Quetta firing death toll rises to 6

QUETTA: Among the four injured in the Saryab Road firing by some unidentified persons here, one succumbed to the injuries raising the death toll to six, Geo News reported.

Police told that among the four injured by some unknown persons’ firing at Kali Goharabad, one succumbed to injuries during treatment in the hospital.

The dead included Haji Juma, Ishaque Ali, Muhammad Hanif, Ghulam Nabi, Qurban and Ali Ahmad. Police surrounding the area were hunting for the culprits.

The dead and injured persons from Barori area were on their way to Hazarganji for buying vegetables, when near Kali Gauharabad some unknown persons started shooting at them resulting in on the spot death of five persons, while the four injured were shifted to BMC hospital.

Balochistan Chief Minister, Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani, taking notice of the incident, ordered for investigations and immediate arrest of the culprits, while the Hazara Democratic Party, Majlis Wahdatul Muslemeen and Tahaffuz Azadari Coucil condemning the incident demanded for immediate arrests of the accused.