Teenager, her nephew shot dead in Quetta
The incident has led to fear among the Christian community with heightened security presence in various neighbourhood.PHOTO: REUTERS
A teenager and her nephew were gunned down by unidentified assailants in Nawa Killi in Quetta on Monday while they were on their way to a Christmas gathering.
Mona, 18, along with her nephew, Sajawal, died on the spot. The attackers escaped from the scene.
Authorities shifted the bodies to the Civil Hospital for autopsy. Doctors said the victims had suffered bullet wounds to the chest.
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Zarghoonabad SHO Muhammad Shafat said that the motive behind the crime could be a family dispute as Mona's brother had lodged an FIR against his sister's former husband.
"We have arrested a man who has been identified as Fazal Betni who was married to Mona's elder sister and then divorced her. The family believes that he was responsible for the murder but we are further investigating the case," he added.
As the teenager and her nephew were Christians, the incident panicked the community in the city and security was increased in various neighbourhoods.