President Dr. Arif Alvi has on Sunday strongly condemned the henious terrorism act in Balochistan’s Machh area, where eleven coal miners were shot dead today.
Taking to his Twitter handle, the President directed the authorities concerned to fully investigate the tragic incident in Machh.
He wrote, “The killing of 11 coal miners in Mach is a dirty & cowardly act. The state is committed to finding these heinous killers who must be flushed out, exposed from underneath every slimy stone & snake pit and punished. May the souls of the innocent who lost their lives rest in peace.”
The killing of 11 coal miners in Mach is a dirty & cowardly act. The state is committed to finding these heinous killers who must be flushed out, exposed from underneath every slimy stone & snake pit and punished. May the souls of the innocent who lost their lives rest in peace.
— Dr. Arif Alvi (@ArifAlvi) January 3, 2021
Moreover, Prime Minister Imran Khan felt deep grief over the killing of eleven coal miners in Balochistan.
“The condemnable killing of 11 innocent coal miners in Machh Balochistan is yet another cowardly inhumane act of terrorism,” the tweet read.
Imran Khan also directed Frontier Corps Balochistan to apprehend killers. “Have asked the FC to use all resources to apprehend these killers & bring them to justice.”
“The families of the victims will not be left abandoned by the govt,” added the premier.
The condemnable killing of 11 innocent coal miners in Machh Balochistan is yet another cowardly inhumane act of terrorism. Have asked the FC to use all resources to apprehend these killers & bring them to justice. The families of the victims will not be left abandoned by the govt
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 3, 2021
The coal miners were going to their workplace when unidentified armed men opened fire on them, the law enforcement agencies sources said. The injured and dead bodies were shifted to a hospital in Machh.
Unidentified gunmen said to be involved in the incident, as no further details yet confirmed.