Five gunned down near Pakistan-Iran border

Balochistan Levies official says reason for the attack is yet to be ascertained

QUETTA: At least five people were killed on Monday as unidentified men opened fire at them in Kech District's Mand area near the Pakistan-Iran border.

"A vehicle was on its way when unidentified armed men opened fire at them near a river in Mand," Balochistan Levies official Mohammad Rizwan Baloch said while speaking to The Express Tribune.



The victims were identified as Kareem, Qayum, Nadir, Ameen and Muyeed.

"The suspects threw the bodies out of the car and then set the vehicle on fire," Mohammad Rizwan said, while adding that the reason for the attack is yet to be ascertained.

Further, Balochistan levies officials stated that according to relatives of the victims, they did not have enmity with anyone. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.



Earlier this month, at least two policemen were killed while five others injured in an explosion near Balochistan University in Quetta.

Talking to Express News, Balochistan Home Minister Sarfaraz Bugti confirmed the incident.

“The attack targeted a check-post in which two police personnel lost their lives while five more are injured, including three police personnel,” he said.