4 Dead, 12 Injured in Firing on Marriage Party in Pakistan

Unidentified armed assailants fired indiscriminately at a van carrying a wedding party in Balochistan’s Nasirabad district, killing 4 persons and injuring 12 others, reported the Dawn of Pakistan

According to the local police, around 20 people, including children and women, were going to Gandawah on Saturday. When they reached the Soheje Levies checkpoint, some bike-borne assailants opened fire at the van using automatic weapons. Four people, including a woman, were killed on spot and 12 others sustained injuries.

Tribal enmity is suspected to be the reason behind the killings.

Authorities were investigating the incident and a search operation was launched by the forces to trace the attackers.

On the same day, seven people, including a tribal elder and his two brothers, were killed after unidentified shooters sprayed their vehicle with bullets in Balochistan’s Zhob district, Dawn reported.