As many as three persons hailing from Punjab have been shot dead, apparently in a target-killing move, by some miscreants near Mach town in Balochistan after being singled out from passengers of a Rahim Yar Khan-bound bus coming from Quetta, security sources told The Nation Wednesday. âThe sad incident took place on December 26 night when a group of people believed to be from Marri tribe stopped the bus at Dhadr near Mach,â IGP, Balochistan, Chaudhry Yaqoob, confirmed the target killing.According to him, the killers on gun point asked all the passengers of the bus (Marri Coach) to come down and identify their names and places of origin, the Balochistan police boss said. The three passengers who identified themselves as hailing from Punjab were gunned down on the spot by the miscreants, he said.
| "Where yew from, stranger?" "Punjab." [BANG!] [thump] "Now, how 'bout YEW, stranger? Where YEW from?" "Um, .. Brooklyn." |
| That must make sense to someone ... |
In a similar incident in October, some elements had stopped a bus near Gwadar at M-8 Highway and shot dead one Munawar after he told the outlaws that he was a Punjabi. The IGP Balochistan said these acts of violence are part of the violent anti-settlers drive in the province despite the fact that two-third of Baloch population itself is settled outside the province.