QUETTA: Chief Minister of Balochistan, Mir Sarfraz Bugti, firmly stated that the state will make no compromises when it comes to asserting its authority.
He declared this as a decisive national battle, promising strong and conclusive action.
According to the Chief Minister, the terrorists of “Fitna-e-Hindustan” and all their networks will be dismantled entirely.
He emphasized that there will be no room left in Balochistan for anti-state elements. All state institutions are actively engaged and committed to bringing the enemies of peace to their logical end.
It’s important to note that the bodies of the 9 Punjabi passengers, who were brutally killed after being identified through their national identity cards in Balochistan, were received at the Balochistan-Punjab border and sent to their native towns.
As per Commissioner Dera Ghazi Khan, Ashfaq Ahmed, the dead bodies of the victims, who were taken off passenger buses and killed in Zhob, were handed over by Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Usman Khalid and Commandant Asad Chandia.
The bodies were then sent to their respective hometowns in 15 ambulances, each accompanied by a government officer.
The victims were from various cities including Lahore, Gujrat, Khanewal, Gujranwala, Lodhran, Dera Ghazi Khan, and Muzaffargarh. Among them, two brothers, Jabir and Usman, from Dunyapur in Lodhran, were returning from Balochistan after attending their father’s funeral.
Tragically, they were dragged off the bus in front of their families and taken into the mountains where they were killed — resulting in three funerals from one household.
The victims included Muhammad Irfan (D.G. Khan), Sabir (Kamoke, Gujranwala), Muhammad Asif (Muzaffargarh), Ghulam Saeed (Khanewal), Muhammad Junaid (Lahore), Muhammad Bilal (Attock), and Bilawal (Gujrat).
Muhammad Asif from Muzaffargarh had been married only three months ago, and Ghulam Saeed was returning home to care for his ill father — he leaves behind young children, the youngest just four months old.
Sabir, from Kamoke, had worked at a food center in Balochistan for 15 years and was the sole breadwinner for his family of four children.
He was on his way to visit them in Gujranwala.
The gruesome incident occurred during the night of July 10th and 11th, when terrorists associated with the banned group Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), also called Fitna-e-Hindustan, intercepted two passenger buses en route from Quetta to Lahore.
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After checking ID cards, they abducted and executed at least 9 passengers. The BLF later claimed responsibility, stating the attack was carried out on a highway between Musakhel, Mukhtar, and Khajuri.
