Nine labourers were killed on Thursday when gunmen riding on motorbikes sprayed bullets at road workers in Baluchistan, officials said.

A group of four or five armed men came to the site of road building works in the town of Dasht, about 25 kilometres (15 miles) south of the provincial capital Quetta, and opened fire, senior administration official Irfan Shah told AFP.
"The gunmen fled on their motorbikes leaving nine people dead and four injured," he said, adding that one was in a critical condition.Police officer Mohammad Ismail confirmed the toll.
The security forces cordoned off the areas after the incident and launched search operation