LoLo Sar Tragedy: Unknown men kill 22 passengers in Naran valley

16/08/2012

MANSEHRA: At least 22 passengers were executed by unidentified armed miscreants after being disembarked from a bus near Lolo Sar area in Naran valley of Hazara division, police said Thursday.  

According to police sources, the bus was traveling from Rawalpindi and destined for Astor valley when it was intercepted by armed miscreants near Lolo Sar area in Naran valley. Eyewitness accounts add that passengers were scrutinized after their identity cards were checked and were disembarked from the vehicle. The passengers were then executed by the armed men. 

DIG Gilgit confirmed the heart-wrenching incident and said that the incident transpired in Naran valley within the territorial limits of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.  

Police was still probing the event to find out the motive behind the onslaught; however, sectarian based bloodshed is commonplace to these areas. 

The Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Syed Mehdi Shah, during a meeting on Masjid Board, gave orders to shut down Lolo Sar road for traffic until further orders. Chief secretary and home secretary were also present during the meeting.