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A policeman and four labourers were killed and two others were injured in an attack on a police station in Balochistan\u2019s Turbat on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Confirming the development to Dawn.com<\/em>, Kech District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Baloch said \u201caround 20 miscreants\u201d attacked the Naseerabad Police He said constables Essa and Hassan tried to engage the attackers but the former was martyred during the exchange of fire. \u201cConstable Hassan was overpowered and the weapons of both the policemen were snatched.\u201d<\/p>\n DPO Baloch added that a heavy contingent of police reached the scene and began a search operation. He said the Counter Terrorism Department had joined the investigation.<\/p>\n The police official disclosed that labourers spend the night at the police station for security reasons.<\/p>\n A similar attack was conducted on Oct 14, in which unidentified gunmen fatally shot<\/a> six labourers and left several wounded in the Kech district. Turbat is the administrative centre of the district. In that attack, which also took place in the early hours of the day, a group of armed men barged into a residence in Turbat\u2019s Satellite Town area and indiscriminately shot the labourers.<\/p>\n It was after this attack that authorities directed labourers to stay at police stations during the night over security fears.<\/p>\n Balochistan caretaker Chief Minister Ali Mardan Khan Domki expressed regret over the deaths, terming the attack \u201ccondemnable and intolerable\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cNo religion in the world allows terrorism,\u201d he said. \u201cThe killing of labourers is a sad incident and the involved elements will be brought to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n Domki highlighted that Balochistan\u2019s tradition revolved around hospitality and \u201cnot taking the life of a visiting guest\u201d. He said anti-peace elements were also the enemy of their traditions.<\/p>\n The interim CM directed the home and tribal affairs ministry to submit a report in this regard. He vowed to not let efforts of peace be sabotaged.<\/p>\n \u201cThe sacrifices of brave soldiers of the security forces for the restoration of peace will not go in vain,\u201d Domki said. \u201cWill go to every extent to suppress anti-peace elements\u201d.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Balochistan\u2019s Home and Tribal Affairs Minister Jan Achakzai also expressed condolences and sympathy with the families of the martyrs. \u201cMay Allah raise their rank\u201d.<\/p>\n On the other hand, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani expressed grief and sorrow over the killings.<\/p>\n In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he directed the law enforcement agencies to immediately arrest the extremists involved in the killing of innocent citizens and a police constable.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is brazen terrorism and terrorists are enemies of peace and humanity. This move is part of a nefarious conspiracy to sabotage the atmosphere of peace in Balochistan,\u201d Sanjrani added.<\/p>\n He vowed to stand by the side of LEAs for the establishment of peace in the country.<\/p>\n PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also condemned the attack. Terming it \u201cbrazen terrorism\u201d, he said militants have no colour, race, or religion.<\/p>\n \u201cI share the grief of the families of the policeman and four labourers who were martyred in the attack,\u201d he said. \u201cThe country cannot afford any more delay in implementing the National Action Plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A policeman and four labourers were killed and two others were injured in an attack on a police station in Balochistan\u2019s Turbat on Tuesday. Confirming the development to Dawn.com, Kech District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Baloch said \u201caround 20 miscreants\u201d attacked the Naseerabad Police Station in the early hours of Wednesday. 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\nStation in the early hours of Wednesday.<\/p>\nCondemnations<\/h2>\n