The Balochistan Levies on July 12 found the bodies of seven
coal miners who were
abducted on July 7,
in the Degari area,
some 28 kilometres from
the provincial capital
of Balochistan, Quetta,
reports Daily Times.
The miners were abducted
in the Sorange area,
25 kilometres from Quetta.
The victims worked at
a private coal mining
company, the United
Minerals. They were
identified as Hameedullah,
Abdul Hameed, Mohammad
Ishaq, Faqir Khan, Mohammad
Nawaz, Mohammad Akbar
and Khan Mohammad, residents
of Swat and Dir Districts
in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The provincial chief
inspector of mines,
Iftikhar Ahmed, confirmed
the incident, adding
that some passersby
had spotted the bodies
and informed the Balochistan
Levies. The bullet-riddled
bodies were found dumped
on a roadside in the
hills of Degari coalmine
fields. Balochistan
Liberation Army (BLA)
‘spokesman’ Jihand Baloch
had claimed responsibility
for the abduction of
the miners. According
to sources, a written
message found from the
bodies said that those
coming to Balochistan
from other areas to
work at mines or other
such places would meet
the same fate.
Separately, unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle opened
fire on a Hindu trader,
identified as Ruash
Kumar, a resident of
Dera Allah Yar area
in Jaffarabad District,
at Qambrani Road area
of Quetta, who died
on the spot.
In another incident, unidentified armed men shot dead a man
in Killi Geo area of
Kirani Road in Quetta.
The man was identified
as Rehmat Ali, a resident
of Hazara Town and belonged
to the Hazara community.
Meanwhile, the Police recovered a bullet-riddled body in Margzani
area of Sibi District.
According to the Police,
some persons spotted
the body in Margzani
Nullah area and informed
the Police. |
