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WASHUK: Armed men gunned down five workers hailing from Punjab in the Mashkail town of Balochistan\u2019s Washuk district on Sunday, Deputy Commissioner Abdul Majeed Sarparah said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident occurred amid ongoing Operation Shaban and other counterterrorism operations in the province, in which the security forces have eliminated<\/a> 109 terrorists since July 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe incident took place in Mashkail town close to the Pakistan-Iran border area, when armed men riding motorcycles opened fire on shops where the labourers from Punjab were working,\u201d DC Sarparah told the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police officials said the five individuals suffered multiple bullet injuries and succumbed to their wounds on the spot. They added that after firing, the assailants escaped from the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The officials said police and other security personnel rushed to the site soon after receiving information about the incident and shifted the bodies to the government health facility in Mashkail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After completing legal formalities, arrangements will be made to dispatch the workers\u2019 bodies to their native towns in Punjab, according to the police officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the security forces, along with the law enforcement agencies, launched a search operation in the area to trace the elements involved in the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, Balochistan has witnessed a spate of attacks<\/u><\/a> targeting those hailing from Punjab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March last year, four labourers from Punjab were shot<\/a> dead by unknown assailants in Balochistan\u2019s Kalat district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February 2025, unidentified gunmen killed<\/a> seven people travelling to Punjab after offloading them from a passenger bus in the Barkhan district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May 2024, seven barbers<\/u><\/a> from Punjab were shot dead near Gwadar, while August saw 23 travellers<\/u><\/a> offloaded from trucks and buses and shot in the Musakhail district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September 2024, terrorists armed with automatic weapons stormed an under-construction house in the Khuda-i-Abadan area of Panj\u00adgur town and killed seven labourers<\/u><\/a>, all hailing from Multan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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