Pakistan

Quetta in mourning, BLA claims responsibility

Express April 30, 2010

QUETTA: The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed the responsibility for Ms Nazima’s killing whereas the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has announced a 3 day mourning period, protesting the target killing of an assistant professor in Quetta on Wednesday.

Nazima Talib was travelling in a rickshaw when two masked men on a motorcycle opened fire on her on the Sariab road.

The 50 year old had been teaching in the Balochistan University for 23 years, and was an assistant professor in the mass communication department.

The Academic Staff Association has announced a 3 day mourning and boycott of classes in protest against the killing.

Chief Minister Balochistan has strongly condemned the killing.

Meanwhile, police have arrested 26 suspects in connection with the murder.

COMMENTS (5)

concerned | 14 years ago | Reply disgusting terrorists i hope bla rots in hell soon

Mekayl Mashhadi Ahmed | 14 years ago | Reply Liberation Army... Killing a 50-year-old helpless woman... Liberation? Give me a break. All disturbing, cowardly terrorist acts.

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Sheraz Javeed | 14 years ago | Reply we condemn this miserable incident. BLA, if actually involve in a case that should be punished under Govt law. What they want to kill the educational personalities. Actually they send us a message that they do not like education promotions in their controlled areas. But they have to bow before education because it is one of our religious duties and religion, Islam can not be defeated. we as student of Mass Communcation strongly condemn this incident and appeal to Govt of Baluchistan and Fedral Govt. that punish the personalities as early as possible.

Ishtiaque Mahmood | 14 years ago | Reply Its really a sad event since we have already limited number of intellectuals in our beloved country and they are being targeted one by one. To overcome these issues is not a big problem but if sincerity is there in our government circles

saifurrehman baloch | 14 years ago | Reply expresstribune is very good newspaper this paper is not coming in quetta pls send this paper in our city

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