Karachi Football Team Robbed at Gunpoint on Balochistan Highway, Players Left with No Money; Security Concerns Surface
Around a dozen armed men took phones, cash and valuables from the Karachi District West squad and left the players stranded, officials said.
- On Monday, a dozen armed men intercepted a bus carrying the Karachi District West football team on the Mastung-Sariab highway while en route to the Chief Minister's Gold Cup tournament in Quetta.
- Muhammad Azam, secretary of the Sindh Football Association, had explicitly warned Karachi-based clubs against traveling to Quetta due to security risks; Punjab and Khyher Pakhtunkhwa associations also declined sending teams.
- Team manager Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto recounted that attackers ordered passengers to disembark and seized cash and mobile phones. "They also butted some of the passengers," Bhutto told PTI.
- Upon reaching Quetta, the squad reported the attack to the Balochistan sports minister, who provided immediate financial assistance and emergency daily allowances to compensate for stolen belongings.
- Security analysts identify the Mastung-Quetta highway as a high-risk zone for insurgent activity, and the ambush follows a recent abduction of two local cricketers in Dera Bugti.
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Karachi football team robbed at gunpoint in Balochistan, players lose cash, phones
A Karachi football team travelling to Quetta was robbed at gunpoint on a Balochistan highway and forced off its bus. The attack came despite security warnings and underlined the risks on the province's roads.
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The incident occurred on Monday evening. Upon reaching Quetta, the team informed the Balochistan sports minister of the robbery, which left the players without any money. The minister swiftly intervened to provide the players with daily allowances.
The Karachi District West team, which is going to Quetta to play football tournament in Pakistan, was robbed by armed crooks on the way. On the highway between Mustung and Sariab, about a dozen gunmen stopped the bus and snatched mobile phones, cash and valuables from the players and passengers. Some people were also assaulted. After reaching Quetta, the team asked for help from the sports minister, who arranged daily allowances for the players.
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On Monday evening, September 28, 2026, the Karachi District West football team suffered a harrowing robbery on the Balochistan highway. En route to Quetta for the Chief Minister's Gold Cup, around a dozen armed men intercepted their bus, stealing phones, cash, and other valuables from players and officials; some were assaulted. ⚽ Karachi Football Team Robbed at Gunpoint on Balochistan Highway.
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