Islamabad, March 27 -- At least six people were killed in a terrorist attack in Gwadar district of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Wednesday night, the police said.

According to the local police, the incident occurred when armed assailants opened fire on civilians in the Kalmat area of Gwadar, leaving five people dead and another injured.

Police, security personnel, and rescue teams rushed to the site, shifting the bodies and the injured to a nearby hospital, where the injured victim succumbed to his wounds during treatment, the police added.

The initial police investigation revealed that the deceased were laborers traveling from Gwadar to the southern port city of Karachi to spend the upcoming Eid festival with their famili...