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GILGIT: Six people have been arrested in connection with an attack on a passenger bus in the Chilas area of Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district, according to a local police official.
At least nine people, including two soldiers, lost their lives, and 21 passengers received injuries when unknown attackers opened fire at the Rawalpindi-bound bus from nearby hills, causing the vehicle to collide with a goods truck.
Meanwhile, transporters have suspended bus services from Rawalpindi to GB districts and called for foolproof security for vehicles and passengers.
An official of Diamer police told Dawn that six locals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the attack and an FIR has been registered.
Not a ‘sectarian attack’
While talking to reporters on Sunday, GB Home Minister Shams Lone said the attack was unlike past…