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Karachi Football Team Robbed At Gunpoint On Balochistan Highway
A football team from Karachi was traveling to Quetta for a tournament.
On the way, armed men stopped their bus in Balochistan.
The players and other passengers were told to get off.
The robbers took their phones, money and other valuables.
Some passengers were also reportedly hit.
The team reached Quetta without money.
Balochistan’s sports minister gave the players daily allowances.
A football official said the team had traveled despite warnings about the security situation.
Other football associations reportedly decided not to send their teams.
Nearly a dozen armed men stopped the Karachi District West team’s bus between Mastung and Sariab.
The gunmen ordered passengers off the bus and stole phones, cash and other valuables.
Some passengers were reportedly struck before the attackers fled, leaving the squad without money.
The team was traveling from Karachi to Quetta for the Chief Minister’s Gold Cup tournament.
The Sindh Football Association said it had warned teams against traveling to Quetta by road or rail because of security concerns.
- Who
- The Karachi District West football team and other bus passengers were targeted by nearly a dozen armed men.
- What
- The attackers stopped the bus, ordered passengers to disembark, and stole mobile phones, cash and other valuables.
- Where
- On the highway between Mastung and Sariab in Balochistan, while the team was traveling from Karachi to Quetta.
- When
- Monday evening.
- Why
- The team was traveling to participate in the Chief Minister’s Gold Cup tournament; no motive for the robbery was stated.
Travel Despite Warnings
Security and Tournament Participation
Decision to travel
Travel Despite Warnings
The Sindh Football Association said it had warned clubs in Karachi to avoid traveling to Quetta by bus or train because of the security situation, but the Karachi West team proceeded.
Security and Tournament Participation
The Karachi West team traveled to Quetta to participate in the Chief Minister’s Gold Cup tournament, although the articles do not state its reasons for proceeding despite the warnings.
Participation by other regions
Travel Despite Warnings
The Sindh Football Association said Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa associations also decided against sending teams.
Security and Tournament Participation
The tournament was still being attended by the Karachi team, which reached Quetta after the incident and received financial assistance from the provincial sports minister.
Key facts
- Team
- Karachi District West football team
- Route
- Karachi to Quetta
- Tournament
- Chief Minister’s Gold Cup
- Location of robbery
- Between Mastung and Sariab, Balochistan
- Attackers
- Nearly a dozen armed men
- Stolen items
- Mobile phones, cash and other valuables
- Post-incident assistance
- Balochistan’s sports minister provided the players with daily allowances
Quotes
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
Manager of the Karachi District West football team
“We didn't send the Sindh team, and we advised all other clubs in Karachi to avoid going to Quetta by bus or train because of the security situation. The Karachi West team still went ahead, and what we feared happened”
wionews.com
“The armed men asked all the passengers to disembark from the bus and then took away all mobile phones, cash, and other valuables. They also butted some of the passengers”
wionews.com
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