Attack on miners in Balochistan: 10 miners killed in Machh, Hazara community protests on national highway ended, bodies shifted to Quetta

 Authorities in Pakistan's Balochistan province say at least 10 miners have been killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen on a coalfield in Machh. have done.

Provincial Assembly member Qadir Nayal, who belongs to the Hazara community, has transferred the bodies to the Wali-ul-Asr Imambargah in Hazara Town after the talks were successful. An administration official in Machh confirmed the deaths and told the that nfornewsupdate unidentified gunmen had attacked the miners in the Geshri area of ​​Machh last night.

He said that on a lease called Pindal Good in this area, armed men not only blindfolded the miners but also tied their hands and later opened fire on them, killing 10 people. Deputy Commissioner Kachhi Muhammad Murad Kasi confirmed that the throats of the slain miners were also cut.

The official said the dead miners belonged to the Shia Hazara tribe.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. In addition to the dead bodies, the injured miners have been shifted to Civil Hospital Machh for medical treatment.

According to the official, an investigation has been launched in this regard, but according to the evidence obtained so far, it is a case of a targeted killing.

Balochistan Home Secretary Hafiz Abdul Basit said the nine dead had been identified. He said the people identified were from Afghanistan. Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan has strongly condemned the firing incident in the Geshri area of ​​Machh.

He expressed sorrow over the loss of precious human lives as a result of the firing and demanded an immediate report of the incident from the concerned authorities. The Chief Minister directed to use all available resources for the immediate arrest of the elements involved in the incident and to provide the best medical facilities to the injured miners. He said that those who targeted innocent miners did not deserve any concession and those involved in terrorist activities would be brought to justice. Jam Kamal Khan also said that terrorists and miscreants wanted to destabilize the law and order situation in the province through such incidents,

Baluchistan Interior Minister Mir Ziaullah Lango condemned the incident, saying no form of terrorism was acceptable in the province and all resources would be used to bring the accused to justice.

He said that efforts were being made to destabilize the law and order situation in Balochistan