INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Gunmen shot and killed nine men after abducting them from a bus in a troubled province in southwestern Pakistan, officials said on
Saturday.No one has claimed the responsibility for the Friday night attack in Balochistan province, Reuters reported.Separatist ethnic
Baloch militant groups in the mineral-rich region have been fighting for decades against the state, saying it denies them their share of
regional resources.Several gunmen intercepted the Iran-bound bus in Noshki district, taking the nine men with them after determining they
were from the eastern province of Punjab, said police officer Abdullah Mengal
&All of them were travelling to Taftan,& he said.The victims were shot at close range, he said.Their bullet-ridden bodies were found from
beneath a bridge after one and a half hour, said the district deputy commissioner, Habibullah Musakhail.Ethnic Baloch insurgents have
previously claimed responsibility for similar killings in the region, which is home to deep-water Gwadar sea port being developed by
The insurgents have also targeted Chinese nationals and their interests.Beijing has invested heavily in regional development projects as
part of its $65 billion pledge under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.The post Gunmen kill 9 men after abduction in southwest Pakistan
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