Kurram firing incident: As many as six individuals were killed after some unidentified armed men opened fire on a passenger vehicle in Lower Kurram area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as per the police officials’ statement.
As per the police statement, the vehicle, which had six passengers on board, was traveling from Para Chamakni to Kohat when the four gunmen ambushed it in the Ahmad Jani Kalli area.
In the firing incident, all six passengers inside the vehicle died on the spot.
The police stated that the area was cordoned off right away, and a search operation was launched to locate the armed attackers.
The deceased were later laid to rest following funeral prayers in Amal Kot.
Meanwhile, the grieving families staged a protest at the Sadda Bypass Road to condemn the incident.
Earlier to this, the Balochistan government had imposed a ban on night-time travel for public transport on major highways across multiple districts due to rising security threats, as per media reports.
According to Dawn News, Deputy Commissioners of Gwadar, Kachhi, Zhob, Noshki, and Musakhel issued official notifications, restricting public transport from traveling at night.
In Quetta, authorities barred public transport from departing the city after dark.
Quetta Commissioner Hamza Shafqaat told media, “It was decided that public transport would be prohibited from travelling on the Karachi-Quetta highway (N-25), also known as the RCD Highway, at night, disconnecting Balochistan from Sindh.”
Commissioner Quetta also directed buses and coaches owners to install functional CCTV cameras and tracking systems, ensuring compliance with security directives.
According to media reports, Gwadar DC Hamoodur Rehman announced that all public transport on the Makran Coastal Highway (N-10) would be banned at night for passenger safety. The Kachhi DC’s order similarly restricted travel on the Quetta-Sukkur Highway (N-65) between 5pm and 5am.
