23 passengers were offloaded and killed and several vehicles were set ablaze in the Musakhel area of Balochistan.
Senior Superintendent Police Ayub Achakzai informed the media that terrorists blocked the inter-provincial highway and offloaded passengers from vehicles. Police and levies reached the point of the incident and shifted the bodies to the hospital.
Spokesman Balochistan Government Shahid Rind informed that terrorists attacked on 2-3 fronts, however, they faced a strong response from the armed forces. He added that the terrorists took advantage of the dark and offloaded the passengers.
Underscoring the provincial government’s resolve to address the law and order issue, Rind said that Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti had summoned a meeting wherein “important decisions” would be made.
“To find a way out of this situation, a wholesome approach is required by any political government or security forces, and support is needed from all schools of thought,” he said.
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Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti condemned the incident and asserted that neither the attackers nor the facilitators would be spared. Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari has condemned the Musakhel incident in the strongest term.
“President Asif Ali Zardari strongly condemned the brutal killing of passengers in Musakhel. The President’s expression of deep grief and sorrow over the loss of precious human lives in the terrorist attack,” he said in a tweet.
“The brutal killing of innocent people is the killing of the entire humanity. President Terrorists are enemies of the country, nation, and humanity. President The terrorists involved in the humane killing of innocent citizens must be brought to justice. The President’s expression of national determination to continue operations against terrorists.”
“The President expressed his condolences to the families of those who died in the incident President’s prayers for forgiveness for the deceased, prayers for Patience Jameel for their families,” he said further in a statement issued on social media.