CM orders inquiry into killing of coal miners in Balochistan's Machh

QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan on Sunday condemned the killing of eleven coal miners in Balochistan’s Machh area and directed authorities concerned to fully investigate the tragic incident, ARY News reported.

“All authorities are ordered to fully investigate and take action on splinji tragic incident to bring perpetrators to justice,” he wrote in a tweet.

All authorities are ordered to fully investigate and take action on splinji tragic incident to bring perpetrators to justice.

— Jam Kamal Khan (@jam_kamal) January 3, 2021

Prime Minister Imran Khan also condemned the killing of coal miners and directed the FC to use all resources to apprehend the culprits behind the shooting incident.

“The condemnable killing of 11 innocent coal miners in Machh Balochistan is yet another cowardly inhumane act of terrorism,” he wrote on his official Twitter handle.

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.

CM Jam Kamal orders inquiry into killing of coal miners in Balochistan's Machh