About 23 people killed in Pakistan deadliest attacks

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 26 (YPA) – About 23 people were killed on Sunday in one of the deadliest attacks in southwestern Pakistan.

Senior police official Ayub Achakzai said the attackers set at least 10 vehicles, including busses and delivery trucks, were on fire before fleeing the scene, killing at least 23 people.

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi described the attack as “barbaric” and vowed that the perpetrators would not escape justice.

Most of the previous killings have been blamed on the banned Balochistan Liberation Army and other groups demanding independence from the central government in Islamabad, where Islamist extremists are also active.

According to the Pakistan Centre for Security Studies and Research, in May and June at least 380 security forces and civilians were killed and 220 wounded in 240 terrorist attacks and during counter-terrorism operations.

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