Islamabad - Saba:
At least six people were killed in an attack by gunmen on a passenger bus in Balochistan province, western Pakistan.
"At least five passengers were killed when gunmen forced them out of the bus and opened fire after intercepting the Karachi-bound bus in the Kalmat area of Gwadar city," Deputy Commissioner of Police Gwadar Hamidur Rehman said on Thursday.
He added that the death toll rose to six after one of the injured died of his wounds in hospital.
According to sources, three other passengers were kidnapped. The dead were reportedly residents of Punjab province.
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