Gwadar, 31 May 2024(GNP): The Balochistan government on Friday declared that two suspects were arrested in the murder case of seven laborers in the coastal town of Surbandar, hailing from Punjab.
Earlier this month, seven barbershop workers were killed and one was injured in Surbandar, Gwadar, when unknown killer entered their residential quarters and opened fire on them while they were sleeping.
The police said the victims belonged to different cities of south Punjab, including Khanewal, Mian Channu and Lodhran.
Addressing a press conference in Quetta, Balochistan Home Minister Zia Ullah Langau said all institutions were tasked to arrest the culprits. I congratulate all our institutions who fulfilled their duties and the government’s orders with their efforts and we have arrested two killers of the Gwadar laborers,he said.
The home minister added: “Statements have been drawn from them which clearly show they were given orders and guns and weapons have been seized from them.
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He stated that as per their statements, the culprits were ordered to kill any Punjabi laborer.
I’ve repeatedly said that foreign forces are behind these terrorist events, he said, adding that his claim was no mere allegation as he had provided proof to back it up on different forums.
Terming the development a great success, Ziada Langau said: It is the decision of the chief minister and the government that these are terrorists and they have no interest in our rights.
He said killing poor laborers could not be called a struggle for rights but was parallel to spreading terrorism in the country and serving the objectives of the country’s enemies.
Balochistan Counter Terrorism Department Deputy Inspector General Aitzaz Goraya said the two suspects were members of the vetoed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) organization and were arrested from Gwadar with one of them being a Surbandar local.
Zia Langau stated the provincial government was creating a plan of action to deal with the new terrorism events gaining much support and address the deficiencies in the administration’s capabilities.
Officials had previously said the surbandar killings were similar to several attacks which took place recently in Turbat, Gwadar and areas in which natives of Punjab were targeted.
