BHC lawyer gunned down in Quetta

Author: Staff Report

QUETTA: A senior lawyer at the Balochistan High Court (BHC) was gunned down by unknown men in the Brewery Road area of the provincial capital on Tuesday.

According to police sources, lawyer Jahanzaib was on way to home in his personal vehicle when the assailants opened fire at him near Faisal Town and fled. Jahanzaib received multiple wounds and died at the scene. His body was sent to Bolan Medical Complex (BMC) for an autopsy.

On Monday, gunmen riding a motorcycle killed two members of the Shia community in an apparent sectarian attack in Quetta. “Gunmen on a motorcycle stopped the rickshaw and then opened fire on them and fled the scene,” said Abdullah Jan Afridi, a senior police officer in Quetta.

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