Pro-govt: Six Baloch tribesmen slain in ambush
At least six suspected pro-government tribesmen were killed in an ambush by insurgents near the Lope Pirkoh area in the restive Bugti tribal territory on Saturday.
A group of Mondrani tribesmen was travelling to the Lope Pirkoh area from Sui when armed men ambushed them near the Barboz area, killing six people on the spot, sources told The Express Tribune.
The assailants were armed with sophisticated weapons and escaped from the scene unchallenged.
A Dera Bugti-based police official confirmed the incident but did not give details. “The victims were travelling to the Nehal Darbar shrine in the Lope area when they were attacked,” he added.
Another source said that the victims belonged to an Amn Lashkar, a pro-government tribal force, and were attacked by Baloch insurgents. “The attackers also took away weapons from the victims after the attack,” they added.
However, a tribal elder from Sui, Mir Sar Faraz Bugti, said the victims were not members of any Amn Lashkar.
“The victims were unarmed and residents of Sui. They had no affiliation with the Amn Lashkar, a pro-government armed group comprising local tribesmen for restoration of peace in Dera Bugti,” he told reporters.
A heavy contingent of law-enforcement agencies rushed to the spot soon after the incident and mounted a manhunt for the assailants.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, thus far. Security forces moved the bodies to a nearby state-run hospital.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 11th, 2012.
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@KMR Overseas i dont know if u understood the the news properly pro government lashker members were killed they are pro FC these people were killed by those so called saints of Dera Bugti (Shahzain Bugti group) this is why those landlords need to be man handled because they dont recognize pakistan's rule of law they wana impose there own law and when they are confronted they act like pakistan army for no reason randomly because they just feel like it are killing innocent balochis and kidnapping them we must get rid of these so called leaders and impose rule of law.. love for all innocent balochis
Let Balochs decide what they want... please leave them alone. Foreign forces (FC) must leave Balochistan.
Where is Nawab Mir Alay Bugti ?
Way forward, Balochistanis need to be made stake holder in Pakistan !!!
Funny how liberals support aman lashakrs in KPK, but not in Balochistan. When aman lashkars disappeared taliban in swat, it was ok, but when they do it in Balochistan it is crime against humanity.