Unidentified gunmen kill 10 laborers in southwestern Pakistan

Unidentified gunmen have killed at least 10 road construction workers in Pakistan’s troubled southwestern Balochistan Province, Press TV reports.

The laborers were killed while they were working on a road in Mastung district’s Dasht area. The gunmen left anther six workers wounded.

The victims were reportedly Pashtun tribesmen.

The Pakhtun Khawa Mili Awami party has reportedly called for a strike by workers against the killings.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

Despite the Pakistani government's operations against Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and associated groups, the militants have still been able to spread their influence across various regions.

Pakistan's pro-Taliban militants have launched a violent campaign against Shia Muslims over the past years.

According to local sources, militants affiliated to Taliban and al-Qaeda terrorist groups have killed hundreds of Shia Muslims in the region since the start of the campaign.

Thousands of Pakistanis have lost their lives in bombings and other militant attacks since 2001, when Pakistan entered an alliance with the US in the so-called war on terrorism.

Thousands more have been displaced by the wave of violence and militancy sweeping across the country.
Source: http://presstv.com/detail/2012/09/13/261377/gunmen-kill-10-in-sw-pakistan/