Quetta: Balochistan government spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani said “[We] will bring the terrorists to justice,”.
Speaking to media he said that security forces had surrounded the area and started an investigation.
Shahwani said the incumbent government had improved the law and order situation and restored peace in the province, with the result that terrorism incidents had declined by 75 per cent in 2020 as compared to 2018.
He said the government and people of Balochistan shared the pain of the relatives of the deceased miners.
Shahwani urged the workers’ relatives who are protesting in the area to have faith in the government, saying the investigation into the incident was underway and the perpetrators would be brought to book.
“We won’t allow the lights that have we restored to be turned into darkness at any cost,” the spokesperson said, attributing today’s incident to a “wave of terrorism” in which law enforcement personnel were also targeted in recent weeks. He promised that the government will ensure the welfare of the families of the deceased miners.