Quetta killings: Bullet riddled body recovered

Baloch Liberation Front claims responsibility for attack.

QUETTA: A bullet riddled body was found in Quetta while a driver of  the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) was shot dead in the Panjgur district on Tuesday. “He was driving when armed men opened fire at him, killing him on the spot,” District Police Officer (DPO), Abdul Hahe said. The attackers fled. The deceased was identified as Sanaullah. Meanwhile, the Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack. Separately, a body was found near Hazara Ganji, an outskirt of Quetta. It was brought to the Provincial Sandeman Hospital. Medics said the victim, identified as Abdul Qayyum, was shot twice.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 16^th, 2014.