Balochistan govt vows to deal with culprits of Mach tragedy with iron hands

Balochistan govt vows to deal with culprits of Mach tragedy with iron hands.

Spokesman Government of Balochistan Liaquat Shawani said, while talking to journalists in Quetta.

Balochistan govt vows to deal with culprits of Mach tragedy

He condemned massacre of Hazara Shia Muslim workers of coalmine in Mach.

He said that terrorists involved in terrorist attack on coal miners in Mach area would be dealt with iron hands.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan has directed the concerned authorities for thorough investigation into the tragic incident.

He said terrorists want to create law and order situation in the province.

But Liaquat Shawani said they would not succeed in their nefarious designs.

Furthermore, he said that the anti-state elements cannot impede the development of Balochistan.

Earlier, 11 Hazara Shia workers of coalmine massacred in Mach Balochistan early Sunday.

The terrorists abducted them at a remote coal mine, tied hand on back and blindfolded.

Subsequently, they took them to mountains and killed them there.

According to officials, the victims belonged to Shia Hazara community.

The government official also told French news agency AFP that they were working at coalmine.

Later, terrorist group Daesh (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack.

Ethnic Hazara make up most of the Shia Muslim population in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan.

Balochistan province covers the largest and poorest region, rife with ethnic, sectarian and separatist insurgencies.

GTV