Balochistan Point Voice of Nation
QUETTA: Balochistan National Party (BNP) leader Malik Naveed Dehwar and his guard Zaheer Khan were killed while one injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at his vehicle in Arbab Karam Khan Road Quetta on Thursday.
According to the reports unidentified gunmen sprayed bullets on the vehicle of the BNP leader leaving him and his guard dead on the spot. Another person was also wounded in the attack. The injured were rushed to Quetta Civil Hospital’s trauma centre for treatment
Police and other law enforcement agencies reached the scene and cordoned off the area. The attackers however escaped safely after the firing.
Malik Naveed Dehwar was a local leader of BNP in district Mastung. Meanwhile, the BNP has strongly condemned the killing of its leader. BNP head Akhtar Mengal has condemned the attack and demanded for arrest of the attackers. Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Sanaullah Zehri has also condemned the incident and directed the police to arrest the perpetrators behind the murder.
The funeral prayer of Malik Naveed Dehwar was offered in Mastung.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack as yet.
Staff Reporter
Published in The Balochistan Point on July 6, 2017
