QUETTA: A man was gunned down and two others injured in two separate incidents of firing in Mastung and Mand Town on Friday. According to sources, Bashir Ahmed was gunned down by armed motorcyclists in an apparent target killing at the Mastung Road. Police are investigating the matter. In a separate incident at Mand near the Iranian border, two persons were injured when unidentified men opened fire at them and fled. The victims were identified as Bakhtiar and Khalil Ahmed, both hailing from Rahim Yar Khan. According to the Levies Force, it was an incident of target killing. The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital but due to their serious injuries, they were shifted to Karachi for better medical treatment. Separately, unidentified men hurled a hand grenade in front of the Saryab Police Station and fled, according to police. No casualties were reported in the incident. Police are investigating the blast, which caused panic among the residents of the area. Also on Friday, unidentified men hurled a hand grenade at the residence of Chaudhry Ajmal at Railways Housing Society, Quetta. The grenade landed on the roof of the house but did not explode. Bomb Disposal Squad reached the spot and defused the grenade. |