Pakistan: Balochistan reports 13 fatalities in separate terror attacks


Amid the worsening law and order situation in Balochistan, 13 more people have been killed in two separate attacks targeting bus passengers and a house in the province.

Jiwani Station House Officer (SHO) Khalid Dashti has said the dead and the injured were rushed to Pasni Hospital. With the death toll increasing to six after one of the injured succumbed to his injuries, the police have said that one of the deceased hailed from Multan. Separately, seven people were killed in a house attack in a village in Sohbat Pur district after unknown individuals opened fire at a house and further set it ablaze.

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Source: The News International


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