Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) President Nawabzada Khalid Hussain Magsi’s convoy came under attack in Pakistan-occupied- Balochistan on Thursday, though he remained unharmed in the incident.
Reportedly, unidentified gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of Magsi, while he was traveling on the Notal Central Highway near Nasirabad town. Magsi was en route from the provincial capital Quetta to his hometown of Jhal Magsi when the attack occurred.
According to the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Sibi, the dacoits from the riverine areas opened fire while trying to flee from the Levies personnel chasing them. As is often seen, the Army tries its best to fabricate stories to hide the truth about its struggles in the region.
Pakistan-occupied- Balochistan has experienced a long-running unrest because of the oppressive Army regime and therefore the demand for independence from Pakistan is very important as the cases and crisis of enforced disappearances, indiscriminate killings, kill and dump policy, raids, harassment & discrimination and lack of provincial autonomy has become a daily norm.
In these circumstances, pro-Army figures who are not only the puppets of the Pak ‘establishment’ but are also against Baloch community. Therefore, such attacks are not out of the ordinary. However, so far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack on Magsi.