Terror Strikes Coalition: Miners Attacked in Balochistan

At least 20 miners, including Afghans, were killed in a terrorist attack in Pakistan's Balochistan province. Armed men targeted a private coal mine using rocket launchers and automatic weapons. The attackers escaped into the mountains, leaving behind a scene of devastation without claiming responsibility.

In a brutal terrorist attack, at least 20 miners, including several from Afghanistan, were killed and eight others injured in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Friday. The assault occurred at a coal mine operated by Junaid Coal company, situated in the province's troubled Dukki area.

Balochistan's Senior Superintendent of Police, Muhammad Baloch, confirmed that armed assailants stormed the site using rocket launchers and automatic weapons, subsequently fleeing into the mountains. This incident precedes the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's summit to be held in Pakistan, underscoring an alarming pattern of violence.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, although local insurgents have a history of targeting such infrastructure. Local authorities, alongside police and paramilitary units, are hunting for the attackers, who set machinery ablaze amid the chaos, disrupting subsequent rescue operations.

(With inputs from agencies.)