At least five people were gunned down, and one other was injured after being offloaded from a Karachi-bound bus on the Coastal Highway in Gwadar. The Deputy Commissioner Gwadar also confirmed that the incident occurred at the Kalmat area of the Coastal Highway where gunmen opened fire on passengers, killing at least five people. The victims who came under the attack were traveling from Gwadar to Karachi when the attack took place. According to media reports, the militants set up a blockade on the highway, identified non-local passengers, and carried out the brutal attack.

Two passenger buses were also set on fire, and a search operation was also conducted in the area. The identities of the victims are being verified, but one of the deceased is believed to be from Multan. This incident is the latest in a series of attacks in Balochistan, where militants have targeted security forces, foreigners, and non-locals. The region has seen a surge in violence in recent weeks, with several incidents of armed attacks and road blockades reported. Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the Gwadar attack that killed five passengers in a firing incident in the Kalmat area of Gwadar.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)