Balochistan. A big news has come out from Pakistan. An incident of indiscriminate firing has happened in Nasirabad district of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Unidentified assailants opened fire on a van carrying a procession here. Four people died in this incident, while 12 people were seriously injured.
Local police said that around 20 people, including children and women, were on their way to Gandawa with a procession on Saturday, but when they reached the Soheje Levies post, motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire on the van with automatic weapons. Giving information about the case, the Deputy Commissioner of Jhal Magasi said that four people, including a woman, died on the spot and 12 others were injured in the attack.
The injured have been admitted to the district hospital in Gandawa. Hospital officials said that the condition of the four injured is critical and they are being shifted to Quetta. Police said they still have no clue about the motive behind the attack. The police is trying to find out the reason behind the attack.
Officials are engaged in the investigation of the attack and a search operation has been started by the security forces to trace the attackers. Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Qudus Bizenjo has taken cognizance of the incident and has sought a report from the Deputy Commissioner of Jhal Magasi.
He has directed the officials to immediately arrest the culprits and provide all possible treatment to the injured. On the same day, unidentified gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying seven people, including a tribal elder and his two brothers, in Zhob district of Balochistan, Dawn reported. All the people died in this attack as well.
