Quetta: Balochistan Highway police foiled attempt of looting a passenger bus on National Highway NA-27 late night.
According to details, at around 1: 00 am last night, 10 to 15 unknown armed men stopped a passenger coach at the Shuara Faqir location on National Highway NA-27.
On information, a patrol team of Balochistan Highway Police immediately reached the spot when the armed robbers opened fire. As result the accused fled towards the west during exchange of fire between the police and the bandits.
The police said that due to timely action, the passengers and the coach were kept safe, while a search operation was also conducted in the area after the incident.
Further legal proceedings of the incident were underway at Haji Shahr Police Station, Kachhi District, while traffic on National Highway NA-27 was flowing normally.