Drive-by shooting: ASWJ man killed, two others injured
The city was shut on the strike call of ASWJ in protest
QUETTA:
Unidentified armed men gunned down an activist of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamat (ASWJ) and injured two others in Quetta on Thursday. The city was shut on the strike call of ASWJ in protest against murder of another ASWJ worker in Mach a few days ago. According to details, unidentified motorcycle riders opened fire on ASWJ activists at Manan Chowk killing Khalil Ahmed and injuring Zahor Ahmed and Shehzad. They were shifted to the Civil Hospital Quetta. The incident sparked fury among the ASWJ supporters, who staged a protest demonstration outside the hospital. Meanwhile, during the day-long strike all the markets and business centres remained closed.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 13th, 2014.
Unidentified armed men gunned down an activist of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamat (ASWJ) and injured two others in Quetta on Thursday. The city was shut on the strike call of ASWJ in protest against murder of another ASWJ worker in Mach a few days ago. According to details, unidentified motorcycle riders opened fire on ASWJ activists at Manan Chowk killing Khalil Ahmed and injuring Zahor Ahmed and Shehzad. They were shifted to the Civil Hospital Quetta. The incident sparked fury among the ASWJ supporters, who staged a protest demonstration outside the hospital. Meanwhile, during the day-long strike all the markets and business centres remained closed.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 13th, 2014.