Funeral held for Spini Road firing victims

QUETTA: Funeral prayers of the eight victims who died in different firing incidents on Thursday were offered here today, Geo News reported.

The victims were buried in Hazara graveyard.

A shutter down strike was also observed today in protest against the killing of eight people in various firing incidents.

On Thursday, some unidentified miscreants opened fire at a vehicle, killing six people including a woman and injuring several others at Spini Road in Quetta, deceased were on a car coming from Hazara Town to Quetta.

The incident fomented restlessness among the citizens. Some angry people going on the rampage, opened fire which killed a policeman on the spot and police post was torched by the protesters.

The protesters entered into a school and set fired the girl's school however the students along with their teachers left stranded at the torched government school located at Barori Road.

The case of policeman killing has been registered. Police have also arrested three accused Ghulam Yahya, Zulfiqar and Abdullah.

Hazara Democratic Party and Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party announced to observe strike today. Awami National Party, Tahafuz e Azadaraan Council, Balochistan National Party, Jamhuri Watan Party also supported the strike call.