7 workers shot dead near Pakistan's Gwadar Port

Unknown gunmen opened fire and killed seven workers early on Thursday while they were sleeping in their residential quarters near Gwadar Port in Pakistan's Balochistan province.

The victims belonged to Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province, and worked at a barber shop in Surbandar, according to a report from The Dawn. The shooting, which also injured one individual, occurred near the Fish Harbour jetty in the Surbandar area.

The bodies of the seven barbers who died and the injured individual were shifted to Gwadar Hospital, Gwadar Station House Officer (SHO) Mohsin Ali told Geo News

Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti condemned the attack and called it "open terrorism". He



said the culprits won't be spared and vowed to support the families of those who died in the shooting.

"We will chase after terrorists and their facilitators," Bugti was quoted as saying by The Dawn.

On the other hand, Balochistan Home Minister Mir Zia Ullah Langau said the killing of "innocent labourers was a cowardly act".

A Balochistan government spokesperson said administrative officers were in touch with the district administration and reached the spot where the attack occurred.

The spokesperson added that the families of the victims were contacted and an investigation into the incident had been ordered