QUETTA, May 24: Four men, including a member of the Shia Hazara community, were killed in different parts of Balochistan on Thursday.

Police sources said that some terrorists riding a motorbike shot dead a labourer in Killi Chakar area of Quetta. The deceased was later identified as Amir Muhammad, a member of the Hazara community.

Police took the body to Bolan Medical College Hospital.

Police said the incident appeared to be of sectarian nature as the man belonged to the Hazara tribe. The body was handed over to family members after autopsy.

Another man was gunned down by terrorists in Mand Balo area of Turbat district when he was on way home. Levies sources identified the man as Muhammad Muslim.

In Dera Allahyar town of Jaffarabad district, gunmen shot dead Mehboob Ali. Police claimed that the cause of the murder was old enmity.

A shepherd was killed after he fell from hills in the Ziarat valley. According to Levies sources, Lal Khan was grazing his goats when suddenly he slipped from the hills and was killed on the spot.

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