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| India-Pakistan |
| Gunnies shoot up brigadier in Quetta... |
| 2002-08-10 |
| Two unidentified attackers opened firing on the car of a senior military officer Brigadier Bahtar Hussain Khan Naqvi, currently serving as the head of National Database Registration Authority, Balochistan, and wounded him seriously on Friday morning. Brig Naqvi was coming to his office on Zarghoon Road in his official car when two masked men riding a motorbike opened indiscriminate fire on his car with an automatic hand gun causing serious injuries to him. Hospital sources said he received two bullets in his shoulder. Just about a daily occurrence in Pakland, isn't it? The accused managed to escape from the scene in broad day light without facing any resistance. "We have cordoned the entire area and would surely apprehend the attackers," said a local police official hours after the incident. Hope they didn't wait until hours after the incident to do the cordoning... When contacted, Inspector General of Police Balochistan Dr Shoib Suddal did not rule out the possibility of religious or sectarian factors behind the attempt on the life of military officer. However, he said, police would be able to comment on the cause of attack after investigation. Everything in Pakland — and especially in Baluchistan — seems to be connected to "religious or sectarian factors". This is probably the most religiously indignant bunch on the face of the earth... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |