District election commissioner shot dead in Quetta
Gunmen on a motorbike shot Qasmi as he went by car to his office, says police.
Gunmen on a motorbike shot Qasmi. PHOTO: EXPRESS
QUETTA:
District Election Commissioner Ziaullah Qasmi was shot dead in Quetta on Tuesday, police said, days before parliament is due to dissolve ahead of national polls.
Gunmen on a motorbike shot Qasmi as he went by car to his office, city police chief Mir Zubair Mahmood told AFP.
“Gunmen fired at Ziaullah Qasmi’s car and fled. He has died while his driver is wounded,” Mahmood said.
Fayyaz Sumbal, another senior police official confirmed the shooting and death of Qasmi.
Mahmood said that the motive behind the killing could not be ascertained immediately and police were contacting relatives for further details.
Nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the killing.
Security situation has been volatile in Quetta for the past few months. The government had imposed Governor Rule in Balochistan in January after a bomb attack on Shia Hazaras in Quetta left around 90 people dead.
Earlier, the Balochistan election commissioner had submitted a report to the Election Commission of Pakistan outlining security concerns in the province ahead of the elections.
The provincial election commissioner had suggested increased security in sensitive areas during polls.
District Election Commissioner Ziaullah Qasmi was shot dead in Quetta on Tuesday, police said, days before parliament is due to dissolve ahead of national polls.
Gunmen on a motorbike shot Qasmi as he went by car to his office, city police chief Mir Zubair Mahmood told AFP.
“Gunmen fired at Ziaullah Qasmi’s car and fled. He has died while his driver is wounded,” Mahmood said.
Fayyaz Sumbal, another senior police official confirmed the shooting and death of Qasmi.
Mahmood said that the motive behind the killing could not be ascertained immediately and police were contacting relatives for further details.
Nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the killing.
Security situation has been volatile in Quetta for the past few months. The government had imposed Governor Rule in Balochistan in January after a bomb attack on Shia Hazaras in Quetta left around 90 people dead.
Earlier, the Balochistan election commissioner had submitted a report to the Election Commission of Pakistan outlining security concerns in the province ahead of the elections.
The provincial election commissioner had suggested increased security in sensitive areas during polls.