Gun men stopped a bus near Noshki, along the Quetta Taftan Highway in mid-April 24, 2024 and after checking the ID cards of passengers, singled out those with Punjab ID cards. They were shot point blank, while passengers traveling with Baloch families were allowed to carry on. Earlier, the gun men interdicted and shot passengers traveling in a car along the same highway. The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack. Pakistan blames the BLA for obtaining foreign funding. The BLA reportedly blames the Punjab and its army for exploiting the resources of Balochistan, without offering benefit to the local people.
