Seven labourers killed as gunmen storm house in Balochistan's Panjgur

Police say slain persons were labourers hailing from different areas of Punjab

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People stand behind a crime scene tape. — AFP/File
People stand behind a crime scene tape. — AFP/File

QUETTA: At least seven labourers were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in a house in Balochistan's Panjgur district, police said on late Saturday.

Police detailed that the labourers, hailing from different areas of Punjab, were residing in a house in the district's Khuda-i-Abadan area, where the incident occurred and left seven people dead and one wounded.

The Panjgur deputy commissioner also confirmed the gruesome incident and said that the attackers barged into the house and opened fire at the residents.

Police officials told the media that the deceased and injured persons were shifted to Panjgur District Hospital.