PML-N leader killed and BNP leader kidnapped

Quetta: Abdul Khaliq Pindrani of PML-N was killed by unknown gunmen in Khuzdar district and Dad Shah Qambrani of BNP was kidnapped from Awaran district.

According to levies sources, Abdul Khaliq Pindrani, president of PML-N Taj-Abad unit was gunned down by unknown assailants outside his home in Kathan locality of Khuzdar district.

In a separate incident, President of BNP Awaran chapter, Dad Shah Qambrani was kidnapped by unknown men, according to the levies sources.

Nawab Sanaullah Zehri, senior minister for communication and works who also happens to be the provincial president of PML-N has strongly condemned the murder of Abdul Khaliq Pindrani in Khuzdar. He said that a systematic campaign has been launched to kill the leaders of PML-N in Khuzdar region. Dr. Malik has been apprised of the situation many times but he has failed to take any appropriate action, Lamented provincial chief of PML-N.

Nawab Sanaullah Zehri said that the patience of his party men is crossing limits and he will call a meeting of parliamentary board of PML-N Balochistan once he returns to Pakistan.

It must be noted that the target killing of political workers has continued unabated during last few years and there has been no betterment in the situation since Dr. Mailk took power last years. According to sources, over a dozen political workers of BNP have been assassinated during last one year. Apart from that BNP councilor form Gwadar and its local leaders from Harnai, Noshki and Chagai have also been kidnapped and no progress has been made in their recovery so far.

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Published in The Balochistan Point on August 4, 2014.