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2017-07-20 India-Pakistan
4 Hazaras killed near Mastung after gunmen open fire on vehicle
[DAWN] At least four family members belonging to the ethnic Hazara Shia community and their driver were rubbed out when unidentified gunnies opened fire on their vehicle near Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
's Mastung area on Wednesday, police said.

Two women were travelling in the vehicle that was targeted by the assailants; one of them was among the four people killed, local police chief Mohammad Ishaq said. The other woman sustained injuries in the incident.

The family's driver who was also killed was Sunni, Ishaq said.

According to police sources, the victims were on their way to Quetta from Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
when gunnies riding a cycle of violence targeted their car. The assailants escaped unhurt after carrying out the attack.

The incident appears to be an act of assassination'>assassination
, police sources added.

The bodies and injured were shifted to Sandeman Civil Hospital in Quetta.

Police and other Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) personnel reached the site and started an investigation into the incident.

Balochistan Home Minister Sarfaraz Bugti strongly condemned the incident and termed it "against the social and tribal norms of Balochistan".

Posted by Fred 2017-07-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ]  Top
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