Pakistan, Feb. 19 -- In a horrific incident in Balochistan's Barkhan district, seven passengers traveling to Punjab were brutally murdered after their identities were verified. Armed assailants checked their ID cards, forced them off the bus, and executed them.

According to national media reports, the attack took place on the highway connecting Rakhni to Dera Ghazi Khan. Around 10 to 12 armed men intercepted a passenger bus traveling from Quetta to Faisalabad, identified seven passengers, dragged them out, and shot them before escaping.

The victims hailed from different cities in Punjab. Barkhan's Assistant Commissioner, Khadim Hussain, confirmed that the attackers specifically selected these individuals after verifying their identities...