QUETTA, Aug 13: Two bullet-riddled bodies were found in the coalmine area of Margat in Bolan district on Monday, official sources said.

Local people informed the Levies Force authorities about the bodies dumped along a road in Margat area. The bodies were taken to the Quetta civil hospital.

One body was identified as Dr Haider Ali, who belongs to Swat.

Official sources said that Dr Ali, who ran a clinic, had been kidnapped 40 days back from the Margat coalmine area.

Banned Baloch Liberation Army through a letter found in Dr Ali’s pocket claimed they had killed him because he had allegedly been working for military intelligence.

TRAIN SERVICE: Train service between Quetta and Iranian city of Zahidan was suspended when a portion of the railway track was blown up in Zangiabad area of Noshki district on Monday.

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