In Pakistan, at least 23 people were killed in Balochistan’s Musakhel district, about 317 km from Quetta, as gunmen shot at trucks and bus passengers after checking their identities. 

According to Assistant Commissioner Musakhail Najeeb Kakar, armed men blocked the interprovincial highway in Musakhel and offloaded passengers from trucks and buses and fired at them after checking their identities. 

The deceased were identified as belonging to Pakistan’s Punjab province.

Media reports said the armed men also set fire to 10 vehicles. Police officials have reached the spot.