Kidnapped gunmen, kill nine bus passengers in Balochistan, Pakistan

Officials said on Friday that nine bus passengers were killed by gunmen after kidnapping in Pakistan’s south -west Balochistan province.“Passengers were kidnapped by several buses on Thursday evening,” the news agency’s Reuters quoted the Balochistan government spokesman Shahid Rind.Also read Pakistan: BLF launched ‘Operation Bam’; 17 targets killed in BalochistanAnother government official Neveda Alam said that the bodies of bullet wounds were found in the mountains overnight.While no group has claimed responsibility, Baloch rebels have involved in the past that the passengers were murdered after identifying the Eastern Punjab province.The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) is the strongest among many rebel groups, working for a long time in a mineral-rich region of Afghanistan and Iran.They blame Pakistan officials for “stealing” their regional resources for spending in Punjab province.