Gunmen in Pakistan's Balochistan province attacked a bus and killed passengers of Punjabi origin, authorities said. Attacks targeting Punjabi laborers have been on the rise.

Unknown gunmen shot dead seven passengers on a Lahore-bound bus in southwestern Pakistan's Balochistan province after forcing them off the vehicle and checking their identity documents late.

Seven Punjabi travelers were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan's Balochistan region late Tuesday night, AFP reported. The victims were traveling on a Lahore-bound bus near the provincial border with Punjab when the attack took place.

Unknown gunmen killed seven passengers in Pakistan's Balochistan province, highlighting ongoing insurgent violence in the region.

Militants armed with guns intercepted several passenger buses on a highway in the restive southwestern Pakistan late Tuesday night, forcibly removed seven passengers and killed them before fleeing the scene,