7 killed in Pakistan's Gwadar as terrorist open fire at sleeping workers
7 killed in Pakistan’s Gwadar as terrorist open fire at sleeping workers
NEW DELHI: At least seven workers were killed and one was injured in a terrorist attack in Pakistan’s Gwardar in Punjab province on Wednesday night.
The terrorist targeted workers sleeping at residential quarters near Fish Harbour Jetty in Gwadar’s Sarband. According to police, the workers were from Sahiwal in Punjab.
The bodies of the deceased and the injured were taken to a hospital and cops have initiated a probe to arrest the perpetrators.
On May 1, at least seven policemen sustained injuries as terrorists launched an assault on a police checkpost in Punjab’s Taunsa Sharif district, news agency ANI reported citing ARY News.
This incident marks the second assault on the checkpoint within two months in the district.
According to police officials, terrorists attacked the Jhangi checkpost, situated in Wahova, Dera Ghazi Khan. Six officers sustained injuries, Samaa TV reported.
According to ARY News, seven injured policemen were transferred to Taunsa Sharif THQ hospital for medical assistance. The Punjab Police spokesperson confirmed an attempted terrorist attack on the Jhangi checkpoint.
He said that around 20 terrorists armed with grenades, rocket launchers, and laser-light guns attacked the checkpost. The spokesperson stated that the terrorists launched their assault from various directions under the cover of darkness, but retreated as they ran out of ammunition, as per ARY News report.
He further said that terrorists wanted to capture the police checkpost and take the policemen as captives. Upon receiving intelligence about the terrorist assault, law enforcement agencies arrived at the scene and secured the area.
After the attack, the vicinity was sealed off, and a thorough search operation was launched to capture the terrorists.
Last month, a deadly suicide attack claimed the lives of five Chinese nationals after which a Beijing-based company halted civil works and let go of hundreds of workers at a hydropower project in Pakistan.
The incident had occurred at the Dasu hydropower project in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where a vehicle laden with explosives targeted a bus carrying personnel, killing six people.
(With ANI inputs)
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