11 persons including 9 from Punjab gunned down in two firing incidents in Noshki

Independent Report

QUETTA: At least 11 persons including nine from different cities of Punjab were shot dead and three others got injured by unmown armed assailants in two different incidents of firing took place on the main highway in Noshki on late Friday night.
According to the reports reaching here, nine persons were gunned down by armed assailants after making their identification from a passenger coach on way to Taftan from Quetta.
The armed assailants took them with them from the passenger coach. Later, their bullet-ridden bodies of the ill-fated persons were found from nearby hilly area.
The deceased belonged to Mandi Bahauddin, Wazirabad and Gujranwala areas of Punjab. Afterwards, their bodies were shifted to Civil hospital Noshki from the spot.
Later, their bodies were taken to Quetta by ambulances where they were kept in the mortuary of Civil sandeman hospital.
After legal formalities, the bodies were shifted to the Police line for funeral prayer. The Chief Minister Balochistan, Mir Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti, members of the provincial assembly, Inspector General of Frontier Corps, Additional IGP, Jawad Dogar and other high ups participated in the funeral prayer.
They also offered fateha for the departed souls after the funeral prayer. After the funeral prayer, the bodies of assassinated people were transported to their native areas from the police line.
Meanwhile, two other persons were killed and three others injured in the firing incident took place at the same spot in Noshki. The reports suggested that the armed assailants resorted to open fire on the vehicle passing through there at the time.
The deceased and injured are stated to be locals of Noshki.
Meanwhile, the investigations into the two incidents have been started. However, no arrest has been reported till ours going to the press.