KHUZDAR: A tribal elder, Mir Bashir Ahmed Bizenjo, was shot dead in Hub town late on Wednesday evening.

Armed men barged into the house of Mr Bizenjo near Asad Chowk and opened fire on him, a police official said.

He suffered multiple bullet injuries and died while being taken to hospital.

He was cousin of former Balochistan Assembly deputy speaker Mir Abdul Qadoos Bizenjo and brother of Awaran District Council Chairman Naseer Ahmed Bizenjo.

The cause of the killing could not be ascertained.

Police have registered a case against unknown armed men and started investigation.

Published in Dawn, July 28th, 2016

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