CM Sarfaraz Bugti vows crushing response

brutal killing
QUETTA
Baluchistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti has strongly condemned the brutal killing of passengers in the Sardhaka area, vowing that justice would be served and that the culprits would be held accountable. “We will crush every single terror plan with full force, unwavering resolve, and complete unity,” CM Bugti said in a statement. At least nine passengers travelling on Punjab-bound coaches were abducted and killed by unidentified gunmen in the Sardhaka area on Thursday night.
The incident took place near Zhob, a town in northern Balochistan, where armed assailants stopped passenger buses, removed passengers, and selectively identified and executed nine individuals.
Assistant Commissioner Zhob, Naveed Alam, said the attackers opened fire on the abducted passengers after taking them away from the vehicles. Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind confirmed the incident and said that terrorists had pulled passengers off the buses, identified them, and then mercilessly killed nine innocent Pakistanis.
The murder of defenceless civilians is a glaring example of the barbarity of the Fitna al-Hindustan, he said. In the statement, CM Balochistan termed the act an “unforgivable crime,” and expressed solidarity with the victims’ families. He reiterated the provincial government’s commitment to fighting terrorism in all forms. He said the terrorists had once again revealed their cowardly and beastly nature, adding that the blood of the innocent would not go in vain.
CM Bugti vowed to dismantle all terror networks associated with Fitna-e-Hindustan. “Our response will be tough and decisive,” he added, stressing that this was a war against the state. The bodies of nine passengers killed in a tragic incident in Loralai, Balochistan, have been received at the Balochistan-Punjab border, confirmed the DG Khan Commissioner.
The victims, all residents of various districts in Punjab, were handed over to local officials at the border area of Bowata by political assistant Asad Chandia, he said. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday strongly condemned the kidnapping and killing of bus passengers in Sardhaka area of Balochistan, vowing to avenge the blood of innocent people.
“We will deal with terrorists with full force. The blood of innocent people will be avenged,” the prime minister said in a statement issued by the PM Office. “With resolve, unity, and strength, we will confront the scourge of terrorism and uproot it completely,” he added.