Gunmen kill 9 passengers from 2 buses in Southwest Pakistan

Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan abducted and killed nine people after stopping two passenger buses ona highway on Thursday night, officials said.

- Associated Press

The overnight attacks occurred in the Zhob and Lora-lai districts of Balochistan province as the buses travelled from the provincial capital, Quetta, to Punjab province, district administrator Saadat Husain said on Friday.

The attackers fled the scene and a search is underway to track down the assailants. Authorities recovered the bodies along the highway, Husain said.