In a horrifying incident of the massacre in the Satellite Area of Kech Turbat, six Punjabi labourers were shot dead and two others were injured by unknown armed assailants, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
According to police, some unknown armed persons barged into the house of a local contractor, Naseer, between the night of Friday and Saturday. They opened fire on the labourers, killing six of them on the spot and injuring another two.
It has been learnt that the labourers were working for the local contractor and were non-locals, belonging to different areas of Punjab.
After the incident, police reached the crime scene and shifted the dead and injured to a local hospital.
Police have started the investigation.
The dead were identified as Rizwan s/o Allah Dad, Shahbaz s/o Mumtaz, Waseem s/o Mumtaz, Shafiq Ahmed, Muhammad Naeem and Sikandar. They were residents of Multan and Narowal.
The injured included: Ghulam Mustafa, s/o Nazir Ahmed r/o Multan and Tawheed s/o Jawar Khan r/o Narowal.
Two local officials said the attack took place in Turbat city -- 120 kilometres east of the border with Iran -- where ethnic Punjabi labourers were constructing a private residence.
"Gunmen entered an under-construction house and attacked eight sleeping labourers," Saeed Ahmed Umrani, a senior local administration official, told AFP. "Six were killed on the spot while the remaining two are critically injured," he added.
Hussain Jan, another local official, confirmed the casualties and said "raids were being conducted in the area to trace the assailants".
Balochistan Caretaker Chief Minister Mir Ali Mardan Khan Domki condemned the murder of workers and sought an inquiry report from the authorities, terming the incident despicable. He said he was deeply saddened by the killing of innocent workers.
He also directed to investigate the matter keeping in view all aspects, ordering the law enforcers to ensure immediate arrest in this case.
Reporter Isa Tareen