July 30, 2026
By Rehan Piracha
LAHORE:
The bodies of six people have been recovered from the Nasirabad area of Turbat tehsil in Balochistan’s Kech district and shifted to hospital for identification and legal proceedings.
Babar Yousafzai, Media Advisor to the Home Department, confirmed that the six bodies recovered in Turbat belonged to labourers, four of whom hailed from Punjab and two from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to police sources, unidentified armed men had abducted seven labourers two days earlier from the Kalatuk area of Kech district. Sources said one labourer was shot dead immediately after the abduction, while the remaining six were taken away by the armed men. Their bodies were later recovered from the Nasirabad area.
Police said the deceased were identified as Arshad son of Muhammad Rafiq and Muhammad Taimur son of Muhammad Rafiq (both residents of Lodhran, Punjab); Muhammad Wazir son of Muhammad Ramzan and Muhammad Parvez son of Muhammad Bashir (both residents of Bahawalpur, Punjab); Amjad, resident of Buner; and Yahya son of Nowroz Khan, resident of Swabi (both from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa).
Police have shifted the bodies to hospital and initiated legal proceedings, while further investigation into the incident is underway.
5 non-local labourers killed in Washuk district
This is not an isolated case. On July 12, five non-local labourers were similarly killed in the Mashkhel area of Balochistan’s Washuk district. Unidentified gunmen opened fire on shops in the area, killing five labourers from Punjab on the spot.
Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind, confirming the Mashkhel incident, said the victims were working at local shops when armed attackers entered the area and opened indiscriminate fire. All five labourers died on the spot before the attackers fled.
Deputy Commissioner Washuk Majeed Sarpara said the victims belonged to different districts of Punjab and had travelled to Mashkhel for work. Their bodies were shifted to the nearest hospital for medico-legal procedures before being sent to their hometowns.