QUETTA: A spiritual leader is among at least six people of Balochistan killed in Thursday’s suicide attack on the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan.

The body of the spiritual leader of Uthal, Pir Wahid Shah, and of his two devotees were laid to rest in the family graveyard.

Wahid Shah had gone to Sehwan Sharif along with his devotees and was inside the shrine when the suicide bomber detonated himself during dhamal.

The bodies were identified by people of the area.

Two bodies were brought to Muslim Bagh. They were of Muhibullah and Wasim Kakar who were also killed in the attack.

A prominent young local cricketer, Jalil Ahmed, of Khuzdar also lost his life in the attack.

His body was brought to Khuzdar after its identification and was buried in the Kha­ttan area.

A large number of people attended the funeral.

An­­other youngster, Aziz­ullah, of Muslim Bagh, was seve­rely injured and was under treatment in a hospital in Karachi.

Published in Dawn, February 18th, 2017

Opinion

Editorial

Punishing evaders
02 May, 2024

Punishing evaders

THE FBR’s decision to block mobile phone connections of more than half a million individuals who did not file...
Engaging Riyadh
Updated 02 May, 2024

Engaging Riyadh

It must be stressed that to pull in maximum foreign investment, a climate of domestic political stability is crucial.
Freedom to question
02 May, 2024

Freedom to question

WITH frequently suspended freedoms, increasing violence and few to speak out for the oppressed, it is unlikely that...
Wheat protests
Updated 01 May, 2024

Wheat protests

The government should withdraw from the wheat trade gradually, replacing the existing market support mechanism with an effective new one over the next several years.
Polio drive
01 May, 2024

Polio drive

THE year’s fourth polio drive has kicked off across Pakistan, with the aim to immunise more than 24m children ...
Workers’ struggle
Updated 01 May, 2024

Workers’ struggle

Yet the struggle to secure a living wage — and decent working conditions — for the toiling masses must continue.