3 of a family shot dead

Published December 18, 2002

QUETTA, Dec 17: Armed men killed three people of a family in Baghbana area of Khuzdar district on Tuesday.

According to levies force sources an armed group of men opened fire at a house when the family refused to marry their girl to the accused family. Amina Bibi, Khatija Bibi and Nabi Bukhsh received multiple bullet injuries and died on the spot.

Soon after the incident the levies force rushed to the area and arrested three men along-with their weapons. Two of them were identified as Abdul Hakeem and Abdul Khaliq.

Opinion

Editorial

Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....