Targeted killing: JUI-F activist shot dead in Quetta

QUETTA: An activist of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) was shot dead in Musa Colony of Quetta on Thursday. Unknown assailants on motorbike opened fire at Molvi Khalil Ahmed, killing him instantly. The attackers managed to escape from the scene unchallenged. “He received five bullet wounds in head and chest which caused his instant death,” doctors at Provincial Sandeman Hospital Quetta said where the body was brought for medical examination. Police are investigating the case. Meanwhile, a body was found from football ground in Surab area of Kalat district. According to Balochistan Levies official, some passers-by spotted the body and informed the Levies Thana. The deceased was identified as Abdul Samad.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 11^th, 2014.