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All passengers of Quetta-bound bus rescued from robbers in Ghotki operation

All passengers of Quetta-bound bus rescued from robbers in Ghotki operation

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The spokesman said that 13 hostages have been rescued and the body of one has been found, who died of a heart attack. The deceased hostage, Karim Bakhsh, was a resident of Jaffarabad district.

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OBARO (Dunya News) - All passengers kidnapped from a bus on the Gudukashmore Road in Ghotki district of Sindh have been rescued, according to a spokesman for rangers.

According to the spokesperson, 14 passengers have been rescued from the custody of the robbers in a joint operation carried out by the rangers and the police.

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The spokesman said that 13 hostages have been rescued and the body of one has been found, who died of a heart attack. The deceased hostage, Karim Bakhsh, was a resident of Jaffarabad district.

The rangers’ spokesperson further said that a police officer was injured in a clash with the robbers during the operation. The robbers also fired rockets at the police armoured vehicle.

The suspected bandits had kidnapped the passengers from a bus near Obaro in Ghotki district. Rangers and police had cordoned off all the routes leading to Katcha and conducted the search operation.