Pakistan: 7 Killed As Terrorists Open Fire At Residential Quarters In Balochistan

The terrorists opened fire in the wee hours of Wednesday in the city of Gwadar in Pakistan's Balochistan province.

Seven people were killed after terrorists opened fire in Pakistan's Balochistan district.

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Seven workers were killed as terrorists opened fire at a residential quarters in the wee hours of Wednesday in Pakistan's Gwadar in Balochistan province, reported ARY News. 

Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a residential quarter near the Gwadar Fish Harbour in the Surbandar area, leaving seven dead and one injured, said Gwadar Police Station Station House Officer (SHO) Mohsin Ali, reported Geo News. 

According to the police, the deceased and the injured used to work in a barber shop in the area and hailed from Khanewal district in Punjab province. 

The injured person has been taken to the Gwadar Hospital and the all the dead bodies have also been shifted to the hospital, the SHO told Geo News.

Notably, Balochistan has been marred by a spate of terrorit incidents over recent years. 

The incident comes just a week after three persons, including a senior journalist, were killed while eight others were injured in a bomb blast on May 4 in the Balochistan province. 

The explosion triggered by a remote-controlled roadside bomb on the outkirts of Khuzdar town. 

Maulana Siddique Mengal, a senior journalist, and the president of the Khuzdar Press Club was killed in the explosion. 

Last month, 11 people were shot dead by unknown assailants in two separat terror incidents in Nuskhi district of Balochistan, as per the Geo News report. 

The deceased were travelling in a bus from Quetta to Taftan when they were stopped by the militants, pulled out of the bus and abducted. 

The police launched a search operation but their bodies were found under the bridge near a hill with all of them being shot dead. 

On March 20, security forces foiled a terror bid after a group of gunmen stormed the Gwadar Port Authority.