Five abducted labourers recovered from Balochistan's Nushki

The kidnapped workers, from Quetta, were freed in Zarin jungle

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Five labourers who were abducted in Balochistan’s Nushki district five days ago have been safely rescued from Zarin Jungle, local authorities confirmed.

The workers, who were employed on a dam construction project, were taken by unknown armed assailants during the night, Express News reported.

The kidnappers also damaged the machinery used by the construction company.

According to local administration sources, the labourers, all from Quetta, were freed following an operation by security forces in the remote Zarin Jungle area.

This marks the second such incident in the region in recent weeks.

Last week, three workers who were abducted from Duki were released after 17 days in captivity.

The police in Duki had confirmed the safe return of the workers, who had been taken from the Gharwas area of Duki.

In September, armed assailants abducted more than 20 labourers after attacking a gas company's camp along the national highway in Balochistan's Musakhail district, acording to a local media report.

Police sources reportedly said that the armed men opened fire on the camp before kidnapping over 20 labourers. Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.

This attack follows another tragic incident in the Balochistan district of Panjgur, where seven workers were shot dead in a home in the Khuda Abad area.

The victims, all labourers from Shujaabad in Punjab, were relatives working on a construction project at the time of the attack.

The workers, who were asleep in the same room at the time, were attacked with automatic weapons. One additional worker was injured in the attack, while another, who was not at the house at the time, survived.