Four Pakistani nationals killed in Afghanistan
'Pakistan Times' Special Correspondent

CHAMAN: Four Pakistani nationals of a construction company building a road in southern Afghanistan were found shot dead on Sunday in Helmand province of Afghanistan.

The bodies of the men who worked for an Indian road construction company were handed over to their relatives in Chaman area of Balochistan.

Employees of Indian road builders have been targeted in the past by Taliban fighters, sowing more distrust between governments in the region.

According to IG police Kandahar, the deceased were on their way home from their workplace when some armed men stopped their vehicle and sprayed bullets killing all four on the spot.

Police also informed that the miscreants fled in the vehicle belonged to the deceased Pakistanis along with some cash they were carrying.

The corpses were later handed over to their relatives in Chaman, however it was also informed that the deceased were the resident of Loralai area of Balochistan province.●