Three Bajaur residents shot dead in Larkana
Police have been unable to trace the assailants and have no idea about the motive behind the murders
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Three persons hailing from Bajaur agency were shot dead while commuting in a three-wheeler in Larkana district on Wednesday.
The killing of these three Pakhtuns drew condemnation from all segments of society including the provincial government, with Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah taking notice of the incident.
Naudero Police DSP Khan Muhammad Khoso told The Express Tribune that the victims were shot by unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle near Naudero bypass.
The assailants escaped, leaving Waheed Gul Khan and Raees Khan dead on the spot. The third victim, Arif Gul Khan, succumbed to gunshot wounds at Chandka Medical Hospital where he was referred from Naudero taluka hospital.
"The police immediately started a hunt for the killers, but they are still at large," said the DSP, adding that neither the killers could be identified so far nor the purpose of the killing. Crime Branch SP Zulfiqar Mahar said that the police have started investigating the incident from different angles.
Three gunned down in Larkana
Saeed Gul Khan, a son of Waheed, told local media that they hail from Bajaur agency and had arrived in Larkana around a month ago. According to him, his father was travelling towards Naudero along with his two relatives when they were attacked.
Naudero Police later registered an FIR on the complaint of Saeed, nominating two unknown assailants under Sections 302 and 324 of the Pakistan Penal Code. The bodies were handed over to the family after postmortem.
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CM Shah described the incident as a painful occurrence, warning that he will consider anyone who tried to sabotage the peace in Sindh by killing innocent people as his personal enemy.
"People living in Sindh regardless of any language they speak, are Sindhis," he stressed.
He directed Larkana Police to arrest the killers and to add sections of the Anti-Terrorism Act in the FIR. He also asked the police to accompany the bodies to Bajaur and facilitate the bereaved families.
General Secretary of Grand Democratic Alliance Ayaz Latif Palijo also condemned the killing and demanded immediate arrest of the killers.
"Sindhis, Pakhtuns and all Pakistanis are brothers," he said. According to Palijo, Awami National Party's leader Shahi Syed contacted him after the incident and asked him to work for maintaining harmony in Sindh.
Palijo asked the provincial government to expose the conspiracy behind the killings. "The people who have planned the killing want to spread violence and terrorism in Sindh and whole Pakistan."
Senator Sassui Palijo said the people of Sindh reject ethnic violence and racism. She asked the police to take swift action against the killers.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 14th, 2019.
Three persons hailing from Bajaur agency were shot dead while commuting in a three-wheeler in Larkana district on Wednesday.
The killing of these three Pakhtuns drew condemnation from all segments of society including the provincial government, with Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah taking notice of the incident.
Naudero Police DSP Khan Muhammad Khoso told The Express Tribune that the victims were shot by unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle near Naudero bypass.
The assailants escaped, leaving Waheed Gul Khan and Raees Khan dead on the spot. The third victim, Arif Gul Khan, succumbed to gunshot wounds at Chandka Medical Hospital where he was referred from Naudero taluka hospital.
"The police immediately started a hunt for the killers, but they are still at large," said the DSP, adding that neither the killers could be identified so far nor the purpose of the killing. Crime Branch SP Zulfiqar Mahar said that the police have started investigating the incident from different angles.
Three gunned down in Larkana
Saeed Gul Khan, a son of Waheed, told local media that they hail from Bajaur agency and had arrived in Larkana around a month ago. According to him, his father was travelling towards Naudero along with his two relatives when they were attacked.
Naudero Police later registered an FIR on the complaint of Saeed, nominating two unknown assailants under Sections 302 and 324 of the Pakistan Penal Code. The bodies were handed over to the family after postmortem.
Reactions
CM Shah described the incident as a painful occurrence, warning that he will consider anyone who tried to sabotage the peace in Sindh by killing innocent people as his personal enemy.
"People living in Sindh regardless of any language they speak, are Sindhis," he stressed.
He directed Larkana Police to arrest the killers and to add sections of the Anti-Terrorism Act in the FIR. He also asked the police to accompany the bodies to Bajaur and facilitate the bereaved families.
General Secretary of Grand Democratic Alliance Ayaz Latif Palijo also condemned the killing and demanded immediate arrest of the killers.
"Sindhis, Pakhtuns and all Pakistanis are brothers," he said. According to Palijo, Awami National Party's leader Shahi Syed contacted him after the incident and asked him to work for maintaining harmony in Sindh.
Palijo asked the provincial government to expose the conspiracy behind the killings. "The people who have planned the killing want to spread violence and terrorism in Sindh and whole Pakistan."
Senator Sassui Palijo said the people of Sindh reject ethnic violence and racism. She asked the police to take swift action against the killers.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 14th, 2019.