Three bodies found near M-8 highway in Khuzdar

Police say victims were shot dead by unidentified assailants and dumped by roadside

The bullet-riddled bodies of three individuals were found near the M-8 highway in Khuzdar district of Balochistan, Express News reported on Saturday. 

The victims, identified as Abdul Majeed, Ata-ur-Rehman, and Mumtaz, were shot dead by unidentified assailants and dumped by the roadside, according to local police. All three were residents of Khuzdar, initial reports confirmed.

Police and rescue teams arrived at the scene and shifted the bodies to Khuzdar Teaching Hospital via Edhi ambulance. An investigation is under way.

No suspects have been identified, and the motive remains unclear. Security forces have increased patrols in the area.

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Earlier this week, Balochistan police arrested 14 suspects over the 'honour killing' of a couple accused of having an affair, including a local tribal chief who allegedly ordered their deaths, officials said on Monday.

The killings, which occurred last month, gained widespread attention after a video surfaced showing the couple being shot. The man who killed the woman was her brother, acting on behalf of the family and tribe, provincial police chief Moazzam Jah Ansari told Reuters.

The chief of the tribe, Sher Baz Satakzai, had ordered the killing, he added. Satakzai was among those arrested, according to Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti, who addressed the media in a news conference in Quetta, the provincial capital. "We will make sure that they all will be prosecuted," Bugti said.

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