Armed men abducted seven labourers after intercepting their vehicle in Balochistan’s Turbat district on Tuesday, prompting police and law enforcement agencies to launch a large-scale search operation.

According to police, the incident occurred in the Kalatak area, where armed assailants set up a roadblock and stopped a vehicle carrying non-local workers. The gunmen forcibly removed all seven labourers from the vehicle and took them to an unknown location.

Police said a local passerby, identified as Abdul Razzaq, was killed after the attackers opened fire during the incident.

Shortly after the abduction, authorities recovered the bullet-riddled body of one of the abducted non-local workers from the Surag area. Efforts are underway to trace and rescue the remaining abducted labourers.

Following the attack, police and other law enforcement agencies cordoned off the area and launched a search operation.

Raids are being conducted at multiple locations to locate the kidnappers and recover the remaining workers.

Police said an investigation into the incident is also underway.