized by security forces, reflecting the ongoing challenges faced in maintaining peace and security in the region.
In a bid to combat militant activity, security forces engaged in a significant operation in the Kot Sultan area of Kulachi tehsil, Dera Ismail Khan district. This intelligence-based operation led to the elimination of eight militants who were actively involved in anti-security activities and targeted killings. The recovery of weapons, ammunition, and explosives from the militants underscores the gravity of the threat they posed.
Simultaneously, in the North Waziristan district, two suspected militants met their end in an encounter with security forces. These operations reflect the ongoing efforts of security personnel to maintain peace and stability in the region amidst persistent security challenges.
However, the price of this ongoing struggle was starkly evident in Lakki Marwat, where three brave members of law enforcement— including a DSP— were martyred in separate attacks. These attacks serve as a grim reminder of the dangers faced by those tasked with maintaining public safety.
