The entire nation has been shaken by the kidnapping and murder of at least nine innocent bus passengers by terrorists in Balochistan last week. This was not a step forward for any legitimate cause but a shameful and cowardly outrage. To target people simply because they belong to a particular province is not resistance but simply terrorism.
These bloodthirsty cowards, frustrated by their failure to achieve political goals through peaceful and democratic means, have stooped to the lowest depths. In doing so, they have openly challenged the writ of the state. One hopes that they will not escape justice.
Qamer Soomro
Shikarpur