Pakistan: Gunmen kill 7 workers in Balochistan

Seven workers were shot dead in the province of Balochistan in southwestern Pakistan, police said on Sunday.

"Seven labourers were killed and one injured," said Moazzam Jah Ansari, the head of Balochistan police in the provincial capital, Quetta.

The attack occurred in the western Panjgur district, which is predominantly inhabited by ethnic Baloch.

While no group has claimed responsibility, it follows a number of other attacks on out-of-province laborers by Baloch separatist groups.

In August, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed a coordinated attack that killed at least 39 people.

During the attack, militants stopped cars on a highway and killed those who were from other provinces.

In May, gunmen killed 7 barber shop workers in the port city of Gwadar.

In April, 11 Punjabi laborers were killed when they were abducted from a bus in the city of Naushki.