India, Sept. 29 -- A Karachi football team's journey to Quetta for a tournament ended in a frightening ordeal after armed men stopped their bus on a highway in Balochistan and robbed the players and officials at gunpoint. The Karachi District West side was travelling to Quetta for the Chief Minister's Gold Cup when the bus was intercepted between Mastung and Sariab on Monday evening. Around 12 armed men reportedly forced the passengers off the vehicle before taking their phones, cash and other valuables.

According to the news agency PTI, the team manager Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto described the incident, saying the attackers ordered everyone on board to get down before carrying out the robbery. He also said some passengers were struck with the ...