Two Hazaras gunned down in Quetta

QUETTA: Two men belonging to the Hazara community were killed when unknown armed men riding a motorcycle opened fire at their motor rickshaw in the Sariab Road area here on Monday.

The police said that two persons on a motorcycle rickshaw were on their way in the Sariab Road area. Unknown armed men riding a bike sprayed volley of bullets on the rickshaw, the police said, adding that as a result of firing, both the men suffered gunshot wounds which caused their instant death.

The dead were identified as Muhammad Nabi and Ghulam Nabi. Both were residents of Quetta’s Hazara Town. Further probe was underway.There was no immediate claim for the responsibility of the killing as officials said that they could not comment who might be behind the murder.